Photo a Day - July Week 3 - Lazy days of Summer and a little history lesson!

July is whizzing by at an astonishing rate, though life is more relaxed, no alarms to wake to. 

Lazy days of Summer, walks in the forest and hanging out with my girls, adventures on 

the horizon. Out last summer in Europe, we have much to fit in!

The prompt of the day is in red, the photo and description is my take on the prompt!

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Ink

The Chinese use a "chop" with red ink for legal documents instead of a signature. 

They are typically made of stone. We have one each and sign letters and postcards with them.

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Sticky Situation

Ralph often finds himself in this sticky situation. He puts his ball down...and it rolls under the gate where he can't reach it. He has developed a special yip which alerts me to the situation 

and I go to rescue his ball.

Another of Ralph's "sticky" situations!

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Begins with "T"

Just had to be my Trees I visit every day. Just love my forest!

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Distorted

A distorted part of my garden!

The original photo

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Brick

Germany has some gorgeous brickwork, also many bricked up windows like the UK. 

In the UK during the 18th century a "Window Tax" was charged, based on the number of windows in the residence. Many people bricked up windows to avoid paying the tax, though they lost the fresh air and light with the windows bricked up. The people said that they were robbed of their daylight due to the tax and it is where the term "Daylight Robbery" comes from.

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Good Sport

Ralph is always a good sport at helping me out with photo a day prompts. 

This was for "Something beginning with R"

Ralph, Rose, Red ball and collar!

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Cute

These two children, dressed in traditional Miao Minority costume, 

holding hands at their "Sister Festival" were so cute!

Photo a Day in July - Week 2. A week of castles, culture and a bit of fresh air!

We had a week filled with castles, forest walks and cool fresh air after last week's heatwave. 

Lots of beautiful blue skies to enjoy. Nice to get out and about!

Though a Shanghai Napper did sneak in!

The prompt of the day is in red, the photo and description is my take on the prompt!

Enjoy my week.

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Rule of Thirds

Another day...another castle. This is Marksburg Castle we found yesterday on 

our drive along the Rhine River.

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Vanishing Point

Ralph, the dog and I vanish around this point nearly every day!

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Bedtime

Any time is bedtime when you have an empty tricycle after a hard day's work!

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Alphaphotography

My week in ...Germany!

From our front gate to our forest, Heidelberg Castle and Eltz Castle.

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Just another day

Just another castle discovered. Seems to be my week of castles, 

we have found one at every corner it seems!

This is Biebrich Palace in Wiesbaden, built in 1702.

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Technology

Our home is filled with technology, my husband builds computers and writes apps as a hobby.

The only thing this old motherboard is good for now it to be a photography model...

but alas ...he will not throw it out!

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Layers

Frankfurt has many layers. Financial centre of Europe. Commerce, culture, education, tourism.

This is the fountain of justice, first built in 1543 and the buildings of Romerberg, rebuilt after the war,

layered with Stolperstein I found nearby. A layer of Frankfurt and Europe never to be forgotten.

Photo a Day in July - Week 1. Goodbye June, Hello July..why on earth is 2015 going so fast???

Where oh where is the time going, how can it possibly be July already?

Frankfurt has had a hot week...even this little family of Aussies has been feeling the heat, 

40C yesterday! Most of the of the week was spent finding ways to cool down.

We spent today escaping our sauna of a house, in our air conditioned car on a road trip to 

see a little bit more of beautiful Germany and discovered a spectacular castle.

Enjoy my week.

The prompt of the day is in red, the photo and description is my take on the prompt!

I'm off to have a nice cold G&T, 7.30pm and still 38C!

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Let's go

Let's go and jump on the next plane departing, wherever it is going and head off on a 

mystery adventure! Have always wanted to do that...one day!

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Thankful

Thankful for so many things. Thankful that although today is the last day that my husband works in Germany, he has a six month contract to keep us here and allow us to land gently back home in Australia instead of a mad upheaval...and to see a bit more of Europe too. 

So thankful for my forest, my daily walks clear my mind and cleanse my soul.

Taken April 2015, the last of my archive month of June!

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Wonder in the world

So many wonders in our world, so much beauty, so much adversity overcome to make the world a better place. I wonder at the Romerplatz in Frankfurt, mostly destroyed in WW2, 

rebuilt and reinvigorated, now home to many festival and visited by people from all over the world. 

Setting up for a festival now, had to be creative to get a shot with no scaffolding!

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Adventurous

Ralph is quite adventurous in our forest, though today was a little warm for our Irish dog... 

so he was more adventurous in the cool stream as long as someone was willing to throw his ball.

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Leadership

These little cygnets rely on the leadership of their parents to guide and teach them.

Love that swans mate for life.

Nearly joined them for a swim on a hot and humid day in Frankfurt.

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A reflection of me

I asked my husband and girls to pick a few items from around the house that reflect

who I am, this is what they came up with...and a few others that wouldn't fit.

They are all reflections of me!

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Begins with "W"

Wald is forest in German, we visited this gorgeous Wald/Forest today in Wierschem in the Moselle valley...and nestled in the forest was this gorgeous castle...the Burg Eltz...

has been in the same family for 33 generations