but no panes of glass.
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Tag: Germany
Mein Herz, das schlägt am Neckarstrand
I’ve been to Heidelberg a few weeks ago and I came across this sign. It reminded me of an old song (hence the title in German):
“Ich hab mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren … mein Herz, es schlägt am Neckarstrand.”
I lost my heart in Heidelberg … my heart, it beats at the banks of the Neckar.
It’s a sentimental song reminiscing young love in Heidelberg and has been adopted as a signature tune for the town. The people from Heidelberg being much more down to earth than the romantics who have enthused over their town throughout the years have added a less referential line to the song:
Dirty feet, dirty feet, your feet get dirty on the Neckar banks.
“Dreckische Fieß, drekische Fieß, die kriegt mer uff de Neckarwies!”
Of course, there are much nicer views of the old town with the castle towering above:
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Six old apple trees
A couple of years ago I came upon these old gnarled apple trees while walking on a winter wonderland walk. I loved their silhouettes against the snowy meadow and the light blue sky.
I played around with the shot and zoomed in a bit more. I vowed to come back in spring but I missed the time when they bloomed.
They still look beautiful in the middle of the sloped meadow but they stand out less against the green background.
A year later I missed the blooming season again (in fact, I am beginning to suspect that they are so old that they don’t bloom anymore since they don’t seem to carry any apples either).
I got on my knees, then on my stomach to recreate the silhouette from the winter shot even thought that meant the focus on the blades of grass in the foreground.
My favourite is still the first winter shot with more space around the trees. Which one do you prefer?
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More agricultural lines
Linked to Lines&Squares: #10 in October.
The now in the past and the future
A vision of tomorrow, through the eyes of yesterday
A boy – the promise of the future – in a building which his great great grandfather helped to build in the past.
My grandfather was a young tradesman, a tinsmith, some 100 years ago when this castle was built and carried out some work on the construction. Now my grandson was playing amongst its walls and columns.
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Towering lines
The water tower of Schifferstadt, in the upper Rhine valley.
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