Ragtag Daily Prompt: Idyllic
Tag: Odenwald
Cold & Clear
The first sprinkling of white this year. Combine with clear skies and people are out in numbers. Including me. The Cosmic Photo Challenge: A Cold Start
Town and Country Green
Mannheim from above, the tv tower in fact. The houses of the Oststadt were mainly built in the early 20th century and are rather grand, hemmed in by wide roads. The road on the left (or North) is running parallel to the river Neckar. In … Continue reading Town and Country Green
I’m Sorry, I Don’t Manage a Full Post
Only half. Half-timbered, that is. There are lots of these around, this particular yard is in Michelstadt im Odenwald. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Timber
Two Early Christmas Presents
These are two shots of the same piece of art walk in Absteinach in the Odenwald. The difference lies in the focus on the opening or the focus at the things seen through the opening. The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Through an Opening
On a Not So Clear Day
you can’t see forever and ever but still pretty far.
This is the view from the Tromm, one of the highest mountains / hills in the Odenwald towards the west. The Wachenburg, a fortress I normally look up to, can be seen in the middle and beyond is the Rhine Valley. On a clear day one can see the hills of the Palatinate in the distance on the other side of the river.
The same view on another day at a different time of day:
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Melibokus
A strange Latin name for this mountain of the Odenwald overlooking the Rhine Valley. The original tower was blown up in by two 18-year-olds when the Allied Forces arrived at the end of the second world war. The US Arm put a radio mast on the site and used it for many years as a radio relais station. Today it is used for internet purposes and more importantly, as a marker for air traffic control.
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The Scree of Giants
The Sea of Stones near Reichenbach in the Odenwald – according to legend the rocks were thrown by a giant from the opposite hill.
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