Oriental hellebores, also known as Christmas rose or lenten roses, start flowering in January – unless they are covered with snow (as they have been this weekend – but what are archives for?). The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Winter blooms
Author: eklastic
Zu alt, um nur zu spielen. Zu jung, um ohne Wunsch zu sein.
Two Windows With Ghost Shutters
Monday Window
I’m a Fan of Castles in the Snow
Our hometown has the moniker Zweiburgenstadt, Two Castle Town. That’s because there is an old castle ruin on a hill and a newer castle on the hill adjacent to it. 100 and 1000 years, re But there is also a castle, a small palace with a beautiful … Continue reading I’m a Fan of Castles in the Snow
Prometheus
Cover your heaven, Zeus,With cloudy vapours,And test your strength, like a boyBeheading thistles,On oaks and mountain peaks;Yet you must leaveMy earth alone,And my hut you did not build,And my hearth,Whose fireYou envy me. I know nothing more paltryBeneath the sun than you, gods!Meagrely you nourishYour … Continue reading Prometheus
Cold But Fun
We’ve not only had a cold snap but in the days before it started snowing quite a lot. All this was not so unusual when I was little but nowadays if it snows it usually melts within the next days. The large meadow in the local … Continue reading Cold But Fun
This Is Probably Cyprus
Värikollaasit #397 based on this template:
The Inofficial Emblem of Hesse
In Frankfurt and the areas around cider rivals beer as the favourite drink in pubs and restaurants. If it is a traditional place, it is served in stoneware cider jugs, called a Bembel. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Jug
Sashaying for Ten Kilometres
One of the runner (and a strong runner he is) only turns up in drag for our running meets. He always wears a bra and usually a running skort, he keeps dresses for special occasions. On his 50th birthday all the men arrived in drag, quite … Continue reading Sashaying for Ten Kilometres
Look at the Moon so Lonely
One half is showing only. It’s a line of one of the most famous German songs, Evening Song by Matthias Claudius. Most Germans are at least able to sing the first line and hum the rest. One Word Sunday: Above
The Lesson of the Common Moorhen
I wonder if some bird chicks look the way they do to instill in them humility. The moorhen seems to be a particular good example for this. FOWC with Fandango: Instill
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