- collect shiny things
- hop happily down the street for no apparent reason
- whatever you eat, eat it with joy
- scream loudly when you see your friends
- and occasionally throw a hissy fit!
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Hissy Fit
Be like a crow
The winged helmet
The helmet gives it away, this here is either Hermes or Mercurius, the Greek or Roman god of merchants and thieves who was often employed by the other gods as messenger because of his speed as symbolized by the wings. He stands high up on the walls of Castle Biebrich in Wiesbaden and I wonder why they chose to depict him so … mature rather than the young spritely god.
More the merchant, possibly the thief, but not the fast messenger after whom the fastest of all planets and thus quicksilver was named.
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Plastic amphibians
Monochrome Madness has again a week without a given subject. So, I’ve been playing around with my toys. This pale fellow was sold as a fire salamander which is normally black and yellow. The company usually does fairly accurate plastic toys, albeit toys, but I … Continue reading Plastic amphibians
Spa Moment
There once was a goat who was fond of her feet.
When she got mucky and dirty she’d loudly bleat.
She hoped for help to get them clean.
The resident fleas were exceptionally keen.
They considered sucking her hooves a particular treat.
Laughing Along with a Limerick: Treat
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Windows and drainpipes
Last week a prompt of Ragtag Daily Prompts was “pewter”. My post led me to the connection between windows and drainpipes. And here I am. Monday Window
And there he was
looking at ME!
From across a front yard.
Monday Portrait
Miniature Landscape
Macro Monday
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