Urig.

The German word 'urig' is truly unique - it describes a blend of tradition, cosiness and a certain charming roughness. As well as ‘cosy’, it could also be translated as ‘quaint’ or ‘rustic’.

The accommodation where we’ve spent the last few days hiking can only be described as 'urig'. This stag wearing welding goggles is the centrepiece of the living room.

Do you have any portraits being 'urig' too? Why not post them using the hashtag #urig and/or in the comments!

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Moving House - 2 april 2026

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Schatten.

The day before yesterday, we took a quick look around the area near our holiday accommodation on Lake Eder. I must take a few photos one of these days in the small, secluded village where we’re staying. If you walk from the village to the Sengelsberg - a mountain hardly anyone knows, I guess - you pass these two trees. In principle, nothing spectacular. Unless, that is, the sun is directly behind them and you get to see these magnificent shadows.

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Verweilen.
Das ist einfach 'inkompatibel mit dem Digitalen'. #FotoVorschlag

I posted my favourite photo from this set nine weeks ago (I’ll link to it again in the comments). But this one fits the bill perfectly today: The #PhotoSuggestion is ‘incompatible with the digital age’ … It’s hard to imagine what that means nowadays. But taking the time to linger, to wait deliberately … that’s no longer possible in the age of the smartphone.

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Spielende Kinder

Shortly after the World War II, the sculptor Kurt Lehmann used his own children at play as the model for this #sculpture. It was exhibited at the very first documenta and was later purchased by the City of #Hannover.

Fun fact: His son, depicted here, later became director of the Hannover State Opera and, long before his career took off, already had his own #monument in the form of this sculpture.

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Courage.

Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann was a Göttingen professor and a "founding father" of German parliamentarianism. In 1837, he led the Göttingen Seven - a group of professors who risked their careers to protest King Ernst August’s constitutional violations. His bronze statue now is the central part of a #monument and stands before the #LowerSaxony State Parliament in #Hannover, symbolizing the transition from academia to principled political action.

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Ottenstraße.

I captured this little snapshot of everyday life in #Hannover on a side street off Limmerstraße. Limmerstraße itself is a popular hangout for local young people because of its many bars and restaurants. One “limmert” here.

By the way, the non-alcoholic beer in the foreground comes from the local brewery.

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Hier ruht sanft ... und die Zeit rast weiter.
(Here lies in peace... and time marches on. #HistoryMeetsModern)

When Caroline Mensing was laid to rest at the Neustadt Cemetery in 1850, #Hannover was a different world. No cars, no concrete, no internet. Today, her headstone looks out upon the Conti Tower at the University of Hannover - a symbol of modernity that has itself grown old over the years, something she could never have imagined. A place of mourning has become a city park where life passes her by.

Inscription on the gravestone: Here sleeps peacefully our beloved sister Caroline Mensing, born on November 27, 1802, died on October 9, 1850.

Inschrift auf dem Grabstein: Hier ruht sanft unsere geliebte Schwester Caroline Mensing. Geboren am 27ten November 1802. Gestorben am 9ten October 1850.

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Harenberger Straße, inspired by Abbey Road

I’ve had this idea in mind for a very long time. Yesterday, I stumbled across this quiet zebra crossing in the west of #Hannover and finally got round to putting the idea into practice. I wasn’t entirely satisfied at first, especially as there wasn’t enough sun and shade. So I set off again today and found another zebra crossing. But after an hour of trying – and, above all, waiting for there to be no cars – I have to admit: I much prefer yesterday’s photo.

PS: Für den heutigen #FotoVorschlag zählt es nicht, dass drei links und drei rechts sind, oder? Zählen die drei Lücken? 🙈🙃

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Entschleunigung.

Slowing down means learning to wait again. Especially in an age when everything seems to be available instantly, this can be a very healing process.

This is a very distinctive, though rarely used, bus stop in #Hannover. On Sundays, you wait 15 minutes for a bus here. In the background is the Anzeiger Tower, where the news magazine "Der Spiegel" was founded in 1947 and the weekly magazine "Stern" in 1948. For younger readers: It was like social media, but only once a week or once a month, and you had to walk to the newsstand to get it.

I spent almost an hour here yesterday until I finally got the shot exactly the way I wanted it.

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