A happy cow, living in the country, not a care in the world.
Cows feeding in front of their stable.
Does it feel like prison?
NB: The cows photographed in this post are all well cared for, as far as I know. They are not locked up in small stalls, they can go outside. But they were graciously willing to pose for me.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Farm Animals
When I was three years old I contracted whooping cough. At the time, the treatment consisted of symptomatic relief, and caregivers were advised to let patients into fresh air, preferably sea or mountain climate.
We neither had close to us but for six weeks my grandpa put me on his shoulders and walked up these hills until we reached the castle on the left, quite a lot of steep paths through the thick forest in wonderful, healthy air.
He was indefatigable.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Indefatigable
Old chestnut of a joke to get somebody to touch the nettles and test the statement. It is, of course, always correct: nettles may sting a person but never a month.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Nettle
Or so it says on the plaque:
I wonder – is it foolish to claim that he is the original one since apparently it is only been only 127 years (11*11+6)?
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At the turn of the 18th to 19th century apartment blocks, i.e. houses for several families, were regularly being built. I don’t know if these qualify as terraced houses but they were built in rows. They looked uniform, i.e. they had the same numbers of windows, the windows had the same outline, the same paint job and the same decorations.
In the 100+ years since, the houses have changed owners and were renovated at different times, with quite varying restults.
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Some manhole covers are round.
Some manhole covers are square.
Some manhole covers are round, are surrounded by more-or-less square cobblestones, and have small square details in the design.
And some manholes covers are round, are surrounded by square cobblestones, and have prominent squares in the design.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Circle / Square
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Monday Portrait
or something like that.
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Macro Monday
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