Tag: photography

Nothing noteworthy, not?

n needle 1

Nonconformist norseman needs noticing next to nifty needlework.

Street art (bridge art?) in the old part of Lüneburg, Germany.

This is for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – the alphabet challenge: needs to start with the letter N.  More n-photos can be found here.

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“I recognise the lion by his paw.”

lion

Supposedly a quote by Swiss mathematician Jakob I. Bernoulli*. In this case, though, it should have been “her paw”.

*I couldn’t find a verification in German, his native tongue. He was born and raised in Basel, Switzerland.

for the One Word Photo Challenge: Lion

More lions can be found here.

One leaf at a time

 

This is the “tobacco fountain” in Lorsch, Germany.  Tobacco was cultivated in the area since the late 17th century; in 1949 2000 people worked in the tobacco industry (out of a population of 6000) but after the second world war it declined rapidly and the last factory closed in 1993.  The fountain shows a worker threading tobacco leaves so they could be hung up to dry.  Contrasting her busy work are a child and cat, both busy playing with marbles, while the modern day tourists in the background are busy relaxing.

This is for One Word Sunday, the word being – surprise! – busy.  More contributions can be found here.