A Zimbabwean Memory

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I saw this flower which goes by the Latin name of Hesperantha coccinea in a local botanical garden but in Zimbabwe they just flowered in my garden, without much help from me.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day and Bren’s Floral Friday

A Penny for Your Thought

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The Modern Thinker – a mural bei ASKE as part of the Stadt.Wand.Kunst project (city.wall.art) of the city of Mannheim. If you want to know more about the artist and see photos about the mural being made have a look here. FOWC with Fandango: Penny

Clear Rules Make Good Customers

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This is a leftover from yesterday’s post. The tone of all those notices is very cordial. They hang on the entrance to a kiosk area which can be accessed from the lake, a gated swimming area, or just from the street if you don’t want to swim but just buy a snack or a drink.

The black sign reads: Thank you so much for understanding. Your kiosk team.
The turquoise sign reads: No entry to the lake. Please use the official gate.
The white sign reads: Please park your e-bikes and bicycles outside. Please use our official bike stands. Or talk to us about alternatives.
The yellow sign reads: No cannabis at the kiosk. Consumption in the presence of minors and in view of playgrounds is still forbidden.
The pink sign reads: Dogs are very welcome! But please keep them on a leash.


FOWC with Fandango: Notice

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Super 7 1/2

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It wasn’t exactly a home movie, it was the film project of a drama student in 1981. We used to shoot our films in Super 8 and they looked like home movies most of the time. I remember I did a stop-motion something, foreshadowing my experiments with minikins, but of so little note that even I don’t remember much about it let alone have a copy.

I do remember more about the project of a fellow student in which I had a minor part. I played the unfaithful girlfriend of a young soldier, discovered in bed with the new conquest. Since we didn’t have sound the situation was conveyed by having a picture of me and the boyfriend on the nightstand prominently displayed. That’s the photo above.

PS: I just realised that I have used this photo before explaining a bit more about the “movie”: https://picturesimperfectblog.com/2023/03/19/not-quite-a-slasher-movie/

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Home Movie