Marsha and Cee have started a new photographic challenge: Photographic Public Art Challenge.
Marsha kicked off with some beautiful freeway art. Let’s make this seed grow and develop!
The house front is a mural on an assisted living centre for people with disabilities called “Pilgerhaus”, pilgrim’s house.
Photographing Public Art Challenge #1
They look altered but these sunsets looked like that in real life. Particularly the sky looking towards the west from castle Breuberg in the Odenwald was amazing. I took the photos in December.
These are the water slides of the local water park. I can’t remember whether they look that appealing on the inside.
My second purple offering for Life in Colour.
The wisp of cloud behind the ruin of the Windeck, a castle dating back to the 10th century, makes it look as if smoke was coming from a hidden oven.
One of the crests of a student corps, displayed at the Wachenburg in Weinheim, a castle built by these corps.
The Latin motto translates as “Neither by chance nor timidly”.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chance
I don’t think we miss colour in winter quite as much as people used to because they were more limited without artificial dyes and the like, e.g. I wear a bright yellow anorak in winter (I want to be seen on the road!). There are plastic toys and boxes etc. in our house. We can buy flowers and fruits all year round. There is tv and outside there are large billboards, often in glaring colours. Winter is not as grey as it used to be.
But then the first trees start blooming in soft pinks and whites, the first crocusses appear, and dandelions, specks of yellow and blue and then all of a sudden the riot of tulips start and looking at them one realises: I have been missing colour in my life.
On sunny days, there are almost more people than flowers in this botanical garden.
Friday Fun: Colours
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Tough.
“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.”
Steven Wright
But sometimes you need to be pointed in the right direction.
In case you are not quite sure what you are looking at: the Wachenburg is about 20km in linear distance, 30km to travel by car, and quite a bit more walking through dales and over hills. It was as if the sunbeam wanted to guide us home.
From a closer vantage point, more or less pictured from the same side.
Linked to Travel with Intent. More photos inspired by Steven Wright’s quote, click here.
I was very much in awe when I climbed those stairs for the first time. For the next four years I went through those doors almost every single school day. My primary school teacher was Fräulein Höfler and I have never forgotten her. If I try to picture her, I can only do so with her smiling.
The title of this post is written over the door, it’s part of an aphorism by the Swiss edcuaton Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: “Gott zur Ehre, der Jugend zur Lehre, der Gemeinde zur Freude dien’ dieses Gebäude” (This building should be used to glorify God, to educate the youth, and to please the community.)
Linked to A Photo a Week: Nostalgia. More nostalgic photos can be found here.
Bridges can offer wonderful perspectives.
This one crosses the river Neckar from Seckenheim to Ilvesheim.
And like this bridge for pedestrians and cyclists in Frankfurt over the river Main called Holbeinsteg.
And some look best with their surroundings like this one over the river Neckar in Heidelberg (which has a monkey the left bank – which coincidentally features in Geriatrix’ post today).
And some look beautiful close up, decrepit as they are, like this over the little stream in Schriesheim.
And some are mere boards crossing a stream for only a few hours. Check out Geriatrix’ Fotogallery for the story behind this little bridge.
Linked to One Word Sunday: Bridge.
Student fraternities in Germany have elaborate coats of arms. The members of the “Weinheimer Seniorenconvent” have theirs displayed in the great hall of celebrations of the Wachenburg in Weinheim. Many of the mottos include friendship.
Personally, I don’t hold with the often rightwing positions of those traditional fraternities (somewhat ironic as many have their roots in the revolutionary times around 1830 with then revolutionary ideals) so I rather go with this:
It doesn’t have to be alcohol, just sit together and share a glass and a talk.
Linked to Friendly Friday: Friendship.
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