Clothing/Accessories 1 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]

    Now that we have ‘covered’ heads, it’s time to move south, anatomically speaking. Clothing/Accessories is going to be fertile ground in the weeks to come, as orange is quite popular for wearing apparel. Today we start with the scarves [scarfs]. Usually worn around the neck, the piece below seems nothing more than a scarf tied around the head. There is probably some official name for this item, but I don't know it. Be that as it may, it makes a nice transition from hats.....

  There is no doubt  about the status of the next two pieces, they are indeed scarves. The 'models' were photographed in Braunschweig, Germany. For those of you who have been dropping in on my blog, you will have noticed that many of my recent posts were shot there [as well as Berlin]. My wife and I were there in May visiting friends and family, and it proved to be a wonderland for OYGIF.

Hats 2 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]

  This ends the mini-series on hats. In it, I’ve taken the liberty to extend that to bike helmets. The two youngsters, as well as the adult, below were biking in downtown Braunschweig, Germany. As a child, my wife lived in one of its charming suburbs; and, my brother-in-law is still a city resident.

  I espied this orange cap worn by a lad on a class outing in Berlin-Wannsee. I knew it was perfect for OYGIF and, thanks to my telephoto lens, I was able to get the one shot.

Hats 1 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]

   This posting is another ‘change of pace', and it relates to last week’s Orange Hair theme. That is, today I focus on what covers hair; viz. hats. This is a rich area to explore, and it will take more than one week to complete sharing.

This shot was taken circa 1978, so I've known this beauty a long, long time. In fact, she [Rosemarie]  is my wife of almost 52 years. Who knew that orange would also figure prominently in my life?

 These shots were taken in Rochester's Public Market. At one time, baseball caps were worn  almost exclusively in the USA. Now, they are everywhere.

 This display was shot in a department store in Berlin. The women's hats are certainly more fashionable than the caps above.

 These interesting hats were for sale in a Nürnberg public market.

Orange Hair [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]

  This posting is a departure from those of recent weeks; viz. these are 'people' shots. What caught my eye about these women was, among other things, their hair color. Each one was some shade of orange. Several years ago, a bright red-orange hue became popular in parts of Germany. None of the colors here had quite that bright red intensity. 

                        The above image was taken on a city bus in Braunschweig, Germany.

Mother and daughter are busy perusing wares at a Flohmarkt in Braunschweig. With this image, I got a 'two-fer'; viz. orange hair and orange bag.

This woman was engrossed in reading the book cover at Buchhandlung Winter, located at Giesebrechtstr. 18, Berlin-Charlottenburg. This establishment was judged 'Buchhandlung des Jahres'  [2011/12]. It so happens that the proprietress is my wife's cousin [once removed].  So, if you are in the area, then stop in and tell Almut that Stan sent you.

This mother and son were strolling on East Main Street in Rochester, NY. The boy's attention seems to be focused on something across the street.