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January 7, 2012 by Kat

Weekend Away: Light in the Kitchen

I’m giving myself a little blog break on weekends these days. Rather than leaving the blog empty though, I’ll share one of the many images in my queue I haven’t gotten around to sharing yet. When you see the “Weekend Away” title, the image could be from anywhere!

Today’s image is from Marksburg Castle, in the Rhine River Valley in Germany. This is one of the few castles on the Rhine that was never destroyed, so it was the most realistic view of castle life around. Many of the other castles on the Rhine were rebuilt with a more idealized view of castle life, or are in crumbling ruins.

Can’t you see working in this kitchen? I loved the light. I’ve always thought it funny that when we think of living in the past, many people think of living as the lords and ladies. We have this ideal view of what life was like. The reality is that there were very few people who were in that position of wealth. If I were born sometime long ago, I always thought I would probably have been a serving wench, eeking out a life somewhere. I would much rather live in the present day, thank you very much!

(Hmmm… that didn’t end up being much of a blogging break this morning. A different topic than usual though!)

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Filed Under: The Kat Eye View of the World Tagged With: castle, Germany, kitchen, Marksburg, Rhine, weekend away

Comments

  1. Amy Nabors says

    January 7, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Love this photo. Especially the large bowl on the floor.

  2. Gina says

    January 7, 2012 at 10:48 am

    The simplicity and light in this image is just beautiful! My ancestors were peasants serving the German knights — the family lore included the story of how the knights got first dibs on the new brides. Yes, we do live in much better times!

    • Kat says

      January 7, 2012 at 1:53 pm

      Wow, what a wonderful piece of family history to have Gina!

  3. Leanne says

    January 7, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Love the light in this photo- beautiful!

  4. Carole M. says

    January 7, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    I enjoyed this photograph; I was taking in the unique bird-cage at first…

    • Kat says

      January 7, 2012 at 1:53 pm

      It’s interesting how everyone is picking out different details.

  5. seabluelee says

    January 7, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    Wow, Kat, that one took my breath away. I think I actually prefer the square-cropped version at the top. The light is just gorgeous. And I was laughing as I read along…thinking exactly what you said at the end, that you had written a new post after all…. 🙂

    • Kat says

      January 7, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      Isn’t that interesting? The crop at the top is created by the WordPress theme. Fun how something random can help you see in new ways!

  6. Marcie says

    January 8, 2012 at 1:33 am

    Beautiful soft light in this scene and image. I like your idea of weekend blogging breaks..maybe something I might consider myself.

    • Kat says

      January 8, 2012 at 9:41 am

      Definitely consider taking weekends off Marcie. It can be a nice little break!

  7. Andromeda Jazmon says

    January 10, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    Just found your blog. Love the way light finds these shapes!

    • Kat says

      January 10, 2012 at 5:58 pm

      Welcome, so glad to have you joining me here!

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