The wall of the Marbach Stausee in the Odenwald retains 700,000 m³ water on average but can go up to 3,110,000 m³ at its maximum.


And a view from the other side, standing on the wall.

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“The whole business with the fossilized dinosaur skeletons was a joke the paleontologists haven‘t seen yet.”
― Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

To us – western socialised – this means: forward! But to somebody who has grown up in a society writing from right to left this means: backward!

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Forward
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That’s me (second row, serious expression) at my confirmation. I was a bit of a rebel which you can’t see in the photo because I defied the “black and white only” as I wore a dark blue skirt and blouson. The mini skirt was de rigeur (the girls wearing pant suits only did so because their mothers wouldn’t allow knees showing). Some of us joined the church youth group in the year to come and we were all very keen because of a charismatic young minister. We met every Friday, and I’ve just been reminded this week that I learned how to drink beer out of a boot shaped glass because we often used to go to pub afterwards. Three of the group became ministers themselves in later years and I considered this career for awhile. Then I grew up.
Double dipping for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Black and White and FOWC with Fandango: Faith

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Just before posting I realised that my photo looked like an AI enhanced image. I went back and here is the original: I did tweak the first image but not all that much. No special settings on the camera either. They really looked like that. … Continue reading The Magnolias Have Arrived
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