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Graz–May. 10, 2025

Today I decided to walk to the StadtPark 🇦🇹 (City Park).

This mural is near where I live.

mural showing person holding paint brushes

And these two posters at the train station: (The first two say “Risked, risked, flamed“ and “Unfocused, unfocused, scalped”.)

Riskiert Riskiert Flambiert (toy on back with lightning bolts in its chest) / Unkonzentriert Unkonzentriert Kollidiert (toy in pieces)

Ignoriert Ignoriert Skalpiert (decaptitated toy)

Plaque on a house: In this house, Karl Morre died on 21 February 1897. Dedicated by Annenberg. He was a poet and writer.

In diesem Hause starb am 21. February 1897 Karl Morre, Gewidmet von der Annenburg.

Hauptplatz Open Market

People were selling art and ceramics at the main plaza:

whimsical ceramic garden ornaments

ceramic bowls and plates

wooden bowls

Stadtpark

Well. It’s big. As in 22 hectares (54 acres). And really gorgeous too, now that spring has sprung.

Aside: this poem from my childhood just popped into my head, and I have to share it with you:

Spring has sprung.
Grass has riz.
Wonder where the birdies is?

Thank you. I feel much better now. We now return you to our regularly scheduled photos.

bust of Schiller

Schiller was quite the handsome dude.

trees in Stadtpark

purple flowers in Stadtpark

View of park with tree trunk in foreground and marble statue of seated person in background.

Statue between two roughly conical bushes.

statue of hamlering seated

This is Robert Hamerling.

bent over tree

Some statuary:

statue of two small children

Panther wearing a crown

I think this is the symbol of Graz 🇦🇹.

two statues near lake

metal sculpture of dragonflies

At top left, a modern metal abstract. At bottom right, a white stone statue of a muscular man

Miscellanea

Drawing of a cartoon fox with a blue butterfly sitting on the fox's ear. Text: Du bist nicht allein

You are not alone.

Utility cover decorated with orange, red, and yellow geometric shapes.

Two posters for “Future of Melancholia“, one showing a woman and the other a bull’s head.

Yellow teddy bear wearing headphones. Text: Radio geht ins Ohr und bleibt im Kopf!

Radio goes in the ear and stays in the head!

Renaissance-style painting of man holding a sapling, the Christ child is on his shoulder.