Tag: black and white

Faded

That’s me (second row, serious expression) at my confirmation. I was a bit of a rebel which you can’t see in the photo because I defied the “black and white only” as I wore a dark blue skirt and blouson. The mini skirt was de rigeur (the girls wearing pant suits only did so because their mothers wouldn’t allow knees showing). Some of us joined the church youth group in the year to come and we were all very keen because of a charismatic young minister. We met every Friday, and I’ve just been reminded this week that I learned how to drink beer out of a boot shaped glass because we often used to go to pub afterwards. Three of the group became ministers themselves in later years and I considered this career for awhile. Then I grew up.

Double dipping for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Black and White and FOWC with Fandango: Faith

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Mein Hut, der kennt Geschichten – My hat, it knows some stories

Taking part in Paula’s photo challenge “traces of the past” (in monochrome) I thought it was fitting to showcase a part of my past (no, I’m not THAT old).

Blauer Hut

This tower – dating back to the second half of the 13th century – has dominated my childhood as it cast its shadow over the garden behind our house.  It owes its name “der blaue Hut” (the blue hat) from the former, long gone slate blue roof.

Blauer Hut

This view shows how it was once part of the town wall of Weinheim an der Bergstraße, Germany,  but now stands at the border between the town and the palace grounds.

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At night it looks eerie and forbidding – reminiscent of its past as jail.

Wachenburg, Windeck und Blauer Hut

And from the right angle it complements the ruin of the “Burg Windeck” which is another 150 years older.

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