One Night in Prague
With a tent like that in your front yard, full of music and revellers – how can you not have a sleepless night.
Might as well look at the stars and indulge in a bit of astrology: If the big pitcher tilts over the glass of the Dodging Dune your head will hurt in the morning.
Double-dipping for FOWC with Fandango: Tent and
Ragtag Daily Prompt, either Sleepless or Astrology, whatever.
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Next Door Neighbours
We live in a new apartment building with seven units. Our neighbour next door is an old farm, with the barn, the yard, and the house. When we moved in ten years ago, the farm was already not a working farm anymore. The old farmer … Continue reading Next Door Neighbours
Sunflower Variations
This photo of an East coast sunflower (or beach sunflower) needed a bit of light and a bit of bright. On the left is the “auto level” filter from photoscape, on the right is my manual attempt to add crispness to the photo. On the … Continue reading Sunflower Variations
Bread and Games
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
I failed.
I tried to light a fire. I really tried. I failed. The wood was wet. My neighbours objected. The local by-laws wouldn’t allow it. And then there were children. Lighting a fire. Much better at it than I ever could be. No “light a fire” … Continue reading I failed.
The Ferry Across the Neckar
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.
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The Crown Inn Ober-Flockenbach
It is closed now but the windows still display a small crown on top of the painted frame and the sign, a wrought-iron crown still hangs outside. Monday Window
Alien Alert
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
