The leaves of surmac trees are the earliest to turn red.I took this photo a few years ago in September in the Luisenpark in Mannheim, a rather large park which was the site of the Bundesgartenschau in 1975 and again in 2023, This is a biennal horticultural show which changes venues. My photo is from before 2023 in the “old” park but I don’t know how much the lake was changed for ’23.
Festival of Leaves 26 Week #1: Early Autumn Reflections
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Sometimes there is a reason that the road less travelled is less travelled, particularly when you are travelling on a bicycle. Nevertheless, next to the road there is always something to discover. The Cosmic Photo Challenge: An Autumn Walk
The Stephanskirche in Mainz has 9 large panels of blue windows by Marc Chagall. Works of art, symbols of reconciliation between Judaism and Christendom, they show wonderful hues of blue. Apparently they also show biblical scenes but for the life of me – I can’t … Continue reading Blue Windows
A sculpture of Martin Buber, German Jewish religious philosopher, in Heppenheim where he lived for about 20 years before the second world war.
Monday Portrait
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I rarely go out on a recreational ride without my camera (I also use my bicycle for commuting and going to the shops, that doesn’t count here, though). I manage around 2000km per year and the last time I took a photo of my odometer was a “Schnapszahl”, five ones. While I am at it I also take photos of my trusted steed, Wynona Rider, but she looks better if I crouch down a bit with gras in the foreground.
She also looks good from above.
This tower in the distance has been my destination a few times since it was built about five years ago. I could take the car but it is in range of Wynona and me.
Once there I had to leave her to climb up.
And this is one of the views 192 steps or 577+34 metres up.
And now for something completely different. To get photos of wild beasts in the bush or gardening experts checking on the local plants – you have to go down, creeking knees and all.
Two shots of Ned Flanders from the Simpsons that show the difference between bending down and going really low.
Lens Artists Challenge: Move your body
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This photo of the nuclear power station of Biblis is five years old. Three of the four towers were still standing, two were demolished in 2023, one in 2025, and the last one came down in January this year. In the background are a new source of power, wind turbines.
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and cheese Margarete has asked for “buying and selling things” for this week’s Monochrome Madness: Selling and Buying. You can link your contribution to her post or to Leanne’s Monochrome post. I’ve shown photos of the “Worschtmarkt” fountain in Bad Dürkheim. Today it is the … Continue reading Worscht un Woi (Sausage and Wine)
as he stands in Frankfurt am Main.
Monday Portrait
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