Tag: Odenwald

Different Strokes for Different Folks

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While this gull is flying into the infinite distance

the Vedra is making shoreward, towards Roker Beach.

Thirty years earlier we were on the opposite side of the world, at the lagoon of Nature’s Valley near Plettenberg Baai in South Africa.

I wear my hair short and I can style it without much fuss. But folk with proper manes might rely on the help of others to look their best.

I also don’t care for cigarettes or pipes but the Odenwälder Hannes is smoking day in, day out.

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Two Houses, How Many Window Styles?

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Both these houses are from Michelstadt im Odenwald. I was fascinated by the different kind of windows, all coming together to one style, sort of.

The contrast between the sandstone and the white front, the windows with the rounded top on the ground floor, mirrored in the second floor balcony door cum window. The grey and white half-timbered style on the top floor with the small oblang windows. The combination of both styles in the little tower cum bay windows.

And here is another house with typical architectural details of the area. The creme coloured shingles set off by the simple oblong windows, set off by grey and brown frames. The sandstone set-ins with grilles leading to the basement. The angular bay window jutting out and decorated with half-timbered details in dark wood.

Monday Window

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Flying with the Bees

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The fairground came to Michelstadt in the Odenwald. The event is known as the “bees’ market” and it ends with a bee exhibition and the auctioning off bee colonies and beekeeper paraphernalia.- The fairground attractions are usually garish in colour, bright and shiny but this rather old-fashioned swing-carousel is doing it in pastels.

Cee’s Midweek Madness: June Pale Colour

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