time keeps flowing. Birkenau (in the Odenwald) is a large village or small town of just under 10,000 inhabitants. It also has more than 200 sun dials, free standing ones and on houses. Since 2021 the record is official: Birkenau has the world record in “laregest … Continue reading Joy or Sorrow
Monochrome Madness: Different Citiscapes
The family planning of this turtle (and others like her) did not take into account our holidays on their beach in Cyprus. The hatchlings decided to leave their eggs 10 days after we had left. Elwetritsche are mythical creatures from the Palatinate. Five eggs in different stages … Continue reading Hatchlings
I’m not a hypocrite either. I like spiders. This particular tarantula liked me and clung to me with her tiny claws. Apparently because it liked my body heat. For some spiders you do not need a macro lens. First contact. Reminds one of the famous Michelangelo painting, … Continue reading I’m a Fan of Spiders
A rhinoceros iguana behind a window pane at the Landau Reptilienzoo. Behind some of the windows at the zoo is more water than behind others. These are alligators. And that’s a lizard looking out. These two seem to be trying to get out or at … Continue reading Looking In and Looking Out
The central building of the Leuphana University in Lüneburg. The Kö-Bogen in Düsseldorf. The façade of the entrance hall of the Lorsch Abbey. I’ve put different texture filters over each one of the pictures. The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Unnatural Patterns
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Letter
One Word Sunday: Beneath
Carnival is a time of public enjoyment and entertainment when people wear unusual clothes, dance, and eat and drink, usually in the streets of a city. Particularly the unadulterated enjoyment can be seen on the faces of these participants. Helau! (That’s the traditional cry of the Fassenacht … Continue reading Carnival Parade
Keys in heraldry can signify open-mindedness (or, less often, closedness) and is a symbol of the power of Petrus or hence of other high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church. The crest of the town of Ladenburg, once as a graffiti, once as a relief … Continue reading Keys in Crests
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