Monochrome Madness
Monochrome Madness
Monochrome Madness

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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Monochrome Madness
Winter roads and paths are almost naturally monochrome – whether in sunshine in the open or on a cloudy day in the forest Not a winter photo but of somebody who at least from the back is strikingly monochrome (except for the socks). Cee’s Which … Continue reading No Colour Needed
Rotund, rough, and ruinous
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Needs to have the letters o and u in the word.



Heads and their cover sheets …
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/06/18/black-white-sunday-headshot/

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).

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.

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.

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

And from the right angle it complements the ruin of the “Burg Windeck” which is another 150 years older.
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/06/11/black-white-sunday-traces-of-the-past-y2-06-2/
