Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Sassnitz - A Day in Sassnitz

After much venturing and trekking and general doing stuff the last day was spent in Sassnitz, wandering the streets to see what could be found...

Sassnitz
detail from the a building
Sassnitz
Wall painting
Sassnitz
another wall painting
Sassnitz
this rose has seen better days...
Sassnitz
more flowers I don't know the name of

Sassnitz
these ones are yellow...
Sassnitz
overlooking the harbour
Sassnitz

Sassnitz

Sassnitz
bread+seagulls=dinnertime 
Sassnitz
mine...
Sassnitz
FIGHT...
Sassnitz
come fly with me...
Sassnitz
feeding the locals
Sassnitz
thank you for dinner
Sassnitz
the breakwater is

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Covered in Bees

Some bee facts for you:
Bees were the first creatures to discover that the world was round. This is known because they can use the Sun as radar even at night to find nectar. 

Only one bee, the honey bee, dies after stinging. If you a stung and the creature dies, it is more likely to be a wasp. 

It takes 12 bees a lifetime to make a teaspoon of honey. 

Beehive cells are hexagon shaped because it uses the minimum amount of wax for the maximum storage space in a given area. 

If you put a magnet next to a honeycomb, the hexagon cells turn cylindrical. 

Eddie Izzard once said it was odd that bees make honey, "Earwigs don't make chutney."

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Bee Hives

Monday, August 6, 2012

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps live at Flower Power, Leipzig on Friday 3rd August 2012

Listen to Lotta Sleeps at bandcamp.com, or follow Lotta Sleeps on Facebook

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Lotta Sleeps

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Black Cat in Kap Arkona

The view of black cats being favorable creatures is attributed specifically to the Egyptian goddess Bast, the cat goddess. Egyptian households believed they could gain favor from Bastet by hosting black cats in their household. This view was held in the early 17th Century by the English monarch Charles I. Upon the death of his treasured pet black cat, he is said to have lamented that his luck was gone. True to his claim, he was arrested the very next day and charged with high treason. 
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona

Sassnitz - The Lighthouse of Kap Arkona

Lighthouses are cool...and there were two in Kap Arkona. There were also a lot of sparrows.

Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
experimenting with long exposure photography...
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
Marine navigation tower
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
a lone poppy
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
The old and new lighthouses
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
A red rose
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
bug on a leaf (stating the obvious)
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
there's a storm front coming
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
out towards the Marine navigation tower

Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
Sally Sparrow
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
Jack Sparrow, Captain Jack Sparrow...
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
Milk thistle flowerhead
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
Sharing the nectar
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
The suspension bridge in Sassnitz 

Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
a lone seagull
Sassnitz: Kap Arkona
Sassnitz harbour