Back to the Middle Ages, part 3

Hi Everybody!

Today I am continuing with the photos from Burg Linn:

A coot on its nest in the middle of the water:

The grounds surrounding the castle now have various uses - some of it is farmed, there is a riding stable and lots of beautiful allotments:

The signs are still written in the old German script:

Another heron:

Bucolic scenes by the pastures:

Social housing for bats:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Back to the middle ages, part 2

Hi Everybody!

Today I am sharing some things made this week for 

Paint Party Friday,

hosted by Eva and Kristin.

I have been busy cutting stamps at my group again, so here is what I have been up to. They are just stamped on scrap paper, but I am looking forward to using them in journal pages etc.

I made 2 stamps with African women at my group, they are both about 8" high.

It's always exciting inking up self carved stamps for the first time:

This one is a a cat called Herbert. He looks a bit old and tired, perhaps just how I feel....The stamp is approx 3 x 3"

And now I have more photos from our trip to Burg Linn, a moated castle from the middle ages in a neighbouring town on the other side of the Rhine near here. You can see the first part of the photos here.

After walking through part of the beautiful grounds we came to the bridge over the moat to take us into the castle courtyard:

The clematis is blooming very early:

This evil tempered dragon  lady was guarding the entrance:

But she was magicked away and the way was then free:

The Romans had a settlement here in times predating the castle but there are lots of remains shown in the castle museum. On Sunday there were  tents on the green where people were demonstrating various aspects of Roman life - defence tactics, games, food, cosmetics and armoury etc:

A  miniature catapult:

I will show part three of the photos in my next post.

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!