Author: eklastic

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I Was soo Exhilarated

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at least that’s what it says on the brooch. It is a memento from the 2012 Wurstmarkt in Bad Dürkheim, the largest wine festival in the world (sort of like a huge Oktoberfest with wine instead of beer). The little replica glass is called a Dubbeglas which is typical for the Palatium. They drink their wine in half litre glasses that have grooves so they don’t slip through their fingers when they eat something fatty at the same time.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Memento

A Smart Outfit

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is only complete with the right kind of accessories.


To wit: matching dress and jacket, colour co-ordinated socks, a kuksa around the neck, and a beer in one hand. And the pièce de résistance for any ensemble: the right bag.

FOWC with Fandango: Accessory

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Five Wet and Wonderful Words

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Nautical: A fishing boat in front of Roker Pier in Sunderland.

Splendid: In the 18th century the Mannheim Palace was larger than the palace of Versailles.

Refraction: A circumzenital arc (not a rainbow) or the sky smiling.

Selected: A sculpture in the spa gardens of Bad Dürkheim. He’s been selected and he knows it.

Familiar: How more familiar can you get than snuggling bum to bum?

Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in July

Throw a Light on Wrought Iron

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Sometimes it’s details in a piece of wrought iron that catches your eye – in this case helped by a ray of sunlight.

At other times it’s the large statement of a gate – the left one is the gate of the old Jewish cemetery in Hemsbach (the sign says: Be careful – branches might break and fall!), the right one is the side entrance of the Peterskirche in Weinheim.

Smaller details can be an eyecatcher whether it is a ornate element (of probably cast iron) or the rust having settled decoratively.

Wrought iron can be used to create art.

You don’t believe it’s wrought iron? Look at the raven’s feet!

A combination of wrought iron and cast iron (or possibly only cast iron but how could I resist of showing this ancestor of Henryl?).

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Wrought Iron