We literally stumbled over (but not quite in) this little pond – the water being barely visible because of the almost solid cover of duckweed. Oh, there IS water under the layer of green. The Orbis pond is in the woods above the town of … Continue reading You Can’t See the Water for the Weed
In shops, on the side of the road, in farmstalls. In our area asparagus are literally and figuratively part of the local culture. And then, from one day to the other, the stalls are selling red currants, and strawberries, cherries and raspberries – but no … Continue reading One Day Asparagus Are Sold Everywhere
That’s what pines may look like in winter here in Germany. However, the second set of pines were photographed in early summer. They show the stress that German forests are under – these particular trees are more than 50 years old and have thrived for … Continue reading Stressed Trios
In this half timbered house in Ladenburg lived three surgeons (Chirurgius) in the years from 1770 until after 1790. I love the symbol: a scalpel crossed with a forceps. FOWC with Fandango: Surgeon
That’s a house in the town centre of Bad Tölz. Like most houses here it is beautifully maintained. It has a cute little dormer, the windows are set-off by paintings and it has painted and raised stone panels running up the facade. Looking up reveals a painted, maybe even tiled border in the overhang of the roof. The difficulty in photographing a house like this is caused by the narrow streets which makes it difficult to get a shot of of the whole house. Furthermore, being in a group and not being able to really set up a shot results in cut off corners and weird angles. But here it is.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: View from Below (High Angle)
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After showing the elegant windows with painted or raised frames seen in the town centre of Bad Tölz, here are a few windows confirming more with the cliché of Bavarian windows. Monday Window
Let’s start small: And on the subject of frogs: Maybe somebody kissed this particular frog … quite a few times. Possibly infinite times. And now for something a bit bigger, highrise buildings in Frankfurt, Germany: And last not least a highrise building from a different … Continue reading From Frog to Fortification
This is the entrance of the Friedrich-List-Schule in Mannheim. FOWC with Fandango: Teacher
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