Tag: J.R.R. tolkien

Mordor in Flörsheim

Ring, ring, ring … Tolkien calling. Of course, I’m thinking of Lord of the Rings with this prompt. While out and about somewhere between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden I came about this incredible structure. The viewing tower in the regional park. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Ring

Aragorn, Is that You?

“From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Definitely a renewed blade, look how shiny it is. Who is holding it, though? I have no idea. The sculpture is overlooking the Place of the Republic in Plsen, Czech Republic.

Wednesday Quotes: Renewal

Intrusion or exclusion?

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No question for a cat.  Fences are at most obstacles to be traversed.

A bit different with dogs.

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And – believe it or not – we humans were the ones behind the fence.  And the shepherd at the back of this herd kept shouting: “Close the gate, close the gate! They’ll overrun you!”

“The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.”

– J. R. R. Tolkien

 

Linked to Travel with Intent.  More photos inspired by the Tolkien quote, can be found here.