Farewell to summer

For me, this particular time of year is a strange time. Summer is almost, but not quite, gone, and autumn is knocking on the door. The fruits are almost, but not quite, ripe. The days are getting shorter and the mists cover the fields. The days are still pleasantly warm but chill creeps in overnight. The birds are getting ready for their long journey south. It is a time of plenty, and yet there is already a sense of the cruel times to come...



I don't really hate autumn but I feel melancholy every time the summer is beginning to bid goodbye, when the change is felt in the air, when it becomes clear the careless times are over for another year...

Bridging The Gap - Finale

Back to the Ljubljanica and probably the most famous bridge crossing it. The Triple Bridge (Tromostovje) is one of the best known Plečnik's work. He replaced the existing bridge leading from Prešeren Square to Town Square, and more than that - he constructed three bridges instead of one. The central bridge was intended for the vehicles and the side ones for the pedestrians.

The view from Dragon Bridge. The structure to the left of the picture is The Market - another of Plečnik's masterpieces which spans from Dragon Bridge to Triple Bridge.



The view from the footbridge toward the other side of the Triple Bridge.


A view across Prešeren Square showing one of the side bridges.


Another view, this time showing the central part. The area has been recently closed to traffic and is now a pedestrian zone.


So, this brings another photo challenge to a close. Thank you, Alice. It has been more entertaining than I thought.

Bridging The Gap

Where the canal you saw in the previous post joins the Ljubljanica lies this small bridge. Nothing special really but I kind of liked its iron railings.



You can visit Alice to see more bridges.

Bridging The Gap with the sky in the background

Yes, it's time for another Skywatch but due to my busyness I'm not signing in this time although this shot certainly qualifies for both memes.

Melli said in one of the comments I may not need to stray from the Ljubljanica at all to complete this meme and she was quite right. However, I chose to wander up one of the narrow canals that link to the Ljubljanica to take this shot of a more modern bridge. It looks quite good, don't you think?



Bridging The Gap has been conceived by Alice at I Was Born2Cree8 .

Bridging The Gap Day 4

There was a glimpse of this bridge in the previous post - beyond the footbridge and the flying fish. This is another view of Cobbler's Bridge, designed by Jože Plečnik whose work features prominently in the architecture of Ljubljana and indeed much of the central Europe (he has designed several buildings in Vienna and Prague).



Here I tried to make it look a bit like the old postcards (to be perfectly honest, trying to save an overexposed photo - that's what you get when you trust the automatic settings of your point and shoot camera)



The project is hosted by Alice at I Was Born2Cree8

Bridging The Gap with Ruby Tuesday

Still the Ljubljanica and the city centre. A footbridge with a view of the Cobbler's Bridge and some fish-shaped helium balloons as an artsy installation across the river in between. The photo was taken in May and these fish were on display there only about a week. And if you look closely (enlarge for better view) the footbridge is embellished with some red flowers.



For more bridges you can visit Alice at I Was Born2Cree8
Ruby Tuesday is hosted by the teach at Work of the Poet


a note: I will try to visit as many of you as I can but I'm rather busy these days so please bear with me if I miss on a visit. Thank you.

Bridging The Gap 2

I have written a little about the Dragon Bridge on this blog before so I'm just adding a couple of pics. The river under the bridge is again the Ljubljanica in its final incarnation.



The bronze dragons can actually be seen on each end of the bridge if you click to enlarge.



Bridging The Gap is hosted by Alice.