The international running group of which I am part is known for its – let’s call it: creative – nicknames. A nickname has to be earned – you come to a few runs, you do something gloriously stupid, you are named. So when you first come to runs you are referred to as a “just”. Just + first name. Hence, these two would have been known as Just Johann and Just Friedrich if they had joined the HHH.
There were six cows approaching. They were not a-laying -lying in the meadow.
For Jude’s Twelve Days of Christmas
When Germans are on the wrong track, they call it “being on the wooden path”. In my hometown, we even have road named accordingly.
If you find yourself in such a predicament, why keep going? Find a place to sit down and relax. Preferably on a wooden bench.
And in case it takes a bit longer, make sure you have a good book on you to pass the time.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything Made of Wood
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between Irish beer drinkers
and Bavarian beer drinkers.
FOWC with Fandango: Advertisement
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Wheelbarrows as art: painted on a length of hoarding, and hanging as an art installation, possibly.
Wheelbarrows as miniatures: with pebbles, and with a enjoyable load.
Wheelbarrows being worked hard: by a market stall holder and my favourite little worker of all.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Words ending with a W
Wordless Wednesday
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Reminiscing about the past year, I found many quotes meaning “never look back” (from such notable thinkers as Justin Bieber and the like). I don’t agree with this sentiment.
Then there were the quotes that “one needs to look back to go forward” from a quite few more renowned men and women. I rather agree – how can one learn anything without looking at it? – yet I’m also worried about stagnation and lack of drive.
And then I found this uncredited maxim:
It’s okay to look back at the past, just don’t stare.
Who is going to tell him?
Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays: Looking Back on 2022
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