I hadn’t intended another post this soon on the Eurovision song contest, but there’s some breaking news to report. Continue reading
Same old song?
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The Eyes Have It
It’s going to take more than one post to cover various points about the German detective TV shows, called Krimis, that we’ve been watching, but to kick things off, we’ll start with the granddaddy of all the shows, called Tatort (“crime scene”). Continue reading
When a mirror is like a mountain
So I taught the first session of that photography workshop at the d.a.i. on Saturday, and I’m pleased to report it went well. Continue reading
Our Song Contest Notes for Malmö
Yesterday while looking at the TV schedule for the evening, Chris discovered we were just in time to watch the broadcast of Germany’s contest to pick their 2013 Eurovision song, called Unser Song für Malmö, “Our song for Malmö”(Malmö is the city in Sweden where the 2013 Eurovision contest will be held). So, you’re in luck – I’m here today with a full report. 🙂
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Loving the Locks
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I spent most of today working on my class preparation for Saturday’s first session of a photography workshop called From Seeing to Image: Taking Better Photos with Any Camera//Part One. It’s sponsored by the d.a.i., the same group that sponsored … Continue reading
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Saturday in the Square
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The webcam in Tübingen is in a window of the Rathaus (City Hall) building, which sits on one side of the Marktplatz (Market Square). I’ve commented in the past that it’s unfortunate the camera is on the front of that … Continue reading
Fond farewell to Fasnet foods
Fasnet is what they call the pre-Lent season (known as Carnival in the U.S.) in this part of Germany. Fasnet, a traditionally Catholic celebration, is actually not marked in a big way here in historically Protestant Tübingen, although there is a token parade each year (we skipped it this year, but went last year.) But all the bakeries in Tübingen do have many traditional Fasnet sweets, which will mostly disappear from view — and for sale — starting tomorrow. I’m talking, of course, about various forms of fried dough dipped in sugar, including the granddaddy of them all, the Berliner doughnut. Continue reading
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A new patch of puddles
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Before the temperatures around here plummeted over the weekend and all the puddles froze, I took a few more of my “puddle world” photos on Friday.
Friday Followups
A couple of follow-ups on stories seen on the blog this week: Continue reading
The Puddle Puzzle
That talk I gave at the d.a.i. wasn’t the only presentation about photography I gave on Tuesday. The last day of the class I’ve been taking on learning words that help you talk about art in German was Tuesday morning, and we each had a to give a 5-10 minute presentation about an artist and their work. When the teacher found out early on that I was a photographer, she asked me to talk about my own photographs during my presentation. Continue reading