For Six Word Saturday. More six words and pictures to go with them are here.
Tag: Germany
Round and round we go
The television tower in Berlin, with its well known round middle part.
Round windows in a round window in a round frame.
Not round cat in a round port hole.
Round art installation by Lutz Ackermann, no title, in Böblingen.
Linked to One Word Sunday: Round.
Artistic lines
This is a fountain in Munich, the Spitzweg-Brunnen on the Stephansplatz. It was created by Konstantin Frick in 1979 and takes its name from the romantic artist Carl Spitzweg, whose tomb is in a cemetery close by. Apparently, he often painted fountains although I wonder if he would have painted this one.
I’ve had it in my archive for a while, I just didn’t know what to do with this odd blob. But lines it has.
Linked to Lines&Squares: #19 in October.
Windows with a view –
but no panes of glass.
Linked to Monday Windows. For more windows, with or without views, click here.
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:
Linked to Six Word Saturday. For more six words (or more than six words) click here.
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?
For Friendly Friday – Photo Edits.
More agricultural lines
Linked to Lines&Squares: #10 in October.
