Saturday 27 February 2010

Spring Is Here!


High Noon in Vienna
Short Lederhosen
are a-blooming!
Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
on spring mornings you greet me?


Spring truly has arrived,
as you can see:
Viennese were taking in the sun
and brunching al fresco

This fellow probably
belonged to a music band
that performs in traditional costume

Even billboards
seem to take on gaudier colours
when the sun's shining

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Photographed
along Wienzeile,
the left bank of the Naschmarkt,
above the river Wien,
which runs underground here
27 February 2010

Images and text
© 2010 by Merisi

17 comments:

  1. Very beautiful walk along Wienzeile!
    Happy Sunday, Merisi!

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  2. Walking down the sidewalk dressed in lederhosen is like attending elementary school with a funny last name. You just have to get through it and hope you don't get beat up too badly.

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  3. Now you get spring while we have dropped down to freezing once again and I am dressed in sweaters and pants, fearing that my tomato plants will final succumb to the cold! Such a year!

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  4. Beautiful Merisi!
    I hope that England fast catches up with Austria!

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  5. A joyful post! The folks at the outdoor cafe remind me of our cows, basking in the sun.

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  6. @ Vicki Lane!!!!!!!!!! *rofl*

    (I am sitting here,
    archiving until my eyes cross over -
    thinking about doing the ironing instead, such is the fun!)

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  7. @ Hexe,
    I am truly sorry for your tomato plants!
    (One has to be really careful about what one wishes for, isn't it? Near freezing in Florida, almost March!)

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  8. Pietro,
    grazie e buona fine settimana anche a te! :-)


    Marcheline,
    I got the impression that the poor chap wanted to get away from the crowd, and fast! ;-)

    Maalie,
    I wished everybody could share in the magic spring weather we are basking in right now! Today, I saw the first snowdrops!

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  9. ....Oh, warm sunrais.....spring isn't far away...I feel it too!!!!

    Soooo lovely to see people enjoy the sun outside.....!

    Have a wonderful and sunny sunday, cara Merisi
    ciao ciao elvira

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  10. A chuckle escapes me ... he strutts his Stuff stiffleggedly like a Holzmannerl, now in Kufstein he would not b out of place at all!

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  11. Oh, send some our way!! Not here yet, and I definitely have spring fever.
    Loving the hot-pink shirt with the braces ;)

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  12. Yes it does look like everyone is going to come outside now. I hope I don't have to wear the shorts outfit when it becomes spring here. Spring is a long month away here.

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  13. No sign of spring here in my little world.

    Just 23 inches of snow !!! have pics at my blog too

    www.thequietone.net

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  14. We have tiny signs of spring but nothing as nice as the weather that you are having. How lovely to eat al fresco again!

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  15. Thank you all for your kind comments,
    they made me smile and empathize at the same time with those of you still under the snow. May spring arrive soon everywhere!
    A wonderful weekend to all of you,
    Merisi

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  16. Very beautiful street scenes. It's a long time until spring in my part of the world.

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  17. I can not believe you ... here in Provence, it si freezing and raining.. something is going wrong

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