Urban Green Take 2
Urban Green
Arabian Days’ Entertainments
Little Big Red
A leftover from the last trip to Harare. Having to spend hours in an airport is not really desirable, but as with train stations, they can offer photographic opportunities.
Over The Tracks
Blue Peek-A-Boo
Glass And Steel At The Train Station
Domestic Flood
Thanks God we are not in danger of being flooded, but there are thousands in a less lucky situation: My wife’s university town, Passau, sees the flood passing a highwater mark that had held for 500 years! My thoughts and best wishes are with those fighting the water there.
Storm Clouds Over Krk
June Wallpapers – Cliché Alert
The June wallpapers are available for download from here as usual. What might easily look as a cliché was taken during a pause in the completely atypical cold and wet supposed-to-be-summer weather. The decision to use that one day with blue sky for a walk on the olive trail from Krk to surrounding villages was…
Good Bye Domboshava
Domboshava Visitor Centre and Rocks
Dry Grass, Bushes
Fall Colours
Domboshava Fall Colours: Bright red leaves on a tree on Domboshava rocks.
Balancing Rock III
No, I did not run out of ideas, but the view of those three rocks under the African sun I found so compelling that I didn’t want to skip this one just for sake of variety.
Another View On Balancing Rock
Balancing Rock
Grass Nest
Dry grass nests on the rocks of Domboshava, Zimbabwe
Back Side Of The Rock
At the time of my visit, dry weather marked the transition from fall into winter in Zimbabwe. The grass consisted mainly of silvery strands on these rocks, but the lichens showed beautiful soft colors.
Bearded Stone
Dry Hollow
Fern On The Rocks
Cave Paintings
From what I’ve found on the web, those cave paintings date back 5000-6000 years. Domboshava is supposed to have been a spiritual center regarding a cult of rain, and it was declared a national monument already in 1936.
Hidden In Plain Sight
Right behind this dry grass hide wonderful cave paintings, supposedly dating from 5000 to 6000 years ago. According to archeologists they were used in rain ceremonies, well necessary in a country sometimes as dry as seen here.
Inverted Pleat
Crack and Hole
This is one image that lets me despair about my picture taking abilities: Why for heaven’s sake did I cut off the nearest part of the hole here? Sh.t! Still, I like this scenery so much, also the muted colors, that I decided to show it, and keep it as a reminder for myself to…