The kettle in one of the local breweries.
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Tag: Germany
High Tide
I hasn’t been raining lately yet the lake seems filled to the brim. Water, Water Everywhere
Grunge
The weather was grey and dull and cycled to the shops (i.e. I had little choice about the scenic views). So grunge it was and grunge it is.
Under the bridge and next to the railway lines. I was tempted to take a photo of the tracks but it would have meant standing on them and I don’t have a death wish.
A couple walking on this stretch of road, separated from the cars by a winter greenish strip. And a look to the right to the fields isn’t much cheering either.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: From the bottom
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Doublet Windows
Seen in Schwetzingen. Seen in Heidelberg. Seen in Heppenheim. Monday Windows
The Snake
from the Gruffalo book.
Monday Portrait
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The Princes of the Forest
Lens-Artists Challenge: Exploring Colour vs. Black & White
Fancy any Shirt or Pants even?
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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Grey with a Hint of Blue
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
It Sounds Cruel
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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Parking Spaces Needed
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
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