tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post5900390320296742121..comments2024-03-18T16:44:59.580+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: An Investigative WalkLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-18539177340357874192018-05-28T08:27:19.702+02:002018-05-28T08:27:19.702+02:00I do indeed live a wonderful life, Nan, and I know...I do indeed live a wonderful life, Nan, and I know it and am most grateful for it.<br />Yes, hiking and walking are very popular pastimes in Germany. Cycling and running, too. We have beautiful countryside and varied landscapes, from beaches to mountains with everything in between, but heavy industrialised zones and densely populated, ever-growing cities threaten it, like in most other countries.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77873050524795045622018-05-27T23:25:54.968+02:002018-05-27T23:25:54.968+02:00From your posts, I really think Germany is a kind ...From your posts, I really think Germany is a kind of paradise. I can't imagine a field of poppies. Are other Germans walkers and explorers like you? Is it common to go for such long walks? Anyhow, you are living a wonderful life!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-9010116562678556182018-05-27T19:22:11.695+02:002018-05-27T19:22:11.695+02:00Somehow I can not imagine people like you, who hav...Somehow I can not imagine people like you, who have lived for so long in the UK and were married there (to a British citizen), will have to leave post-Brexit. But a trip to your old Heimat, just visiting, could be quite interesting in so many ways, I imagine.<br />Yes, where I live is beautiful, too, but the Ortenau (where O.K.'s village is) has the benefit of having both the Rhine and the Black Forest.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-15433170292374299972018-05-27T19:19:42.884+02:002018-05-27T19:19:42.884+02:00The light and our respective position simply would...The light and our respective position simply wouldn't lend itself to pictures worth showing. I briefly considered nicking "sample" pictures from elsewhere on the web but decided against it; nothing seemed to really fit.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-6694079657415783152018-05-27T18:50:42.845+02:002018-05-27T18:50:42.845+02:00There are very few wild poppy fields here but if t...There are very few wild poppy fields here but if there is one you can be sure that a lot of photographers park along the road and take photos.<br /><br />How lucky you are, you live in a beautiful part of my homeland; I can only dream that I will be able to visit again.<br />Maybe if Brexit has its way the Brits will throw me out and then I’ll have to come back to Germany.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-10828829731173324702018-05-27T10:41:35.120+02:002018-05-27T10:41:35.120+02:00A picture of the field of poppies from afar and th...A picture of the field of poppies from afar and then again when you reached it would have been lovely. Next year perhaps!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-29994513716078083412018-05-25T16:51:49.378+02:002018-05-25T16:51:49.378+02:00The millstone is long gone, crane - it's all a...The millstone is long gone, crane - it's all a restaurant and a few rooms for overnight guests now. But tasty noodles are always a good idea!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81311575352918793772018-05-25T13:03:34.009+02:002018-05-25T13:03:34.009+02:00You made a good trip. I want to get in the mill to...You made a good trip. I want to get in the mill to grind my buckwheat for tasty noodles. roughterrain cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394547924137198019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-48018814793865818222018-05-24T19:08:03.787+02:002018-05-24T19:08:03.787+02:00As always, I am glad if a post of mine manages to ...As always, I am glad if a post of mine manages to evoke fond memories in you, Kristi!<br />Oh yes, I bet those Russian soldiers were not amused...!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-52394465693568913982018-05-24T19:06:27.743+02:002018-05-24T19:06:27.743+02:00Funnily enough, Jennifer, the nearest city to O.K....Funnily enough, Jennifer, the nearest city to O.K.'s village also starts with an O - therefore, it could just as well be Oz, but I'm afraid I have not yet found the yellow brick road :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-65795223449358874432018-05-24T19:05:33.193+02:002018-05-24T19:05:33.193+02:00A lot about the Black Forest has fairtytale qualit...A lot about the Black Forest has fairtytale quality, I think! It is an area of much beauty, and deeply ingrained in the collective cultural knowledge of southern Germany.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81672214109269206052018-05-24T16:20:21.407+02:002018-05-24T16:20:21.407+02:00How beautifully you describe the sights and scents...How beautifully you describe the sights and scents of spring...I smiled at your mention of the fields of poppies. My late husband loved poppies and once in the '70s when we were driving in the country we saw a gorgeous field of red poppies. He jumped out of the car to photograph them, and then, very quickly, jumped back into the car. A Russian army base was just behind that field of poppies and they did not enjoy having people photograph their bases! Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45360717928629651022018-05-24T13:11:05.637+02:002018-05-24T13:11:05.637+02:00A field of poppies? Are you sure you weren't o...A field of poppies? Are you sure you weren't outside the city of Oz? :)<br /><br />I know what you mean about the lovely scents this time of year. In my area we're currently enjoying the scent of magnolias and gardenias. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-37578740192450003892018-05-24T10:11:25.726+02:002018-05-24T10:11:25.726+02:00The watermill looks like the mills in some of the ...The watermill looks like the mills in some of the fairytale books I read as a child. They were quite old, had belonged to my parents or grandparents, and I think had been illustrated by artists who used German visual references, as that would have been the kind of thing illustrators did at the time. The first time I revisited Germany as an adult I was blown away by an exhibition in some town hall of children's story crafts done by members of a seniors club. They'd done some lovely work which was quite traditional in style too, including characters that don't featurein modern fairytale books at all. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com