This building is on the site of the “Hessische Rebmuttergarten” (aka the mamma of vines in Hesse) where in 1927 the vines resistant to the grape phylloxera were developed. This vine fretter was a pest, which came from the Americas to Europe and was set … Continue reading Thank you, Mama
This is Bligger von Steinach, as depicted in the Codex Manesse, the beautifully illustrated songbook of German courtly songs in the middle ages. He was a noble who resided in Neckarsteinach in the 13th century but his fame came from his Minnelieder, his songs of courtly love. If the picture holds true he dictated his works to a clerk rather than stain his own fingers. I took the photo at the Starkenburg above Heppenheim which is today a youth hostel and pictures of the Manesse Handschrift decorate the hallways.
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Wordless Wednesday
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More than 150 cut-outs decorate the street lamps of Heppenheim. Each picture represents a story from local folklore. At the bottom of the lamppost there are short versions of the stories.
This lamp tells the story of the two giants who stood on opposite mountains and threw rocks at each other creating the large “sea of stones” in Reichenbach and a smaller scattering of rocks on the facing mountain side (the Reichenbach giant was the weaker or smaller one, quite obviously).
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Street Lamp
You do need some words even though this is Wordless Wednesday? Look here.
Seen in Schwetzingen. Seen in Heidelberg. Seen in Heppenheim. Monday Windows
Last on my camera’s SD card. Last on my phone’s SC Card. Last on the card in January 2025
Cee’s Which Way Challenge
Heppenheim Heidelberg Michelstadt Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Alleyways, Driveways, Parking Lots, Dirt Roads
Last on the SD card of my phone: No, not a bastartized invocation of a God but an expression in our dialect which can have a lot of meanings.It’s either derived from the French “à la prochaine” (’till next time) or “allez!” (let’s go). Either … Continue reading Font (!) Expression
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