Schloss Hellbrunn by myrrhluz
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In fall of 1980, my sister, Leslie, and I went to Europe for a month, including Salzburg, Austria where I shot these images. They were scanned from slides. It was a wonderful trip.
"The schloss is also famous for its jeux d'eau ("watergames") in the grounds, which are a popular tourist attraction in the summer months. These games were conceived by Markus Sittikus, a man with a keen sense of humour, as a series of practical jokes to be performed on guests. Notable features include stone seats around a stone dining table through which a water conduit sprays water into the seat of the guests when the mechanism is activated, and hidden fountains that surprise and spray guests while they take part on the tour. Other features are a mechanical, water-operated and music-playing theatre built in 1750 showing various professions at work, a grotto and a crown being pushed up and down by a jet of water, symbolising the rise and fall of power. At all of these games there is always a spot which is never wet: that where the Archbishop stood or sat, to which there is no water conduit and which is today occupied by the tour guide." (Wikipedia)
My sincere thanks to everyone who is keeping my sister in their thoughts and prayers. Last month, Leslie went to Germany to undergo a procedure, to make a vaccine to fight her cancer. It is called Dendritic Cell Therapy. This month she had her first treatment. It usually takes about 2 months to know how well the treatment is working, so she is in a waiting period right now. She has had a rough time since she got back from Germany, with symptoms of swelling effecting her abdomen, legs, and lungs. She has been a bit better the last two weeks.
In about 3 hours I am heading to the airport to visit her for 10 days. My niece will be there too, and we are going to have a wonderful time together celebrating Leslie's birthday (the 26th).
Summer is just around the corner. I hope everyone is having a wonderful spring.
