This is one of my favourite fountains. It’s the “Elwetritsche Brunnen” in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Palatinate. Elwetritsche are mythical creatures from our area, often said to be bird-like and a mixture of other animals or things. And there are always new ones hatching. … Continue reading 21 special creatures
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This fountain by Karl-Henning Seemann in Aachen is called “The circle of money”. I guess the guy on the left is the billionaire in this. I also wonder if he passes on the money he receives and keeps the cycle up. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Billionaire
My recent visit to Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald showed me only dry fountains. Even the drinking water fountain was barred up. The fish, on the rim of the fountain, was gasping for water – yet, no relief. The town does not experience a drought. I think … Continue reading Water, Water Otherwhere
Water, Water Everywhere
One of the two fountains in front of the Wiesbaden casino. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Flow
Lens Artists Challenge: Water in Motion
was designed by Tomi Ungerer. He was a graphic artist and book illustrator, born and raised in the Alsace (a biography of him calls him an Alsatian artist which sound really odd). The fountain was to represent the duality of the Alsace with roots in France and Germany.
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Well, it’s not a waterspout fountain.
Splash splatter drip drip drip drip drip drip drip drip drip drip
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Onomatopoeia
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