Bread and Games

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or panem et circenses Last on the camera SD-card: Where German bakers go to learn more about baking bread. Last on the phone SD-Card: Where a German child left their fire engine. Last on the Card in September

The Ferry Across the Neckar

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has raised its prices. It used to be 70 cents per adult (with or without a bicycle), now it’s a full Euro. And for a car it’s 2 Euros now. You can reach Neckarhausen from Ladenburg via the bridge but it will add one-and-a-half kilometre to your journey. And it will take away about 10km of fun.

Water, Water Everywhere

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Alien Alert

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I see faces … in this case: I see a skull. This is the flower of an aristolochia macrophylla or a Dutchman’s pipe. Weird enough when they are in full bloom and even worse when they are deadheads (sic!) this one really looked at me. … Continue reading Alien Alert

Flowers for Becky

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A big thank you for the square September, Becky!

seven roses
seven dandelions plus bug
seven waterlilies plus reflections plus buds
seven orchid blooms
seven giant fleabanes plus two bees
seven red tulips
seven pink germini

Seven for September #30

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Whose Festival Is It?

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At the outset of our annual town festival the mayor and other dignitaries as well as the wine princesses of the region gather on the balcony of the old town hall. The mayor gives a speech and everybody waits for the cannon to fire from the nearby castle. Once the shot is heard the mayor asks the crowd below: “Wem is die Kerwe?” and the crowd bellows: “Unser!!!” – and four days of revelling can commence.

Translation: “Whose Festival Is It?” – “Ours!!!”

Double-gedippt (sic!) for FOWC with Fandango: Outset

and Ragtag Daily Prompt: Festival

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