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Two Castles or Three?
My hometown is known as the Zweiburgenstadt, that is the two castle town. Which in German makes perfect sense but is confusing in English since castle can mean Burg or Schloss in German. The two castles – here shown in winter because they are just … Continue reading Two Castles or Three?
Day Night Equality
otherwise known as equinox, i.e. sunrise and sunset are exactly 12 hours apart. And today the weatherman has promised us 11 hours of sunshine. Let’s toast to this glorious Indian summer weather. Weekend Sky
Even if it Wrong it’s not Wrong
What I think I look and sound: What I really look and sound: In other words, I sing: But I have friends: and they remind me of something very important which one of my favourite authors expresses like this: “I hope that in this year … Continue reading Even if it Wrong it’s not Wrong
Get a Professional
to install these things: I’m happy to see that plumbers have added solar panels to their repertoire. And can I tell you that a plumber in German is called a “Installateur”. FOWC with Fandango: Install
An Oldie but Goodie
Yes, I’ve used this photo of my ferocious cat before. Yes, Henry intimidates me on occasion.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Ferocious
All the Colours, all the Cats
Six Word Saturday
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom I
As counted in Proverbs 9. A few translation seem to be in order.
Strength: The inscription on a house in Wiesbaden. It reads: “German house, German land, protect it, God, with your strong hand.”
Honour: The crest of a student fraternity, loosely translated as “Honour doesn‘t come cheap“.
I found these seven pillars on the web and looked in my archive for photos to illustrate them. Then I got curious and found seven different pillars of wisdom. It’s possibly a translation or even an interpretation issue as in German they don’t match either list completely. I’ll do a part 2 tomorrow with different pillars.
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