I spent last weekend in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, in the town of Bad Tölz. On our walk up to the Kalvarienberg my camera battery gave up (and my spare was back at the hostel) and I had to resort to using my … Continue reading The Joy of Living
The title is a quote from Jane Toombs’ novel Baby of Mine, the “order” comes from Sofia for the Lens-Artists’ Challenge. Lens-Artists Challenge: Mellow
Let’s forget about closets. They are so old anyway. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Closet
Admittedly this was last weekend’s sky but it was more or less the last sky I saw since then having been holed up in our apartment to nurse the stinking cold I brought back from that glorious weekend. Weekend Sky
Other people might think of treasures and dragons or possibly dungeons when they hear the word quest but I think of finding a sign like this: AQ = Adventure Quest.
In our endeavours to increase our health, aka our weekly paper chase, we are always excited to see the AQ sign. It means: “Stop! Look around and find a stash of something drinkable!” If no wayward youths have happened upon the little treasure we can then indulge.
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Cornflowers are probably my favourite wildflowers. Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Blue
Six Word Saturday
I didn’t have a Barbie when I was a little girl. I got a cheaper doll and I was played out within a week or two. So when one of the granddaugthers asked for a Barbie I had three days of catching up before I … Continue reading Catching up
I tried to find a term describing young boars but could only find the term suckling pig for domestic pigs (and actually mostly the ones turning up on restaurant menues). On the lines of spotted fawn I could call them striped piglets. In German, they … Continue reading Cute Stripes
or perennial honesty after all?
For Bren’s Floral Friday and Cee’s Flower of the Day
pictures imperfect blog 