

Lens-Artists #375: Finding the Mysterious
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Once upon a time there was this ridge of mountains from Basel to Frankfurt and then about 50 million years ago the middle part sank down and the ridge became a rift: the Upper Rhine Valley. On either side are mountain ranges, the higher altitude … Continue reading This part of Germany
Lens-Artists Challenge #372: Ephemeral
Lens-Artists Challenge: Street Details
Every pebble on a beach is potentially ancient, every sand kernel was potentially once a large rock. My favourite earrings and the matching pendant are certifiably ancient, they are ammonites, actual fossils. In Nierstein, a wine growing village next to the river Rhein, they have … Continue reading Lasting Materials
Internationaler Kunstwaldpfad – International Forest Art, Darmstadt, Germany I don’t have any winter dreams on file but I can offer spring and summer dreams: An finally, some people dream at night. Lens-Artists Challenge: Dreamy
of the Odenwald The places in the Odenwald I love most are populated by beech trees. I love the fresh green in the spring, the luscious dark canopy in the summer, and then the leaves turning to gold in the autumn, even when they turn … Continue reading A Few Walks in the Woods
In German, longing or yearning is split in two opposing feelings: Heimweh and Fernweh. Weh is similar to English woe. And the longing is for home or distance. When I was younger I felt I wanted to get out, to see distant places. That’s the … Continue reading Heimweh and Fernweh
Lens-Artists Challenge #364: A Quiet Moment
🎼 I can dream of the old times … 🎶 Rummaging in my archives is one reason why I participate in photo challenges. I – like most of you, all of you? – take so many photos that it is impossible to keep track of … Continue reading Memory