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Elliott
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Munich-based, Yorkshire-born Technical Documentation Strategist and UA Architect. I like writing, travelling, making music, and pies.
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The final part of the old Garching Maibaum (maypole) being removed this morning.
An early morning misty scene showing 3 workers in hi-viz PPE loading the bottom section of a deinstalled wooden maypole onto a council lorry.
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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This bust of Friedrich von Schiller sure reminds me of Henry Cavill in The Witcher.
A shot looking up at the sculpted bust and chiselled cheekbones of poet Friedrich von Schiller by Stuttgart artist Johann Heinrich Dannecker. It‘s dated 1805-1810 and is on display at the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart.
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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To Stuttgart to visit one of my favourite German cities. That it was such a gorgeous autumnal day added to my delight. It was sad to see they’re dismantling the Riesenrad though.
Looking across the Schlossgarten lake with buildings reflected in the water. A scene outside Carls Brauhaus of an empty cafe table and chairs. The big wheel being dismantled with only a third of its structure remaining.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Herbstblätter (Autumn leaves)
A portrait photo of a pile of fallen wet leaves ranging from green through yellow and brown to orange and red, completely filling the image frame.
October 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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We went for a long Sunday afternoon walk around a beautiful, autumnal Westpark in Munich. I‘ve never seen so many people: hundreds of families and couples of every age, enjoying the sun and the spectacular colours of the season.
A carpet of fallen orange and yellow leaves in a wooded park, leading to a set of stone steps in the distance.
October 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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A small, yellow-shelled snail in close up with a misty, tree-lined background and a solitary walker in the distance.
October 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Taken at Peasholm Park in Scarborough.
A herring gull in profile, standing an an ornamental stone in a park.
August 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Enjoying summer for as long as it lasts!
A bucolic scene of trees around a lake with a clear blue sky in the background.
August 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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This seems to be Potentilla fruticosa but I’m not certain. It’s gorgeous though, right?
A series of cinquefoil yellow flowers forming a wavy pattern that punches out of a dark green-leaved background with a dark vignette applied.
August 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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I walked up the Bergstrasse from Hart at 660m to this view over Fügen and Zillertal, over 900m up. The climb was fine but my calves are now complaining about the descent. 😀
A sunny day panoramic view over the Ziller valley in Tyrol, northwest Austria, with pine forests, small alpine farms and villas on the hillsides, and the small town of Fügen far away in the distant valley.
August 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Early morning mountain light. Zillertal, Austria.
Early morning sun bursting through a tree top, illuminating a mountainside field with darker trees layering off into a hazy distance.
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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We’re blessed with pleasant weather in Tirol, at last. This is the Zillertal looking down from Hart.
A portrait shot of a landscape scene in Austria, featuring green fields leading down to the valley of Zillertal and up a distant mountain. A typical Tirolean house is off to the right. The sky is cloudy.
August 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I love this image and think about it each time I visit the Bauhaus.
A staircase at the Bauhaus school, but with no people on it.
July 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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At the Deutsch-Französisches Freundschaftsfest in Pullach and those clouds look pretty ominous. The wind is picking up already. 😕
Empty beer tables and benches waiting for the arrival of guests to the German-French street festival, with dark clouds in the distance.
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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A calming moment in the lounge this afternoon.
A sculpture of Buddha caught in late orange sun, with a sharp shadow and blossoms alongside.
June 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Golf.
Myself with a golf club, early morning on a golf course, silhouetted with the sun behind me.
June 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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A vector-like shot from our pool in Italy for #BlueSkyMonday
A photograph of a swimming pool surface with vector-like swirling patterns caused by refraction of the tiled pool floor.
May 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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You might think a company providing bathrooms would keep their vans clean. This one was post-apocalyptically filthy.
An image of a woman under a bathroom shower as part of the design on the side of a van. The van is so dirty, the woman appears to be showering in dirt, yet still looks delighted by the experience.
May 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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A marvellous evening spent with friends at the Biergarten Mühlenpark in Garching. Staple food (Currywurst & Pommes), but what a great, secluded spot to while away an early summer night in conversation.
A nighttime photo of the wooden water wheel at Biergarten Mühlenpark, illuminated by coloured lights. A photo of the river rapids running alongside the beer garden. Patrons enjoying a beer in the late sun, with the signature chestnut trees overhead.
May 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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It’s so nice to be back on the campus at Garching Forschungszentrum, especially with views like this and on such a stunning morning.
A scenic view of the trees and lake in morning sunshine, with a cloudless blue sky and greenery everywhere.
May 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Introducing the naughtier of our two cats: Miró. He’s adorable to look at and is very affectionate, but he’s a mischief maker! I hope you had a lovely Catterday.
A portrait of our rag-doll cat, who has blue eyes and caramel-coloured fur with ginger accents.
May 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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So, time to bid goodbye to my beloved Bauhaus and to Sachsen-Anhalt for another year. I’ve enjoyed two weeks of city visits, long walks, fine food, fascinating reading, and quiet contemplation. Time to return to Munich with my batteries fully charged and something of a renewed work ethic.
A dramatic photo of the Bauhaus school in Dessau at dusk, partly illuminated by exterior lights, with a dark blue cloudy sky.
May 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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A very pleasant train ride to Leipzig today. The Hauptbahnhof was incredible, and the city far bigger than I’d anticipated. Unfortunately, all the art galleries were closed, but the visit was well worth it.
Nikolaistrasse in Leipzig, with cafe tables in the foreground and the Nikolaikirche tower just visible in the distance. It’s a sunny morning with a ble sky, the high buildings either side illuminated by the sun. The 16th century old town hall in the market place of Leipzig, with dramatic clouds above. The bustling central station of Leipzig with several floors of shops and the impressive curved glass and iron roof. A view from my train window of bright yellow rapeseed fields below a cloudy blue sky.
May 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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My son sent me a photo he took this morning of a landscape in Scotland and I replied with a shot I’d taken an hour before in Germany. The similarity is uncanny. I wonder if we’re genetically predisposed to particular views.
A field of grass leading off to a dark treeline in the centre of the image and a blue sky with clouds above.
May 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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I walked up to the Kornhaus in Dessau again - my third visit in as many years. Sat on the terrace overlooking the Elbe, even on a breezy, cloudy day like today, is rather special. A creature of habit, I always have a peppermint tea here before walking back into town.
The west view of the Kornhaus where the rotunda restaurant appears to sit atop a podium set into a grassy incline. The dramatic clouds in the sky appear to emanate from the roof. The flagged outside veranda with tables, chairs and parasols, looking out over the Elbe river. The Kornhaus sign is visible against the cloudy sky. A few of the Elbe river from the Kornhaus. It’s a very cloudy day, but some blue sky is just visible between the cumulus. The foreground is a large swathe of featureless grass. The river bends right in the distance.
May 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM