It started with a small, three leaf rubber tree plant. I now have four. No planning: the big one toppled over, a branch snapped and I stuck it in some soil. Oops, there grows another one. FOWC with Fandango: Houseplant
Do Those Stripes Make Me Look Fat?
FOWC with Fandango: Distort
Buy Now
or rather wait until 1 April! This shop in Kehl (on the German side of the Rhine where Strasbourg is on the French side) was selling shishas and tobacco. I wonder what the “more” was? Did it have to do with the barred windows? In … Continue reading Buy Now
Good Cold and Bad Cold
Some things are meant to be cold. Icecream. Beer. Some things just ARE cold. Like this wayside shrine, locally known as “cold Herrgott” because there is always a cold wind blowing over the brow of this hill. And then there is the epitome of cold: … Continue reading Good Cold and Bad Cold
A Sophisticated Lady
You’ve heard of putting lipstick on a pig. Seen a monkey putting on lipstick herself? Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sophisticated
Rally Against Extremism
Since the end of last year there are regular rallies all over Germany after minutes of a meeting of the rightwing radical party AFD was leaked to the press and it became even more apparent than before how disgusting their plans for Germany are. The party is unfortunately gaining momentum but the established political parties are arguing over how to deal with this surge of rightwing, populist and now openly fascist party. I’ve been to a few of the rallies against rightwing extremism and racism but I don’t take pictures.
This quote by Theodor W. Adorno was appropriate earlier when many politicians argued that the AFD (Alternative for Germany) was to the right of the political spectrum but still a democratic party. I don’t think this fiction can still be upheld today.
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Cormorant Drying off
Still at the river Neckar, as last week and the week before. The Neckar carries a lot of water but is below flood levels. A lone cormorant is drying itself off on the pier. Water, Water Everywhere
I’m a Fan of Signal Fires
Saturday was Lärmfeuer Night in the Odenwald. High wood piles were erected and set alight at sunset. In the olden days these flaming beacons signified danger, nowadays lighting them is cause for a small celebration. I’m a Fan of …
Windows of the University Hospital Mannheim
The hospital is just over 100 years old (inaugurated in 1922). It has newer wings but this is the main entrance. Monday Window
Blossoms and Butterfly
making me quite dizzy this early in the season! The Cosmic Photo Challenge: The Arrival of Spring
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