Whenever I hear the word emergency I have to smile. I had a Swiss friend who kept pronouncing it something like emmer-tchen-see. The rest of his English was actually quite good but he kept insisting on pronouncing it this way, he even had a custom made t-shirt with the German spelling of his pronunciation on it: “Emmertschänsie”.
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There are two ways in Germany to celebrate May Day. It is a public holiday and the workers’ unions have large demonstrations in many cities. In our town, unfortunately, the right wing extremists have decided to march but there is a counter demonstration as well. … Continue reading Workers’ Day or Walkers’ Day
That’s not really my last pic on the camera SD card but pretty close. The actual last on the card is of another baby, with his face showing prominently and the parents have asked me not to put their child on the internet. With this … Continue reading Spring in His Step, Spring in the Meadow
In the church of Argelès-sur-mer the Templar cross can be found numerous times. For the life of me I don’t know why I didn’t take more pictures or other crosses or why I didn’t include more of the surroundings. Maybe because it was inside the church and I just don’t like to take photos in churches but I honestly don’t remember. The Knights Templar were well represented in the area around Perpignan when they were not off on crusades to the holy land.
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because it comes straight from the heart. — German saying. Original: Schadenfreude ist die reinste Freude, denn sie kommt von Herzen.
The hare (i.e. the guy who decided on the trail) slid down the ravine, his leg hooked in a root, and there he was stuck.
Once everybody stopped laughing he was helped out of his calamitous position.
Boredom can be harnessed though, creating routines which appear to be vital for survival: Lucky humans, who can close your minds to the endless deeps of space! You have this thing you call… boredom? That is the rarest talent in the universe! We heard a … Continue reading The Not-Screaming Routine and Others
Wordless Wednesday
Margaret asked us to look for mirrors and treat them monochromatically. What a great theme! So many mirrors around. Streets are safer with mirrors – they let you see around corners. It is also a way to do selfies without really doing a selfie. Mirrors … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror Everywhere
Horace felt completely satsified and he couldn’t keep himself from smiling. FOWC with Fandango: Satisfied
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