I like to sit on top of a roof to think it all over … below five photos by frizztext, click on the pictures to enter his galleries on flickr.com
1 – Oia, Santorini, Greece
2 – Vlissingen, The Netherlands
3 – Blankenstein near Bochum, Germany
4 – Arnsberg, North-Rhine Westphalia
P.S.: no one knows ARNSBERG (Germany, North-Rhine Westphalia), but I lived there (aged 10 to 20 = an important fragment of everyone’s life) – maybe you like to visit the slide show below: after 40 years I returned to that city, where I started to learn guitar playing: and introduced to Arnsberg’s ears, where the journey on this “ship called guitar”, had carried me to (to a certain Mississippi feeling, strange for all the others in ARNSBERG):
5 – me, 1965, with a certain future tense …
related:
http://www.photographyblogger.net/26-breathtaking-rooftop-pictures/
music association:
Walk Right In – The Rooftop Singers, 1963:
some very nice photos here. I especially enjoy the first.
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“I believe that an artist has to be pretty selfish or self centered in order to produce work.” Yes, Shimon, but sometimes there is an interim break: a death of a good friend, Passover rituals – but I’m sure you’ll come back to your art one day …
Shalom and a fine Passover to you and yours!
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Love this one FT!
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hi Tina,
your six year old granddaughter fragment made me smile:
she wrote
“You will be as happy as a cat…”
yes, and actually we got a sms,
that my next grandchild will not be a boy
(3 grandsons till now) but surprise: a girl!
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Beautiful, colorful rooftops, Frizz!!!!
🙂
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I love the different roof-top photos, especially at different times of year. And of course the last one perched on a roof. Is that your favorite place to think, Frizz?
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hi Pat, I liked to sit on that VW automobile roof (1965) – unfortunately the vehicle is gone meanwhile – R.I.P.
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Where the air is fresh and clean and, as your stunning collection proves, certainly worth climbing the stairs!
Love the view of 1965!
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Great photos – from a different perspective. Interesting to see the different colours too. love the ‘odd one out’ on the VW!
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I like your book tip
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch:
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of course you and your VW are cool but Arnsberg wins by a mile!
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hi Gilly, no one knows Arnsberg,
but I lived there (aged 10 to 20)
– an important fragment of life …
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and because you put the focus on Arnsberg:
I dared to add a slide show now above,
introducing my last visit of this town …
I hope someone likes it …
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I love it Frizztext and I’m happy that I helped you to think of it. Your steel guitar not only sounds amazing but its beautiful as well. Lots of great inages, notably the one where you have your guitar over your shoulde, the one in front of the log pile and the little blue window hatch. An important fragment of your life indeed, Arnsberg must be a very special place, I hope it holds happy memories.
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hi Gilly in UK,
the neighbourhood photos in your post inspired me to write about ARNSBERG:
thanks for your description of my slide show!
In every city we have the chance for good and bad experiences – had both.
P.S.:
in WW II British air force destroyed the wall of a lake nearby,
the Moehnesee… – many were killed by the flood;
and after 1945, after the liberation, the British Broadcast brought
wonderful new music inspiration to stupid Germany!
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Thanks Frizztext 🙂
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Please accept this Award.
> Very Inspiring Blogger Award <
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/very-inspiring-blogger-award-5/
I hope you can give this award to someone else deserving.
Thanks you, and well done!
Shaun
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hi Shaun,
thanks for the seven bridges to understand you,
my favorites:
2. I once managed a football team in front of 4,000 people in a cup final
3. I spend most of my bad days (Pain) reading and researching things
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Really nice guitar playing, and also roof top images 🙂
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My late husband spent HOURS on our roof. He would have loved some of these. 😉
The VW roof shot is still my favorite, but you must know that. 😉
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our VW was our first home,
we had no other place to live in
– spent many nights there …
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An adventure for sure. I wish I could show you the photo taken of an old red bug convertible that was being auctioned off in Atlantic City, NJ. You would be near, if not, drooling. 😉
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My ideal house would have a rooftop garden… I haven’t heard “Walk right in” in ages!
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they do not feature WALK RIGHT IN, the 1963 hit, at
http://upchucky.org/Radio/1963/juke.htm
but they should!!! I like to play it weekly on my guitar –
and still have my fun!
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I enjoyed your slideshow, Frizz!
I like the variety and different characters of the rooftops, but Santorini is the best one for me. I have many wonderful memories from there.
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Wow! These are really beautiful rooftop views! I can see It’s a good idea to photograph the top of a City.
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