A dying tree

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For years I drove past this tree on my way to work.  It was always there to greet me in the morning and wave to me on my way home.

Then we moved. And when I happen to come past again a couple of years later he had started to look sick.  Dry leaves and bare twigs showing in the middle of summer.  Another year, and there was neatly stacked wood in its place.

This is how it looked in his last good year:

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A place for everything

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Germans are made fun of because of our recycling habits.  The average household – depending where you live – separates trash into: organic, plastic, paper, glass, hazardous.  In some communities all glass is collected on certain days but there are also these large containers where people have to separate their glass for recycling in different colours.  Useful – yes. Noisy – yes (usually there are certain times where it is not allowed to throw glass in in order not to disturb residents). An eyesore – oh, yes!

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And right next to it: old clothes and shoes collection containers.

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And finally, a box of a different kind: on obsolete phone booth from an era not too long ago.  — Actually, I just realised: quite long ago.  Yellow for German phone booths went out in the 80ies, after that they were pink/grey in colour.

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Threesomes

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The three arches of the Königshalle of the Lorsch Abbey, a UNESCO world heritage site – built in the second half of the 8th century.

 

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1250 years vs. 1 season only – threes nevertheless.

 

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And another threesome, even more short-lived.

 

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A companionable threesome, three ducks in winter.

 

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Three birds of a different feather.

A Photo a Week Challenge: Threes