Tag: monochrome

We call them plated toads

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Yellowbellied slider Gelbbauch Schmuckschildkröte

Yellowbellied slider Gelbbauch Schmuckschildkröte

The first two photos are of a giant tortoise, the next ones of two yellow-bellied sliders (a land and water turtle). I only noticed the spider on the underside of the jaw when I had the enlarged photo on my pc screen.

This is for Black & White Sunday: texture. You will find more photos for this challenge here.

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These stones are made for walking

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Various cobblestones in Germany, from Schwetzingen, Weinheim, Mainz, and the last one from Durham, UK.

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And these are special pavement stones, so called “Stolpersteine” (stumbling stones) commemorating men and women who have been deported to concentration camps during the persecution of Nazi Germany.  More information on this art project can be found here.

This is a contribution to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge, asking for “bricks or stones”.