Vatertag – Father’s Day in Germany

In Germany today is Vatertag = Father’s Day. What would be fine, if a father would be able to give it to us? Money, a house, a car, a gun? Some chromosomes for thinking, good memory, empathy, good rites of friendship? Power, not anxiety? Courage? I’m always amused by the “man on a horse”-series of Eduardo Amorim. Though myself: If a horse wasn’t calm, following my will: then I often fell down to the ground. An armchair, is what I prefer.
Ganhando o céu
photo by Eduardo Amorim – click on the image to enter his flickr photo collection…
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me, looking into the future with my third grandson:
Boulevard Window

About Didi van Frits

writer, photographer, guitarist, painter

32 responses to “Vatertag – Father’s Day in Germany

  1. …who wouldn’t?! Happy father’s day, Frizz!

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  2. Great pictures! Wonderful read, enjoyed it a lot my friend! Cheers from Canada!

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  3. Hi,
    Happy Father’s Day, and I like the photo you chose as well, and I agree, an armchair sounds good to me as well. 🙂

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  4. Happy father’s day to you. Hope children spoil jou

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  5. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! Fathers are our backbones, a strong source of strength in the family. We lift up you and the fathers of Germany in prayer today.

    BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!

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  6. polly

    I love the last photo, very sweet.

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  7. Claudia

    Happy Father’s Day! 🙂

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  8. Happy Father’s Day, Frizz!
    🙂

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  9. The armchair is safer. I enjoyed the photos of your grandsons. Happy Fathers day (and grandfathers day!)

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  10. Happy Father Day and Grandfather Day (that is implied, but still is good to hear!)

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  11. Believe it or not, Frizz, my own father actually rode a horse much like this in my childhood days. He set quite a profile against the sky in the eyes of his adoring young daughter, he did!

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    • congrats to such a father, Rose! My father was a baker and he rode early in the morning only his bicycle to bring the warm bread (German: Brötchen, Semmeln, Schrippen) to the houses …

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  12. Inspiring thought for this special day …
    Happy Father’s and Grandfather’s Day, Frizz.

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  13. Hapy Father’s Day Dietmar!

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  14. Happy father’s day my dear friend. It was good to have one and good to be one!!

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  15. Happy Father’s Day!

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  16. Happy Father’s Day! Sweet photo of your third grandson 🙂

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  17. Hope you had a Happy father’s day! 🙂

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