When I came across this wheat field I thought it was withered grain. The stalks were beige but the ears were black, they looked scorched.
As it turns out a friend of ours. who is a master miller, told me differently. This is emmer wheat, a kind of wheat that was among the first grains cultivated in Europe and the Middle East. Today it is regaining some popularity, particularly black emmer as can be a winter crop.
Midweek Monochrome
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“I’m a Springbok fan. I came to love the game of rugby after I had left South Africa.”
German rugby fan, talking to the SABC.
Nine year ago a South African tv crew stumbled across a German who had travelled to Newcastle to watch the match between South Africa and Scotland. The interview (all of the 30 seconds) was broadcast in South Africa.
Double dipping for
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Interview and FOWC with Fandango: Quote
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Of course. In Germany it has a “FSK 16” rating, i.e. suitable for persons 16 and over. FOWC with Fandango: Film
Newcomers to Germany are usually astonished by the feeding frenzy concerning asparagus in the months from late March to mid June. There is a plethora of asparagus to be had in supermarkets, in restaurants, and at the roadside.
But I’ve never seen a heap of spoiled asparagus at the side of an asparagus field. I don’t know what was wrong with them, why the spears were discarded. It just looked like a plethora of waste.
There once was a tabby in Cyprus
who was a lot of things - yet not sightless.
She stalked with the best,
then pounced with claws manifest
until the mice were completely lifeless.
Monday Portrait
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Macro Monday
Coneflowers are literally called “sun hats” in German, i.e. Sonnenhut. And I saw them not only in yellow: I had to include this globe thistle (au naturel and with intentional zoom blur): The Cosmic Photo Challenge: What’s Flowering?
I’m a Fan of …
Water, Water Everywhere
A common name for a traditional inn, “The Golden Hart” (or “stag”) – this one has, for the moment, closed down. Another well liked traditional name is “The Lion” or “The Golden Lion”. Unlike in the UK were the most popular name for inns and … Continue reading Windows of German Inns
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