Macro Monday
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Monday Portrait
A colour collage for Värikollaasit #455

English “folk” and German “Volk” (as in Volkswagen) are not identical but the meaning can overlap.When education for everyone became a concern for governments, i.e. in the 19th century, the German states started schools for the people or Volksschule. This sign is from the Feudenheimschule in Mannheim, built like many schools at the beginning of the 20th century.
I spent last weekend in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, in the town of Bad Tölz. On our walk up to the Kalvarienberg my camera battery gave up (and my spare was back at the hostel) and I had to resort to using my … Continue reading The Joy of Living
The title is a quote from Jane Toombs’ novel Baby of Mine, the “order” comes from Sofia for the Lens-Artists’ Challenge. Lens-Artists Challenge: Mellow
Let’s forget about closets. They are so old anyway. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Closet
Admittedly this was last weekend’s sky but it was more or less the last sky I saw since then having been holed up in our apartment to nurse the stinking cold I brought back from that glorious weekend. Weekend Sky
Other people might think of treasures and dragons or possibly dungeons when they hear the word quest but I think of finding a sign like this: AQ = Adventure Quest.
In our endeavours to increase our health, aka our weekly paper chase, we are always excited to see the AQ sign. It means: “Stop! Look around and find a stash of something drinkable!” If no wayward youths have happened upon the little treasure we can then indulge.

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