The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Museum
It’s a typical clapboard house as can be found in certain parts of the Odenwald.
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The rooms of the keep of the Starkenburg above Heppenheim have the best view in the youth hostel (the castle is used by the Deutsche Jugendherbergswerk). It’s not the original keep, though.
Built little more than 135 years ago, this building has served as a place for people with disabilities due to age, illness or congenital conditions. The level of care depended on the spirit of the time, some times were better than others. It is now being transformed into residential apartments. Some building will stay, some are being demolished.
The house facade, a combination of clinker in two colours, dates the building. The geometrical patterns are typical of the late 19th century as are the sandstone frames around the windows.
The walled up windows have been so for ages, most of the glass panes have been broken, I’ll keep watching what will remain.
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In summer this is the beach of the local lake, busy with children of all ages, splashing in the water, laying in the sun, building sand castles, playing ball and generally enjoying themselves, joyously and usually noisily. In winter it’s quiet and there are different folks frequenting the water and the beach: geese and coots and ducks and swans and cormorants. They seem to be enjoying themselves just as much as the summer visitors.
The translation of the short poem on this house reads: This building is here To dignify the town, To adorn the place, And for my enjoyment. Since I grew up next to this house, just on the other side of the lane, I thought the … Continue reading Place Times Four
That’s the original photo from Schriesheim near Heidelberg in Germany.
I chose LunaPic filters in the manner of famous artists to work on the photo. luncapic.com is a web based free photo editing site.
One-to-three Photo Processing Challenge in March
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