Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Anything to do with boats.
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The art of driving
The Citroën 2CV is known in Germany and Austria as Ente ( = duck). It was built between 1948 and 1988 and if you have ever driven one, you will never forget it. The typical pistol grip stick shift baffles modern drivers even if they are familiar with ordinary manual gearshifts.
On the rear window of this one it says:
Ceci n’est pas une voiture – c’est un art de vivre.
This is not a car – it’s a way of life.
Only one thing left to say:
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Anything to do with cars and trucks.
… to the sublime
Something painted … why not a tie-in with Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge from last week: store signs.
And a little less refined (but all the more charming):
Some of my favourite painted “items” hang in museums. These are from the Scottish National Gallery:
I like these two paintings because they are very lifelike, particularly the faces could be photographs – before there were real good photographs. The next painting I like is because … well, it isn’t like a photograph at all:
If you have the time, you can check out one of my favourite scenes from Dr. Who here. Vincent van Gogh, the deeply troubled and sad artist, is taken to a modern day exhibition of his works.
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Anything painted.
Four Single Flowers
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: One Single Flower.
Throughout the ages
This mural was created in 2005 on the walls of an underpass by a dedicated arts class of the local Carl-Benz-Gymnasium in Ladenburg. It illustrates figures from the history of the town. Here are the figures in historical sequence:
- Ladenburg was founded by the Romans and an important centre from about 100 – 300 A.D.
- The Roman period was followed by medieval courts with knights, ladies and jesters.
- In the 13th and 14th century Ladenburg was the centre of conflict between the bishops of Worms and the Pfalzgrafen (Count Palatines).
- In 1817, Karl Freiherr von Drais invented a forerunner (sic!) of the bicycle and his first ride took place from Mannheim to Schwetzingen passing Ladenburg.
- Transportation stayed important as Carl Benz, the inventor of the first automobile, lived here and his wife Bertha Benz undertook the first long distance ride of 106 km in 1888 in the area.
- The next figures show children at play, a dog, a girl in a 50s pettycoat with a cigarette in her hand, an 80s punk, and a millenial – possibly a self-image of the creators of the mural.
And in case you missed the cat:
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: graffiti & murals.
Corona is stupid
During the first weeks of the corona lockdown, some children started a snake made of large painted pebbles. By now the line has grown to over 400 pebbles. And I wholeheartedly concur with the message on some of them – Corona is stupid!
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Anything man made.
A whiff by any other name …
Spelling on car number plates should not be held to high standards.
This is a scentless mayweed or scentless chamomile.
How much better – at least for the nose – it is to stand next to a mauve or white lilac bush in May?
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Smell.
Acquiring taste
Babies are trying things – tasting chips and viennas and melons.
And how do babies taste like?
No question. They are yummy!
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Taste.
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