How to use the forest

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It is forbidden to: start and maintain an open fire, not even for barbecuing; to smoke (from beginning of March to end of October); to camp; to leave garbage behind; to use motorised vehicles on the paths without permit.  Transgressions will be prosecuted and carry fines of up to 10,000 German Marks.

One Word Picture Challenge asked for manual.  Some forests, apparently, come with a manual.  Other interpretations of the word can be found here.

Feathers of a bird

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I find the layering of plumage – in this case of a goose – fascinating. I edited the light in the following shot to emphasize the structure of the different layers and sizes.

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For A Photo A Week: Structure in Nature.  More structured nature can be found here.

Just a drop

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Traces of the past in more ways than one.  The fountain in front of the main building of the Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität in München (Munich, Germany) was built in the middle of the 19th century. It has a pendant across the street.

The place is called Geschwister-Scholl-Platz in remembrance of the students Sophie and Hans Scholl who died because of their protest against the nazi regime.

And lastly, I stood in this fountain with about 20 others many years ago when I was a student there and the picture was taken for an election poster for the students’ council.

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz

Thursday’s Special – more Traces of the Past can be found here.

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