The carpenter who built this church spire blamed his construction fault on the devil. It worked. People don’t remember his name and his error about wood moving after construction. What they do remember is the legend that the devil corkskrewed the tower in a fit … Continue reading Orange and Lemons Say the Bells of St Clements
Legend has it that the devil himself twisted the spire of St Clemens in Mayen. I’m not sure if that’s true but it’s a much more compelling story than that it was simply caused by a mistake of the carpenters.
Since the devil’s ire came from being fooled into helping to build the church – he’d been told that the people of Mayen were building an inn with a ballroom rather than a church – here are a few twisted vines.
Walking through the old part of Heppenheim, a turn around a corner can offer a new and surprising perspective.
My Square Perspective no. 6 is linked to The Life of B.
The fifth week of Tourmaline’s colour challenge: Colour Your World.
Other people’s colour photographs are linked here.
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