This past Tuesday I gave another talk at the German-American Institute (d.a.i.) here in Tübingen on 20th Century American Women Photographers. It was part 2 of the lecture series, and I presented the women who were what I called the … Continue reading
You already know the buildings from the “postcard shot” in Tübingen. Usually I’m standing on some bridge or other to take a photos of those colorful buildings along the Neckar River.
Today on Monday Mysteries, thanks to the eagle eye of our 10-year-old visitor, we uncover the location of the hidden faces on the Neptune fountain in Tübingen.
Just a quick postscript to yesterday’s post about the first day I took photos with the new cell phone camera. As I mentioned, I did take photos in rooms other than the bedroom, but my favorite photo, yesterday’s LLM’s Unmade … Continue reading
There’s a story that the American photographer Imogen Cunningham used to tell about her friend and fellow photographer Dorothea Lange. The two women were contemporaries but had different styles of photography: Cunningham once said that she “need never photograph ugliness”, … Continue reading
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a Pelican and her children and why they are engraved above an Apotheke doorway in downtown Tübingen.
Food on Fridays looks today at a special kind of dessert from this part of Germany: Der Burgunderpunch Kuchen.
So after months of debating whether or not I should get one, I recently decided to buy a smartphone. One of the uses for a smartphone is to use it as a cellphone. However, I actually didn’t buy a phone … Continue reading
Today is the day before Lent begins this year. In some parts of the world, this day might be called something like Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. Here in Tübingen, I unofficially call it the “Last Call for … Continue reading
Today on Monday Mysteries we examine the question of why so few of the half-timber houses in Tübingen have wood that is painted yellow.