Ignoring the six Words – I tried to find out a bit about this sculpture. It’s to be found in the Frankfurt Zoo and the litle I could find out about it is the title: Sitzender Jüngling, or sitting young man. The artist is Wilhelm Riedisser, it was created in 1903 (but that might not have been the year it was displayed at the zoo), the medium is bronze.
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It felt grey yesterday but looking at the photos there seems to be a hint of blue behind the thin layers of cloud.
Weekend Sky
This is the Hexenturm, the witches’ tower, in our town. Today it’s surrounded by residential buildings. People assume it was a prison for witches, possibly before they were burned at the stake.
The facts: This was never a prison. It was part of the town wall. We do have another tower which actually was used as a prison but there are no records of any witches ever burned or even imprisoned in our town. It is just a name and nobody really knows where it came from.
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Trucks larger than 7.5 t are not allowed to drive on roads on Sundays and public holidays in Germany (with very few exceptions). Which is great for congestions particularly on the autobahn but it creates difficulties for truck drivers and parking areas. Many parking spaces along the autobahn have been upgraded but are still full on weekends (the actual hours are between midnight Saturday to Sunday until 10pm on Sunday). Truck drivers are also not allowed to drive more than 8 hours per day (48 hours per week) and the trucks are fitted with tachographs which are controlled by police.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Juggernaut
Surrounded by a circle of pines this pyramid looks like the place has mystical or possibly religious significance. It’s on the path surrounding the local lake and the pyramid shows the four compass points, each side facing due North, East, South, and West.
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss educational reformer. His name is well known in Switzerland and Germany and other countries – not least because most towns have a Pestalozzi Street and many have a Pestalozzi school. Without a doubt he had a great direct influence … Continue reading A Formative Experience
“Wanderlust” is originally a German word and the meaning is slightly different in the German language: it includes the yearning to go and see foreign lands but has more to do with “itchy feet” – because “wandern” means “hiking” in the sense of “on shanks’ mare”. Germans used to go hiking into the big wide world and sang while doing it.
Probably the most well-known song of this genre is: “Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust” (hiking is the miller’s delight). Most Germans will think it is a folk song and describes a miller by profession hence it is mostly illustrated with windmills and watermills. In truth, it was written in 1820 by Wilhelm Müller (that would be William Miller), a German author.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Wanderlust
The water reservoir Marbach Stausee was built in the late 1970s. Originally conceived for water management it is now used as a recreational area – swimming, boating, wind surfing, sailing, angling and hiking is possible.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Reservoir
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Black & White
One Word Sunday: Square
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