Tag: foxglove

Sometimes the Foxes’ Ears Go Missing

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I had been wondering about this strange looking sculpture. A fox? Possibly. But the ears are not quite right.

Last time we passed this place in Michelstadt a small group of tourists were there with a guide and since we seemed interested we were invited to listen. The figure is indeed a fox, Reineke Fuchs to be precise, the title character of a medieval story which has been told again and again. Apparently every now and again the ears are broken off – the guide blamed local schoolkids – and everytime they are repaired they are little bit bigger than their predecessors, hence the unusual look.

Definitely more than six words this week but I just had to after Debbie’s photo and Queen Victoria’s missing finger.

Six Word Saturday

A thimble of light

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This is not my best photo. It was taken last week, on a bicycle tour, in a dark stretch of wood, on an extremely steep road. So steep in fact, that I had to stop and push rather than pedal. When I had to stop completely to catch my breath it was very quiet and very dark and then I saw this foxglove a little ahead of me. My exhaustion is partly to blame for the anything but perfect shot but at the time, this single flower was light to me. And the title? Foxglove is called Fingerhut (thimble) in German.

“Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth”

George Eastman

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Approaching pink

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Since I’m not an out-and-out fan of pink I will approach the colour tentatively:

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Only to come in with a pink bang:

Koziol

Foxglove is another flower who could go either way in the pink or purple range:

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And I’ll end with a definitely pink – if somewhat grammatically and pronunciation wise flawed – message from the corona pebble conga in our neighbourhood:

Would you my little quarentine?

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