Shades of green
Another of the little lakes in the Maginot aquatique. This time less anglers, more swans.
2010-07-31
Shades of green
Another of the little lakes in the Maginot aquatique. This time less anglers, more swans.
2010-07-30
Anglers' huts
In order to continue the Maginot Line in the area east of Metz, the French decided to use the strategy of flooding. For this they dammed the rivers and allowed a series of lakes to form. The war is long gone, but the lakes are still there -- a paradise for French and German anglers alike.
2010-07-27
Flowerpot woman
When I went back to Ippling, Lorraine, to continue on a another stretch of the vis-à-vis cycle route, I discovered Bill's (or Ben's) partner. No sign of Little Weed, yet.
2010-07-23
Meandering Saar
The famous Saarschleife (2009-08-24), but this time instead of strolling from the car park, we climbed the steep path from the banks of the Saar.
2010-07-19
Trainspotting
This is from the banks of the Saar, where graffiti spraying is condoned, if not actually officially encouraged (2009-03-21). I cannot really do this character justice with my phone camera. I have to take the shots from the other side of the Saar and crop them. But I thought I had to record him for public record before he gets sprayed over. He appears four times and in each scene is equally rapturous about the object in his hand, which we assume must be a pencil.
2010-07-12
After the storm
After days of sweltering 35° sun, a powerful summer storm struck. Here are the effects on a footpath by the River Saar.
2010-07-10
Computing shangri la
Schloss Dagstuhl built in the 18th century by Count Anton von Öttingen-Soetern-Hohenbaldern, now a haven for computer researchers and buzzing bees (2010-07-03).
2010-07-09
Silent vuvuzela
Germany has been a sea of red-gold-black for the past few weeks, as the national side put on a great show in South Africa.
2010-07-03
Lady Octavie's bee
Though it may not know it, this bee is buzzing around in the baroque garden created by Octavie de Lasalle von Louisenthal (Schloss Dagstuhl : History).
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