Spring has sprung
Yesterday, lunchtime
Just across the Danube Channel,
March showers and March sunshine,
between the first course
and the second,
I ran outside, to snap away,
and from the look of it,
I was not the only one
Photographed 19 March 2014
along Praterstrasse
2nd District, Leopoldstadt
Images and Text © by Merisi
Links:
-> Sky Watch Friday - Beautiful Skies from around the World
The monument in front of the yellow house in the next to the last picture
is a statue of Johann Nestroy:
-> Johann Nepomuk Nestroy (7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) at Wikipedia:
"Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy .... was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. Dubbed the "Austrian Shakespeare", in style he is more comparable to Molière."
"Nestroy's legacy:
About half of Nestroy's works have been revived by the modern German-speaking theatres and many are part and parcel of today's Viennese repertoire. However, few have ever been translated into English. Only one, Einen Jux will er sich machen, has become well known to English-speaking theatregoers. Interestingly, it has become a classic more than once. It was first adapted as Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker (which later became the musical Hello, Dolly!) and later achieved success as the comic masterpiece On the Razzle, which was translated by Stephen Plaice and adapted by Tom Stoppard."
-> Johann Nestroy Monument through Merisi's lens
Beautiful spring captures and Vienna -- no better pair!! Wonderful captures for the day, Merisi, as always!! Thanks for sharing the beauty! Have a lovely weekend!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and I can feel spring, see spring and taste spring :)
ReplyDeleteAnd Spring time is actually of the beginning... lovely!
ReplyDeleteWonderful captures Merisi ... dark fingered branches sit beautifully against that lovely warm yellowish background.
ReplyDeleteI love these pretty colors, they look springy! Lovely images. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful spring photography for SWF ~ uplifting for the Spirit here in MA USA ~ still a tad cold ~ xxx
ReplyDeleteartmusedog and carol
(a creative harbor)
oh my what beautiful spring scenes you captured.
ReplyDeleteDelightful sequence of beautiful spring scenes.
ReplyDeleteLovely captures!
ReplyDeleteI envy you being in such a beautiful city.
Beautiful little snippets of spring!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is just truly gorgeous. Spring has sprung ravishingly! And that 2nd photo is incredibly inviting, I want to just step in:)
ReplyDeleteFourth photograph tells a story so it is my favorite one of the series. Spring has arrived. Good job on the images.
ReplyDeleteJM Illinois
U.S.A.
What lovely spring light!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Spring day!
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed!
Deletecheers,
merisi
Nice pictures of Vienna and that you don't see much. Thanks for showing.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome! :-)
DeleteSpring cometh in on little cat feets...
ReplyDeleteLooks loverly there...
Many little spring cats .... ;-)
DeleteWonderful pics..have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
DeleteI truly love the first sight of awakening leaves..that baby green..
ReplyDeleteIt is such a promising sight, isn't it?
DeleteLove this sequence, of brightness despite the showers. Out of curiousity, there is a statue in background of Number 4: a musician, poet, writer, statesman?
ReplyDeleteI have added information, at the bottom of the blog, about the statue, a monument to Johann Nestroy. There's also a link to a post where you'll find a close-up of the statue! xxx
DeleteThanks for the links and the extra wonderful pictures. An area I look forward to exploring around Easter, and interesting info on Nestroy, too. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteLove the gold facade of that building
ReplyDeleteThat is one amazing building, and huge!
DeleteIt must be fabulous to experience springtime in Vienna. Thanks for sharing the beauty!
ReplyDeleteIt is, indeed!
DeleteYou are welcome!
Oh how wonderful to see spring in all her glory!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
DeleteYou live in such an amazing City, showers or sunshine.
ReplyDeleteI really like the shot of the damp walkway and the tree shadows. Its very painterly.
Thank you, Sue!
DeleteRain and sunshine in short sequence really produced some beautiful light.
A beautiful series of photos -- I especially like the second one. My WW
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heather! :-)
DeleteWonderful spring colours and textures, very painterly. Your city looks beautiful, Merisi.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteIt is a beautiful city, indeed, this new hometown of mine.
Beautiful photos, Merisi!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda! :-)
DeleteIt's nice to see the trees starting to bloom. The wet sidewalks really make your photos extra special.
ReplyDeleteI literally run outside while waiting for my food, to catch the sun in beetween spring showers! ;-)
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