Kunibert never dared to approach the open window after his third tankard of brown ale. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Rugged
Tag: Germany
The Embodiment of a Reader
Isn’t it? A colourfully dressed girl balancing on a stack of books, empowered by her reading material she takes a flight of fancy. The artist, Hans Scheib, called his work “Die Literaturnerin”, a portmanteau word, a blend of “Literatur” (literature) and “Turnerin” (gymnast). FOWC with … Continue reading The Embodiment of a Reader
I’m a Fan of Flowers Who Cater to Insects
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A Hospital Complex
or a complex hosptial? I found the buildings of this sprawling hospital complex, imbedded in a park bordering on a wooded area quite charming. It is a psychiatric hospital and I took the photos in the evening when hardly anybody was about, all sitting down … Continue reading A Hospital Complex
Points of Interest
A single poppy in a green field drew my attention. Zeroing in on the poppy. Or closing in on the poppy. What focuses the attention more? A red tent in a vinyard. A focal point all by itself. Too much? The new and architecturally appealing … Continue reading Points of Interest
The Strongest Links
are made in our minds. Lens Artist Donna has asked for connections we make to place and people through photography. I thought I go slightly off track and look for connections from photo to photo. I ended up with a small circle of seven but … Continue reading The Strongest Links
What You Do with It
Having wealth is one thing. Doing something with it is what counts. I came across this statue and what I first thought was a kind of court jester happens to be a likeness of Philipp I. was the landgrave of Hesse, powerful and wealthy. When … Continue reading What You Do with It
Not Quite the Peak
That’s the Feldberg tower. The Feldberg in the Black Forest is the highest peak in Germany outside the Alps with an altitude of 1493m. It’s a mountain massif, i.e. there are several peaks. When we were there for a weekend in August in 2018 we … Continue reading Not Quite the Peak
Where Everybody Knows Your Game
Not that long ago every tavern in every village in Germany had a regulars’ table called Stammtisch. The local regulars would congregate there, usually just having drinks and only occasionally something to drink. To pass the time they would play cards, usually the traditional games … Continue reading Where Everybody Knows Your Game
More Flooding
I gave you a little flooding of the local maize fields last week – today I passed a bridge over the river Neckar in Heidelberg: more flooding and more serious flooding. Southern parts of Germany are fighting against floods and the water has been coming … Continue reading More Flooding
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