Author: eklastic

Zu alt, um nur zu spielen. Zu jung, um ohne Wunsch zu sein.

Fancy any Shirt or Pants even?

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Ignoring the six Words – I tried to find out a bit about this sculpture. It’s to be found in the Frankfurt Zoo and the litle I could find out about it is the title: Sitzender Jüngling, or sitting young man. The artist is Wilhelm Riedisser, it was created in 1903 (but that might not have been the year it was displayed at the zoo), the medium is bronze.

Six Word Saturday

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Mordor in Flörsheim

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Ring, ring, ring … Tolkien calling. Of course, I’m thinking of Lord of the Rings with this prompt. While out and about somewhere between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden I came about this incredible structure. The viewing tower in the regional park. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Ring

I Caught you!

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Now you’re my pookie. The sloth is actually one of a set however Brownie has disappeared. Greyster has been looking for a new friend or brother ever since. Memories of times gone by: Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Pookie

It Sounds Cruel

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This is the Hexenturm, the witches’ tower, in our town. Today it’s surrounded by residential buildings. People assume it was a prison for witches, possibly before they were burned at the stake.

The facts: This was never a prison. It was part of the town wall. We do have another tower which actually was used as a prison but there are no records of any witches ever burned or even imprisoned in our town. It is just a name and nobody really knows where it came from.

FOWC with Fandango: Cruel

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Parking Spaces Needed

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Trucks larger than 7.5 t are not allowed to drive on roads on Sundays and public holidays in Germany (with very few exceptions). Which is great for congestions particularly on the autobahn but it creates difficulties for truck drivers and parking areas. Many parking spaces along the autobahn have been upgraded but are still full on weekends (the actual hours are between midnight Saturday to Sunday until 10pm on Sunday). Truck drivers are also not allowed to drive more than 8 hours per day (48 hours per week) and the trucks are fitted with tachographs which are controlled by police.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Juggernaut

Almost Pagan

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Surrounded by a circle of pines this pyramid looks like the place has mystical or possibly religious significance. It’s on the path surrounding the local lake and the pyramid shows the four compass points, each side facing due North, East, South, and West.

FOWC with Fandango: Pyramid

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