Sunday, October 30, 2011

A new ink pen at last

Going to buy a brand new ink pen by Parker with a converter (the refillable cartridge with which you can draw up the ink from an ink-well, preferably through the nib so that the ink channels get cleaned) in the coming month.

Yippee!

Scenes from Neckargemünd and Dilsberg

Yesterday's walk gave me these photos.

Near Hanfmarkt bus stop, Neckargemünd

Near Hanfmarkt bus stop, Neckargemünd

View of the slope west of Kleingemünd, from Hanfmarkt bridge

Johannes Nepomuk Kirche Neckargemünd
View of Neckarsteinach from S-Bahnhof (suburban train station) Altstadt
Tree in autumn foliage

View from under the railway bridge,  Dilsberg fortress visible atop hill in the distance

Close-up-view, Neckar river and Dilsberg hill with fortress in the distance

Close-up of northern bank of Neckar river
View downstream

Upstream

And then, a few more photos from an earlier walk up Dilsberg fortress:

Dilsberg village from fortress

Dramatic view of church and landscape
Hope you enjoyed the walk as much as I did!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

The nice landscape hereabouts

Have a look at the place where I live. These were taken with my (admittedly low-resolution, non-hi-tech) camera yesterday at sunset during a walk along my street.








I suppose the pictures say what I want to say. In any case I would love to buy a new camera, once I can afford it!

Monday, October 17, 2011

How to memorize a song with music

Step 1. Let the song play in the background in repeat mode while you do some work.
Step 2. Spend some time listening exclusively to the song, for example during a bus ride.
Step 3. If you aren't the type to hear the lyrics straightaway, then focus on the lyrics next. If you tend to ignore the music then pay closer attention to it in this step.
Step 4. Find yourself listening to the song by heart even when you are not listening to it.
Step 5. Try singing it if that was your aim, and hum the background music along with it.
Done!

Saturday, October 8, 2011