Said the port. Said the little blue oenophile.
Coming and Going, and then Some
In the village with little traffic the children really can use the road to race.
In France the pace is slower but the baguettes need to be carried home.
And how could I not end this post with a photo from eight years ago. Springbok fans in Newcastle when the Rugby World Cup was hosted by England, Scotland, and Wales. Today, Springbok and other rugby fans can be seen in the streets of France, I’m sure.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge: Streets with People in It
Does Chlodwig’s Ghost Still Dwell Here?
Not many ghost towns in densely populated central Europe but lots of old ruined castles for ghosts to haunt. This particular one is Burg Königstein to the west of Frankfurt am Main.
I’m not sure if I prefer the monochrome treatment (this particular shade is called bandicoot in photoscape, probably better described as a kind of olive grey, which I like for old buildings and ruins) to the colour version. I like the contrast of the ancient stones to the green of the plants and the blue of the skies.
Monochrome Madness: Walking through a Ghost Town
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Identity Theft
Is it the solution when you don’t want to be yourself?
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Identity
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It’s Been too Dry and too Hot
so the mushrooms are overdue.
I’ve been happy with our Indian summer on a personal level; naked arms and legs and no thick jackets yet. But I am also more than concerned about these temperatures in a wider context. For us in the temperate zones it means a change of the plants and animals that live here but it is manageable. For people living in hotter climes and close to water this moves more and more to life threatening conditions. Which in turn will impact us greatly.
The Original
Cee is asking for the colour plum this month. Why not look at the name giver, the fruit?
And the bloom has the right colour as well:
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: October Plum (purple) Colour
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If You Love Something
If you love something
set it free,
but don’t be surprised
if it comes back with herpes.
Or something similar. – Oh dear, don’t be ashamed!
“If you love something set it free, but don’t be surprised if it comes back with herpes.”
Chuck Palahniuk
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In Spring, Wood Comes to Life, Again
A barren twig in winter, the leaves burst out in spring.
Some trees are not content with leaves on twigs, they want new twigs right on the trunk.
A green spring curtain in the middle of the forest.
Fruit trees want more than just green in spring.
These cherry trees were pruned, the fallen twigs looking like lace on the gras.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Spring – Wood
The Rampant One
is the lion on the coat of arms not the one holding the coat of arms.
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