We were standing on the ramparts of the ruins of Castle Lindenfels in the Odenwald when somebody needed point out to us where we really belonged. The sunbeam pointed directly to the Wachenburg, about 20km in the distance.
Tag: Weinheim an der Bergstraße
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When I was looking for a photo for Debbie’s challenge today, I knew I wanted to show a photo of the neighbourhood I grew up in. I found this one, the houses of the old part of town where I used to play, the old town wall that bordered our garden, the Schlosspark with the pond behind, and the medieval tower which watched over it all. And then I noticed that I hadn’t taken this photo myself. The photographer was our grandson. Heritage in more ways than one.
Are We Having Fun Yet?
I don’t care that much for the water park in our town itself (from my earliest experiences working there as kitchen drudge to being forced on the bigger slides because the grandchildren weren’t allowed on their own yet due to age) but it makes for a colourful feature in the suburbs.
In winter it looks very different, yet still colourful:
And finally a shot at the end of the day:
Kaleidoscope architecture for Life in Colour in December.
Diana Falling apart
This statue of the goddess of the hunt in the local park is in dire need of some tender loving care. All editing was done with Photoscape.
One-to-Three Photo Challenge in December
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I’m a Fan of the Blue Hat
This tower, called “Blauer Hut” (blue hat) because we think it used to have a slate roof, was part of the town wall encircling Weinheim.
Today the Cat Would Get out by Itself
A really old door. I remember when it wasn’t broken (which makes me old in turn, I guess). And I remember the story that my father had to climb down from window to the floor inside to rescue my grandma’s cat. Because the door was thick and strong and already rusted then and nobody had a key.
This is the whole tower where this is door can be found:
And yes, that is the back garden of my parents’ house.
The tower has been restored last year. I don’t like the smooth surface now but it was possibly the only way to keep it safe. Anyway, the gorgeous view of the other side remains the same:
The Sun Is Going down
still kind of light 
the light is going 
colours are showing 
colours are going
the end of the day 
the sun is going down 
colours blazing 
colours are almost gone
Roman Traces
When we think of the Romans and their buildings we usually think of huge structures like the theatres in Italy or France or possibly large arches like the Porta Nigra in Trier. But they also left a lot of smaller vestiges in the countries they lived in. We know that the Romans travelled up and down the Upper Rhine Valley, crossing larger and smaller tributaries of the Rhine. Close to our town they built a bridge to get over a small river. It’s pretty unspectacular but it’s close to 2000 years old and it has been maintained throughout all the years by the people living and working in the area.
Up Square
This was the first past square I decided on (I worked my way the alphabet up and posted the photos the alphabet down) and I don’t quite remember why I considered it an up square. There are two birds up on the roof? The scaffolding was up one day without warning (at least, I wasn’t told beforehand)? The ladder on the left leads upward? Anywho – it’s a square about preserving the past.
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Past Square #14
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