30 September 2012

Ferris Wheel

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

(E. B. White)


(train station Sebnitz, Germany. 09/2012)

28 September 2012

Falcon

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

(Aesop)


(Sebnitz, Germany. 09/2012)

26 September 2012

Beware of the boar!

 The earth holds the fool and holds the wise, endures that good and bad dwell (upon her); she keeps company with the boar, gives herself up to the wild hog.

Atharvaveda

 

(Sebnitz, Germany. 09/2012)

18 September 2012

Look into my eyes!

There's a Polar Bear
In our Frigidaire--
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.


(Shel Silverstein: A Light in the Attic)


(Rostock Zoo, Germany. 09/2012)

13 September 2012

Monkey Business

/You never monkey with the truth. 

 (Ben Bradlee)


(Rostock Zoo, Germany. 09/2012)

11 September 2012

Bees Like Flowers

A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.

(Kin Hubbard)


(EGA Park, Erfurt, Germany. 07/2011)

10 September 2012

Seagull


I hate seagulls and I hate being sick. 
I hate burning my finger on the toaster and I hate nits

(Kate Nash: I Hate Seagulls)


(Stralsund, Germany. 08/2012)

08 September 2012

On Fire

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

(Victor Hugo)


(Graal-Müritz, Germany. 08/2012)

07 September 2012

At the Edge of the Swamp

Swamp, yes yes. Come master. We will take you on safe paths, through the mist. Come Hobbits come! We move quickly.

 (Gollum, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)


(Natur- und Umweltpark, Güstrow, Germany. 08/2012)

06 September 2012

Sunset Shoveling

The first thing you ought to do when you find yourself in a hole is quit digging. . . . Instead they are looking for a bigger shovel.


(Bill Clinton)


(Graal-Müritz, Germany. 08/2012)

05 September 2012

Fish Perspective

No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.

(John Ruskin)


(Natur- und Umweltpark Güstrow, Germany. 08/2012)

04 September 2012

Ladybug Exploring the World

Little red bug, oh so cute, here's a black spot for your suit...

(Susan M. Paprocki)


(Natur- & Umweltpark Güstrow, Germany. 07/2012)

03 September 2012

My Heart Lies in Your Hand

Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.

(Mother Teresa)


(Stralsund, Germany. 08/2012)