2023 ĺš´ 2 ć 24 ćĽ
Before I start my blog this week I would like to share this photo with you.
It is simply good. čŻă.
Photo: Svitlana Borzenko
So let's get this straight. A Flßgel is a wing in German. You can buy Hänchenflßgel in the supermarket (chicken wings), and buy a Flßgel at a Bechstein showroom. A grand piano has a lid which opens up like a wing, right? ........
Photo: Emi Ikeyama accompanies Makiko Goda in Iruma, Saitama 2019
So in Germany we talk about a Klavier (upright piano) and a FlĂźgel (grand piano).
So......do you think this really is Boris' real name?......I wonder.....In any event, I had to photograph this car the other day.....ăăŽĺçăćŽăăă°ăŞăăŞăăŁă đ
Colour : č˛ : In a month like February I am always looking for it. The Skyline Plaza in Frankfurt has some nice clean lines...2ćăŻăă¤ăč˛ăć˘ă........
and also, thankfully, some colour. Why don't architects realize that we need colour? č˛ăéčŚ
Not much colour in the woods these days....a few Wildschwein.....(ă¤ăăˇăˇ!)
but wait......haha!....the're not real are they ăăăăŻćŹçŠă§ăŞă đ?
I'm on my bike again, and a solid-looking sign informs me how far it is to here and there.....
But...oho!....what is this? I have to get off my bicycle and wait for these merry characters to pass by...嚸ăăŞäşşă âş
Yes, it's Fasching, (carnival) and this lot are all off to join the Fastnachszug in Egelsbach.....
Well, they certainly add some colour to the scene...ăăă¤ăăŽč˛ đ
There was more to discover in Germany this week. Not only blue jackets, red boots and short skirts (must be chilly!), but monsters.....ă˘ăłăšăżăź
Yes, a Gruffalo.....a monster who first appeared in a book by Julia Donaldson about 20 years ago........with drawings by Axel Scheffler.....This picture is from The Snail and the Whale, but The Gruffalo is a better story I think......
I'm sure the author never expected her characters to appear in the Baden WĂźrttenberg forest.....but appear they do...and some are hard to get to......especially this squirrel.....ăŞăšăçŹăŁăŚăă¨ćă.....đ
...whilst others need company....ăăśăć˘ăŻăăłăđŻ
Look up the plot here....it's hilarious đ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gruffalo
And all this on the outskirts of the pretty little town of Weinheim, just over the Hessen border.......
...........where we see, surprise, surprise....more castles...đ...really, medieval Germany seems to have needed a lot of them. The one in the background is called Windeck, (windy corner) not surprisingly, as it is on a windy corner of a hill.....風ă埡ăăłăźăăź
And it really was a windy day for a hike. If only they could arrange the sunny days to coincide with the weekends...(but at least it didn't rain đ)..........here is our merry band....the gruffalo is wondering who to eat.....ăŠăéŁăšăăă㪠đ¤Ł?
If medieval Germany needed lots of castles, today's Germany needs lots of cafĂŠs which serve Kaffee and Kuchen (coffee and cake ăłăźăăźă¨ăąăźă) đ°. Luckily we found one after our hike, which fortified us for the drive back to Hessen..đ
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Here's one more flash of colour for today:
Meiko-chan č˝čĄŁĺăĄăă. The Kanji characters for her name have been carefully chosen and the calligraphy beautifully drawn.
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