#german countryside

[howamidrivinginlimbo]

A short stop in Germany on the way to Italy

[kleinefreiheiten]

10.2022 Jagsthausen

[dreamyghostie]

it has been a long time since i was out and about in the woods (and had a camera with me). so yesterday I went off on a great autumn day to some nearby forest. i was there around this time last year, but this time the weather was better. and as before, it was very quiet and very pretty :)

[hellspawnmotel]

even after settling down, theyre pretty cautious.....

.......it doesnt last long

[solcattus]

Feeding chickens, 1867

By Hans Thoma

[arc-hus]

Guardia di Finanza, Scopello, Sicily - Brandl Huber

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[andallshallbewell]

[leechworldstudios]

I can take a whole apple

[landschaftsmalerei]

Landscape with an Apple Tree, 1906 by Wassily Kandinsky (1906, Öl auf Leinwand)

[kutyozh]

One German composite I think is truly underrated is Lebensgefährte [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə] / Lebensgefährtin [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tɪn] / Lebensgefährt:in [ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tʔɪn].

It means 'life companion' and it's a pretty mundane word but the word 'Gefährte' itself is pretty poetic and has an archaic flavour. To me it evokes a picture of beings who are inseparable, who go through thick and thin with each other, who are together in the most natural way but with an air of being aware of this great blessing.

It is a word that is used both in a non-romantic and a romantic way. It can be any two or more people. It can be a human and an animal. Dogs or horses are often referred to as 'treue Gefährten' (loyal companions).

Now, the composite 'Lebensgefährt:in' is strictly reserved for humans, as it also refers to a legal status that is an alternative to marriage. But again, it can mean both romantic and non-romantic partners. And I feel like adding 'Leben' to the equation it gives the whole concept even more intentionality, like, 'this is not only my trusted companion that I chose, but I also want this companion to stay in my life my whole life'.

[kleinefreiheiten]

10.2022 Eibelstadt

[myfairynuffstuff]

Charles Johann Palmié (1863 - 1911) - Mansion by a River. Oil on canvas.

[dinosaurchurch]

Night rolling in over Schwangau.

Got to check off seeing a mountain sunset on my bucket list. Funny how I wasn't even Canada (my home country) to witness it.

August 25th 2023.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Live with your century, but do not be its creature.

- Friedrich Schiller

[universalambients]

Germany (1900)