Author: eklastic

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Il Fruttivendolo

This whimsical fruit and veg seller just has to be Italian. Or, my Italian lessons just kicked in. Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenged: Whimsical

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how could I not? Those who know know. If you don’t know let me introduce myself: I’m Elastic. Knicker Elastic. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Elastic

Honeycombed Mystery

Obviously these honeycomb structures are some kind of greenhouse. I don’t know how they work since they are open on the ground and open to the top. I also don’t know for what kind of crop. The bad news is: it is a kind of synthetic material or plastic. The good news is: the material is usually rolled up when no longer needed and brought out again the year after.

FOWC with Fandango: Plastic

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About Millers, and Hiking, and Singing

“Wanderlust” is originally a German word and the meaning is slightly different in the German language: it includes the yearning to go and see foreign lands but has more to do with “itchy feet” – because “wandern” means “hiking” in the sense of “on shanks’ mare”. Germans used to go hiking into the big wide world and sang while doing it.

Probably the most well-known song of this genre is: “Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust” (hiking is the miller’s delight). Most Germans will think it is a folk song and describes a miller by profession hence it is mostly illustrated with windmills and watermills. In truth, it was written in 1820 by Wilhelm Müller (that would be William Miller), a German author.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Wanderlust

Learning to Count

One, two Buckle my shoe; Three, four Knock at the door; Five, six Pick up sticks; Seven, eight Lay them straight; Nine, ten a big fat hen Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Nursery Rhyme