The green Ampelmännchen (the pedestrian traffic light sign in Germany).
A green ballerina in the winter lights installation in Mannheim last year.
The Stadtwerketurm in Duisburg at night.
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Green
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Welli
My hometown is known as the two-castle-town because: When a stranger to the town asks for the name of the castle, he or she will usually get the answer: Welli? Which is not the name of either of the castles but the question in the … Continue reading Welli
Muscle Memory
Our son is called Timothy. In order to make it easier for our German relatives this was shortened to Timo (which we thought was terribly creative not realising that Timo on its own had become widely popular at the time time). He is now 35 and everytimotime I write the word “time” my fingers type timo and I have to go back, and replace the o with an e. Every timo time!
This photo of him was taken a long timo time ago, in 2000, for the his school’s millenium parade celebrating famous people in timo time. He decided to go as Martin Luther King (which suited me fine, since it was a much easier costume than the ones for all the Tut-ankh-Amuns, Henry VIIIs, and even Julius Cesars.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Timo Time
Small murals
Thursday Trios
My Venture
This was my Toyota Venture. At a time when I could still rely on child labour.
Unfortunately these are the only photos I have of this car – which I loved. I could fit in 4 adults and 4 kids ( or 7 kids and 1 adult). The kids could sit on two benches at the back, facing each other.
Awwww … nostalgia!
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Honeywort
I find the German common name appropriate: Wachsblume or wax flower. For Bren’s Floral Friday and Cee’s Flower of the Day
But who designed it?
Half-timbered houses use shapes for their design. Modern half-timbered houses just as much as ancient ones. A mural created by simple shapes, reminiscent of a game we used to have in nursery school (see below). And then for something completely different – a piece of … Continue reading But who designed it?
Salmon and Chips
“I despise formal restaurants. I find all of that formality to be very base and vile. I would much rather eat potato chips on the sidewalk.”― Werner Herzog However, talking about fish: “You piss me off you Salmon… You’re too expensive in restaurants.”― Eddie Izzard … Continue reading Salmon and Chips
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