My Square Perspective no. 27 is linked to The Life of B.
Tag: Weinheim
Change is inevitable
Once upon a time there was a small river running through a part of my hometown.
My sisters still remember playing on the railing and in the water. I am a few years younger and by my time the Grundelbach was already covered and ran for about 1 km beneath the road.
The town’s hospital was built over it and
the fire station next to it.
But even that is history now. There is a new regional hospital and a modern fire station away from the hills which hampered expansion. On the site is now a supermarket, a car park, and the traffic is led through a tunnel. On top of all that a large development with flats for the elderly and doctor’s offices has been established
Historic photographs are mounted on the walls.
At present, there is a building site for residential houses opposite which makes a panorama shot of the photographic mural difficult. But I might revisit the photos in a year’s time when the pedestrian area is free again.
Linked to Friendly Friday: Nostalgia.
Evening reflections
For A Photo A Week: Water.
Three times different
Church cut-out.
Cut-out memorial.
Natural cut-out. Doesn’t it look like an African sunset? Possibly the travel restrictions have addled my brain.
Linked to The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Silhouette or Shadows.
I’m a fan of Bismarck
First of all, I’m a fan of serendipity. Let me explain …
This is the Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis, warming up for the match against Scotland in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in Newcastle, one of the two international rugby matches I watched in my life.
This is what he looked like in the match, a bit more dignified:
Bismarck is the guy on the right. He has been in the (rugby) news lately in South Africa as his merits were discussed in an all-time best Springbok team.
And then last week I was on a hike passing the Bismarck tower in Heidelberg:
One of many, many monuments that were built in Germany to honour the “Iron Chancellor” Otto von Bismarck. It is said that more monuments have been erected for him in Germany than for any emperor, king philosopher, or poet. And this in mainly 20 years, from 1890 to 1910. Somehow most of these monuments turned out to be towers but on the Feldberg, the highest mountain of the Black Forest, they build a kind of cairn with a relief of Bismarck:
In my hometown we only managed a bust – which has a curious history. It was supposed to be melted down during the second world war when metal for grenades and the like had come into short supply. It was only rediscovered in 1961 and now stands in a little, unassuming park.
And then, there was that recent pub quiz (zoom version) where I scored biggly because I knew the name of the capital of the US state of North Dakota.
Linked to I’m a fan of … #67 . More fanatical photos can be found here.
Jungle green – information sign
The plants in the local trial garden are very informative: common name, Latin name, description, light and soil requirements, origin, and family.
Linked to Color your World. For more photos with the shade jungle green, click here.
Windows of a renovated Rathaus
The townhall (Rathaus) of Lützelsachsen was built from 1674 to 1688 and renovated in 1808. And then it was renovated during the last couple of years. And now there are functional windows, old fashioned windows, and modern windows. Decide for yourself if you think it works.
Rathaus
This is what it looked like a year ago or so.
And this is what it looks like today. There is no mayor residing in it anymore since Lützelsachsen became part of the town Weinheim.
And that’s the view from the back with the cars still able to drive underneath the mayor’s former office – with two beautiful windows looking down on traffic.
Linked to Monday Window.
Edward, the blue iris
Not just any old iris but an iris reticulata by the name of “Edward”.
The “Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof” (trial garden) is in itself a speciality: a garden that is at once a garden showcasing plants and presenting them to the public as well as being a scientific institute which valuates plants in a natural environment regarding their position and growth and compatibility with other plants.
More information about the Hermannshof can be found here.
Linked to One Word Sunday: Speciality.
Wine sweet wine
The house of wines (and spirits)
The vineyard “Wild Cat” in Rüdesheim
A pinot noir is ripening on the vines
The logo of a town called Weinheim – Home of the Wine
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: All Sorts of Signs. More signs? Click here.
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