Eschudel’s word for the Ragtag Daily Prompt for today is wine.
I live in a town which is called Weinheim, where wine is grown and the city arms features a wine ladder.
So I stop right here. —
Tag: Weinheim an der Bergstraße
A poisonous wart on his nose
I revisited the Gruffalo sculpture. One passes the mouse and the Gruffalo when walking up to the castle ruin Windeck in Weinheim.
Here are some more pictures and a short explanation about this sculpture.
Linked to Six Word Saturday.
It remains a balancing act
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
This is a monument to honour the victims of violence, war, and persecution by Hubertus von der Goltz. That their precarious position is threatened can be seen by the spikes on either side (I have to go back and get a better photo).
Linked to Travel with Intent. More photos inspired by J. Robert Oppenheimer, can be found here.
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This is the chapter house of the Wachenburg in Weinheim, a room where large meetings are held. Normally one finds such halls in church related buildings such as monastries or cathedrals but this chapter house is part of a castle built by an association of fraternities. It is used once a year by the association itself when the fraternity members have their annual meeting, the rest of the year it can be booked for events.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Empty Room.
What a difference a chop makes
Windeck 
Windeck
Alternative title:
You look a whole century younger!
Linked to Six Word Saturday. More six word and accompanying photos are found at Travel with Intent.
The castle on top
You have to pass a lot of trees but the castle and the view is worth it.
Linked to the the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Woodsy.
Serenity
I think I have to explain my train of thought here.
Serenity – I immediately thought of the Serenity, the spaceship of Mal Reynolds in the cult series Firefly (yes, sometimes I’m a nerd). Mal Reynolds is played by Nathan Fillion who has come to non-nerd fame with the tv series Castle. My hometown is known as the two-castle town (“Zweiburgenstadt”) and in my photo you can see why. I hope the shot conveys the serenity I felt, on a late summer’s evening, just before sundown, with everything quiet and peaceful around me. And so I’ve come full circle.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Serenity.
What might have been
This weekend would have been our yearly town festival. The old part of the town would be clad in blue and white bunting and the town’s white and blue.
Cancelled to COVID, of course. The photos are an assembly from years past.
Linked to Friday Fun: Flag.
The Red Tower
I was out on my bike tonight at around sunset and caught the Red Tower with the wide Rhine valley behind it just at the right moment. It is one of three still remaining towers which were part of the town wall of Weinheim.
Linked to A Photo a Week: Tower.
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