Dog Over Lollipop

Under dog lies lollipop.“ Borys had never unlearned his heavy Russian accent which came with its own grammatical challenges. “It make good picture for decorate house,” he added.  He took out his old Zorki, focussed manually and took the photograph just in time before the dog ran away. He had it developed and sold it to an art gallery in a hexagonal frame for good money.

Can You Tell a Story in … 66 words, including underdog, lollipop, decorate, hexagon, money, and photograph

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Gaudy plumage

I would just like to say that it is my convictionThat longer hair and other flamboyant affectationsOf appearance are nothing moreThan the male’s emergence from his drab camouflageInto the gaudy plumageWhich is the birthright of his sex.from Hair, naturally Ragtag Daily Prompt: Iridescent

Frosty the artist

Hoarfrost is painting mainly the outlines of leaves – so I thought I play around a bit with negative and I was surprised. Mostly with the last pair of leaves. Monochrome Madness

When the nobles want a simple life in the country

It might not be the largest baroque palace in Germany but it looks impressive even in winter with the capped tree skeletons in front. Particularly the palace gardens are wonderful. Apparently the buildings were originally painted in a yellow colour offset with white elements. I don’t know when the pinkish/salmon colour came in but I think it works very well – in fact, it looks splendiferous!

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Splendiferous

Martinsviertel

Many of the houses in the Martinsviertel in Darmstadt are more storey buildings from around the turn of the century (19th to 20th century, not the millenium). They were not free standing houses but terraced houses, originally with uniform looks. But more than 100 years … Continue reading Martinsviertel