A renaissance man for the twenty-first century!
Continuing the series, THEN (1983) NOW NOW (COLOR): COMMENTS: (1) This is actually not that old – it was inaugerated in 1983 by the artist Meret Oppenheim. Below are some more interesting facts about this pillar of moss and slime:
The large tower to the right is the Torreón de la Zuda,
Wow, finally got a chance to continue the series, been a long time since I’ve seen one of these!
Continuing the series, arguably the world’s oldest and best-known pillar of moss and slime, located in Aix en Provence, shows that my own name for these objects, pillars of moss and slime, is not half bad: this one is officially known as Fontaine Mossue. Interestingly, it is a natural hot water spring that dates back […]
Continuing the series, this pillar of moss and slime is located in Montreux, on the eastern shore of Lake Geneva. As you can see, as far as biotopes go, this one is just getting started. I’ll have to drop by next year and see how it’s changed. But, there are still plenty of other pillars […]
If anyone knows what these things are really called, please let me know. I call them “pillars of moss and slime.” It is a column over which water slowly and continuously trickles. And because of this, the column is host to a variety of natural molds, slimes, algae, moss, and grass – growing in different […]
Well, I don’t know how incredible they really are. But I do know it drives me absolutely nuts to see an almost identical set of towers all over the French countryside, and yet not know where to get the details. Are they for radio – or television – or both? Why are there three platforms? […]
There is a small river called the Sihl, and it runs parallel to a shopping center in Zürich known as Sihlcity. And on a concrete pillar is a rather nice depiction of Dirty Harry. I’m not sure why it’s there, but it is located only about 200 m from one of the largest movie theaters […]
This is the city of Zaragoza, in the region of Spain called Aragon. This is the famous Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar church, visited by Popes and pilgrims worldwide. It was here that many people think Hemingway drew inspiration for his short story, Hills Like White Elephants.