Mainz Daily Photo

Monthly Archive: September, 2013

25 Sep

Mainz now-and-again Photo

Mainz Daily Photo’s taking a break until time and inspiration become less of a scarce commodity. There’s always YMBFA.
25 September, 2013 at 12:00 1 Comment
24 Sep

Oh, what a tangled web we weave…#2014

24 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
23 Sep

Not that we have any mountains around here, of course….#2014

Mountain ash or rowan. Aka “Vogelbeere” = bird berry. (Avians eat the berries, don’t digest the seeds and deposit them on your car
23 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
22 Sep

It’s now official #2013

If Gudrun Klag says it’s autumn, it’s autumn. She should know…..
22 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
21 Sep

Saving money #2012

This thingie would have cost between €40 and €50 on the market in Mainz. The combination of a green thumb and a talented Ms jb. Such a pity that she…
21 September, 2013 at 09:06 1 Comment
20 Sep

A waste of perfectly good hops #2011

There should be a law against this. It’s OK to make wreaths out of grape vine prunings or hydrangea flowers, but taking something as sacred as HOPS and wasting them…
20 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
19 Sep

Google Translate? #2010

A big fail. You’ll need to have lived in Rhoihesse for a few years to master this stuff.
19 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
18 Sep

It’s that time of year again #2009

The new wine’s on the market already. Haven’t finished the old stuff yet. Need to get cracking, then….
18 September, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
17 Sep

Light and shadow #2008

Details in the cloisters at St Stephans
17 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
16 Sep

The Last Chance Saloon #2007

“The last Bitburger bowser before the Chagall church” You have been warned…
16 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
15 Sep

“And then there was this big BANG….” #2006

Article in the local newspaper about this Hindenburg-type disaster the other week. Hildegard Eckert, eyewitness: “I was sitting at the Piccin icecream parlour in Nieder-Olm when the sky darkened, the…
15 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
14 Sep

In the pink #2005

You wouldn’t want to be a Green these days – their star is definitely on the wane. A mere 2 weeks until the elections and they’re into single digit territory….
14 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
13 Sep

The Russians are coming #2004

You’d think you were somewhere in the forests around Moscow to look at this dacha-looking place slap in the middle of Gonsenheim
13 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
12 Sep

A splash of coloUr #2003

The garden tends towards dull at this time of year and Anemone hupehensis (commonly known as the Chinese or Japanese anemone, thimbleweed, or windflower) is a welcome brightener. Two varieties…
12 September, 2013 at 13:00 3 Comments
11 Sep

Sparrow’s fart #2002

Not REALLY early, but early enough to catch a nice light bathing the Rhine. Note the helicopter: there’s a very virulent Pirate Party getting revved up for the upcoming election…
11 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
10 Sep

I must be getting old…#2001

Back in my day, you gave a girl a locket to wear around their neck. These days, you buy a padlock, have it appropriately engraved and say “Lock it!”
10 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
09 Sep

Man of the Milennium reloaded #2000

The 2 Johnnies jointly celebrating #2000, Johnny G being marginally more famous than the undersigned. Whatever.
9 September, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
08 Sep

Pandas on Tour #1999

There are 1600 Pandas in the world, says WWF and they appear to have gathered them all and plopped them down in front of the Staatstheater in Mainz. Not very…
8 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
07 Sep

Zen Monday? #1998

Er…Saturday? Petrea Burchard, actor, author, ex Pasadena Daily Photo blogger still delights with her Monday Zen series of “Well, you tell me…” images. This one falls fully into her category…
7 September, 2013 at 13:07 Leave a comment
06 Sep

Prey tell me……#1997

..what art thou storking out there on the Rhine? (Wasn’t sure of the avian family from that – 750mm lens – distance, so I was going to ask whether they…
6 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
05 Sep

Demolition as art…#1996

That’s the claim that these folks at the Maria Ward School are making, anyway. Imploding buildings with controlled demolition? Now that‘s art. Sledgehammers? Nah!
5 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
04 Sep

All for nought #1995

Er ….noughts. And crosses. Vertical board games in the Grebenstrasse
4 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
03 Sep

If asking nicely doesn’t work…#1994

…shaming sometimes will. Mainz’s perennial shortage of working capital is finally being addressed by council. Roads aren’t being patched, dog licenses have gone up and last year, they turned off…
3 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
02 Sep

Good knight…..#1993

..and good luck Prince-Elector Markgraf von Brandenburg kicks off the line up on the Rheinufer
2 September, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
01 Sep

Monthly Theme Day – September 2013 – Pink #1992

The only pink I normally ever see is when I’m dragged into a fashion store. Thank goodness for sandstone….
1 September, 2013 at 13:00 5 Comments