Tuesday 15 September 2009

Viennese Escapes: Salzkammergut


On The Cusp Of Autumn
11 September 2009
The shores of Lake Grundlsee
Salzkammergut

The capriciousness of the weather
on a day like the one pictured
- sunny one moment, drizzling the next -
makes one almost long
to retreat inside:

"Ein Lied hinterm Ofen zu singen"
- to sing a song while basking in the warmth of a
poêle en faïence - or sit down
at the table to savour a freshly caught Alpine Char,
panfried to perfection.

Leaving the swans
to meander their course

while waiting
for the fog and clouds to lift.

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Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) wrote a poem
with the title "Ein Lied hinterm Ofen zu singen" and
Merisi took these photos,
so many years later,
around Lake Grundlsee.
She rather ate an Alpine Char,
then sing a song.
I wonder why?

18 comments:

  1. Merisi, thank you again for allowing me to view such beauty at the beginning of my day. It is grand to have these images and words to carry with me as I drift off into my city environment.

    I cannot choose a favorite photo from this post. Each of them is enchanting or inviting or ... merely lovely. xo

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  2. You make eating an alipine char sound like an adventure!

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  3. That first lake picture took my breath away! Surely two philosophers could sit there and solve the world's problems!

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  4. Oh to be in Austria... now that Autumn's there...

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  5. I wish I were on the shore bench!! AHHH how wonderful!

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  6. Oh my gosh...that lake!!! I'd like to go there right now, please.

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  7. Green , green with envy for the mist and the beauty.

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  8. The first picture just touched my heart, it is very beautiful and just draws me in. I want to sit on the bench and share a cup of tea with a friend right there.

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  9. You are a painter of light captured.

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  10. I have been inside painting - happily of course, but inside all day nonetheless. Thanks for a refreshing moment outside in nature!

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  11. Now you are just torturing me ;) Thank you for sharing your autumn as we have none here!

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  12. So beautiful, Merisi! Reminds me of happy times in Hallstatt :)

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  13. What a charming set of images, Merisi. They remind me of Bregenz: I went there years ago, in winter, for the unforgettable Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli's concerts.

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  14. The first and last photos were my favourites. No, don't let the fog and clouds lift just yet :-)!

    Greetings from London.

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  15. Thank you all!
    I am travelling right now, trying to capture autumn all the way to the South of Italy. So far, mostly rain as I travelled. Right now I am by the seaside, watching a gorgeous thunderstorm unfold over the sea.
    Greetings to all,
    Merisi

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  16. Oh! This lake looks like the "Wallensee", a tiny wonderful lake in Switzerland, there's just a small isle missing, between the bank and the tree. By the way, Liszt composed a piece inpired by the soft light and waves of this place, called "Au lac de Wallenstadt". I love the first picture, it is a little sad yet so peaceful.
    Thank you for your beautiful pictures and words.

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  17. Such a beautiful region!! I can't wait to return and hike through the Salzkammergut in October... I'm told it's one of the most beautiful times of year. :)

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