In the church of Argelès-sur-mer the Templar cross can be found numerous times. For the life of me I don’t know why I didn’t take more pictures or other crosses or why I didn’t include more of the surroundings. Maybe because it was inside the church and I just don’t like to take photos in churches but I honestly don’t remember. The Knights Templar were well represented in the area around Perpignan when they were not off on crusades to the holy land.
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because it comes straight from the heart. — German saying. Original: Schadenfreude ist die reinste Freude, denn sie kommt von Herzen.
The hare (i.e. the guy who decided on the trail) slid down the ravine, his leg hooked in a root, and there he was stuck.
Once everybody stopped laughing he was helped out of his calamitous position.
Boredom can be harnessed though, creating routines which appear to be vital for survival: Lucky humans, who can close your minds to the endless deeps of space! You have this thing you call… boredom? That is the rarest talent in the universe! We heard a … Continue reading The Not-Screaming Routine and Others
Wordless Wednesday
Margaret asked us to look for mirrors and treat them monochromatically. What a great theme! So many mirrors around. Streets are safer with mirrors – they let you see around corners. It is also a way to do selfies without really doing a selfie. Mirrors … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror Everywhere
Horace felt completely satsified and he couldn’t keep himself from smiling. FOWC with Fandango: Satisfied
But old green is good, too.
And I just have to add these from yesterday’s outing. New green in the woods, particularly beech is just glorious:
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Pick a Colour
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The various autobahn tracks around major cities are usually crowded and speed limits are applied, sometimes rigidly and sometimes flexible according to traffic flow. Directional signs are blue and white. Much nicer to look for the brown and white signs that tell travellers about points … Continue reading German Autobahn
I haven’t seen the windows open so I just assume that the window itself is also odd in size. Here is the whole, otherwise failrly normal, house: Monday Window
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