



They stand in the middle of the woods (surrounded by carvings of animals and really odd knick-knacks).
Traditional costume from the Alsace.
Odenwälder and Bergsträßer traditional costume.
Non-specific traditional costume from the South and Southwest of Germany.


These murals in Lindenfels are badly faded, I enhanced them with photo shop. The left picture depicts the traditional costume of Lindenfels in the Odenwald; the right picture shows young women from Moëlan sur Mer in traditional Breton costume. The two towns are twinned.
Another version of Odenwald costume from Neunkirchen, the highest village in the Hessian part of the Odenwald, part of the community of Modautal.
And of course, Henry is grinning while watching my computer screen with all those grinning cats on display. I’m a Fan of … # 185









I never realised that the salvias, which I used to grow in my garden, were related to the herb sage, which I use in my cooking. And I certainly never realised the colour range they come in.