Iris & Harry

We have seen many Caritas locations on our journeys. To verify how many are out there and if there are signs or markers with the Caritas Symbol i did a serch in google pictures like this: Caritas Haus Caritas Building The result is that there are many and most of them has a sign or painting with the symbol. Next check was to open google maps and type in a city, Bonn, New York, Prague for example. Then type DRK (for the german Red Cross) and see how many buildings are there. Or type Red Cross for searching in international areas. Doing the same using Caritas shows that in some areas there are more Red Cross / DRK buildings, in other areas are more from Caritas. I think it is a good idea to get this category in place. Harry (Team Iris & Harry)

There is a name for this kind of art in germany: "Kreiselkunst". ( https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunst_im_Kreisverkehr ) I found two german websites where this roundabout art is collected and dokumented. Pictures are welcome there: https://www.kunstimkreisverkehr.de/ http://www.kreiselkunst.com/ One difference between the existing categories and this one is that most of the objects in roundabouts are particular planned and constructed for the roundabout where they are located. I assume that this is the case for Manville Possum's pictures 1,2 and 5. So i would say the objects are primarily "Kreiselkunst" ( Roundabout Art ) and maybe fit to existing categories as well. Harry

Traffic Circle Objects

Manville Possum gave interesting hints to have another view,.... in huge countries with a lot of miles between the cities and villages there is no reason to use roundabouts in the way as they are used in countries with less miles between them . In germany the amount of traffic circles has grown in the last 10 years by a multiple, there are very small ones and middle sized as well,... cities and muncipalities overtrump each other to have the traffic circle with the most important art in it. During last holiday in france we see the same thing there. Traffic Circle Art is different from other existing art categories cause the requirement is another one. Objects must look good from all sides. I think the first shot for the Category Name "Roundabout traffic / Kreisverkehre" was not good, "Kreisverkehre" is german, too national, Traffic Circle Art is a worlwide theme. The second shot "Artistically Roundabout-Traffic" is not good as well, i think, cause it sounds that the traffic itself should be artistically, some kind of Wheely with a Motorcycle around the circle. While typing here i use "Traffic Circle Art" but this didn't get the theme right as well, flower beds in the circles middle are not really art, but eyecatcher as well and so they should not be excluded. Anyway, we will find a good name for this category, moving on,..... I'm hunting Traffic Circle Objects since years, easy doing while walking around them, not easy to shot fotos while driving, a special challenge for co-driver, sunroof open, camera up, FastBurst on and go,... Or hold your cam out of the passenger window. Or use a cam filter to reduce window mirror effects and shot straight by cars windshield. Harry

Another Artistically Roundabout

We like the idea to waymark roundabouts with interesting objects or nice flower bed very much. Long time before we enjoy Waymarking we post these in a panoramio group. But since google stop this service we can't upload there anymore, examples of the former group you will find using this seach: https://www.google.de/search?q=panoramio+roundabout&client=firefox-b&sa=X&dcr=0&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0ahUKEwjA0MbN38DWAhWGuhQKHfNACksQsAQIJQ&biw=1366&bih=604 Meanwhile roundabouts are a main concept for traffic routing in germany and often there are announcements in the local area where artist can provide their ideas and the results are often great art. Of cause the object sometimes fit to other categorys as well, but crossposting is not evil. It is easy to take pictures of roundabouts in citys or villages while walking around there. But i took pictures from inside the car when Iris is at the steering wheel as well . In our area there are a lot of art objects which are only created to take place in traffic roundabouts, otherwise they would not exist, not for a park or whatever. When the catergory will take place in Waymarking we will support it !! Harry

I have always asked myself why there is still no category for these. Maybe there are a lot of not so interesting ones, those simple plastered without a base and a roof, but it would be nice to waymark the unique columns and those with historic significance. It will be not easy to distinguish interesting and simple columns, not for the guys which want to post and not for the officers. Cause this my suggestion is to allow this category in the way it is described currently. Maybe there are areas with a lot of them, but in the area where i live that's not the case. In little villages here you will find none, in middle sized towns a very view and in the citys some more, often very old ones. So from my side: Yes, good idea ! Greetings, Harry (Team Iris & Harry) PS: It also makes fun to climb up the columns :-) https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4Y0RF_bonus-die-4-tragenden-saulen-von-wittlich