Once upon a time...

in a fairy little town near the big blue stream the rulers of the town decided to build a bridge. After some years, the bridgebuilder guild, a club of very eager and canonic technicians, offered a modestly expensive, technocratic structure. Despite the lack of aesthetic ambitions, the humble majority of the people of the town decided to build it, because they hoped their economy will prosper and they will be able to cross the big blue stream quicker than before. However, the slight minority of the people of the town argued to use to money needed to build the great structure could be used for more useful purposes and said, that they actually do not want to cross the bridge there, because their ancestors tought them that this place was a magic one, which will mesmerize all people who are able to feel the real beauty of the place. So they tried to convince the other people. Some of them changed their humble minds, because they do not have a business across the river. Nevertheless, they did not want to obstruct the merchants to offered to dig a long tunnel to harmonize the wants of both parties. But the rulers of the town were ignorant people and admired the paper they got signed by the people of the town. By the time, the unions minister of sustainability, beauty and sanity heard about the big plans and became furious, because he never was asked for his opinion about the great grey structure. His angryness lead to huge discussions among the people of the whole country, even the queen involved herself. But the rulers of the city only though about their own growing wealth. In order to please the authorities, they changed the appearance of the structure of the great grey structure to another great grey structure. However, the authorities are sophisticated people and recognized the illusion and took away the seal of beauty of the fairy little town near the big blue stream. Without regret the rulers of the town started building the other great grey structure, and more and more people wanted the seal of beauty back. They now even recognized the magic spirit of the place now dominated by the other great grey structure. But it was too late...

Winter in the City

It has been a while since my last posting, sorry for that... However, I seized the crazy, beautiful, freezing, mind-blowing, car-stopping, glaring winter weather as a photo opportunity during the recent days after christmas. Part one of the winter shots is down below: It is a series of photos I shot yesterday during an extended walk along the Elbe river in Dresden. It was brilliantly clear winter weather with about 20cm of snow. You have to know that is it definitely not usual that you can do cross-country skiing in Dresden. But this year is not a regular one! Yesterday the light was just crazy, pretty much golden. Check out yourself!