Pallas Athene, Goddess of wisdom and warcraft, was never one to shrink back – she moved forward with brain power and martial power. Square #26 in May: Move Forward
Tag: Germany
The Hazards of Playing a Flute near Water
FOWC with Fandango: Flute
Perkeo Seized Every Wine Drinking Opportunity
Six Word Saturday
Figuratively and Literally
I couldn’t find out who the sculpture of the bound man represents. It’s obviously a classicist sculpture of possibly a Greek God or hero but he has the misfortune to be place in front of the building where the psychology department of Heidelberg University is … Continue reading Figuratively and Literally
The Original
The headdress gives it away, this is Herakles. son of Alcmene and Zeus. He is wearing the head of the Nemean lion. It was the first labour he accomplished, ridding the countryside of a fearful lion with impenetrable fur which had been terrorising the locals. … Continue reading The Original
To Walk Here You Better Breathe in
Heppenheim Heidelberg Michelstadt Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Alleyways, Driveways, Parking Lots, Dirt Roads
Hitting the Right Chord
even with a trumpet. This frog trumpeter is part of a whole orchestra standing on a roundabout at the entrance to the town of Laudenbach. In the area the inhabitants of Laudenbach are known as frogs. I have no idea why. FOWC with Fandango: Chord
It’s All in a Day’s Work
We don’t usually associate police officers with very caring actions. But here two of them are, caring for a homeless person who wasn’t feeling well. FOWC with Fandango: Officer
Stylish Renovation
This is a typical apartment house from around the 1920s. The windows are framed by sandstone, straight on the upper floors, curved with a keystone on the groundfloor. Instead of keeping the natural reddish stone it was painted grey keeping the contrast but giving it … Continue reading Stylish Renovation
The Name Says It All
This is the panorama from the castle ruin Schauenburg above the town of Dossenheim at the Bergstraße. Schauen means “looking” in German, and one can see the Upper Rhine Valley, from Odenwald to Palatinate Forest, with Mannheim and Ludwigshafen in between. Although to be honest, … Continue reading The Name Says It All
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