Because it’s Halloween and the there will be trick or treaters – at least husband, son, grandson. Cellpic Sunday
Are They in a Double Bind?
One Word Sunday: Double
One Evening I Ended up near the Industrial Harbour
Weekly Prompts: The One Day Prompt
Americans that Like It in Europe
I didn’t know until just now that fuchsias are native to the Americas and are actually tropical and subtropical plants. They have taken to European gardens with gusto. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Fuchsia
Grandma’s Love on Blue and Yellow
Six Word Saturday
Making Lemonade Used to Be a Good Thing
Global warming, or in this case local warming, gives us lemons. I remember when I was little there was at least one outdoor lemon tree in the park around our castle. They had small fruits but they never fully ripened. I thought this to be an oddity because lemons were not common in Germany. These days I see fully ripened lemons in some gardens. Maybe these are different varieties, maybe they are not fully ripened, but – they are yellow and the ones when I was little were small and green.
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No Hands Without It
It’s become normal to see people walking, talking, strolling, alone and together, and looking on their mobile phones. Give them the benefit of the doubt – they might be looking at a map or taking photos – but I suspect they are usually texting or … Continue reading No Hands Without It
This One Is Wild
Arrow slots or crenels are ususally vertical slits in thick walls in medieval buildings. Archers could shoot on possible attackers through them without exposing themselves unnecessarily. This is Castle Wildenstein, in the southern parts of the Black Forest. They decided to go horizontally if these … Continue reading This One Is Wild
Wine Leaf in Autumn
For Cee and Bren for Flower of the Day and Floral Friday
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