Debbie’s oddity of today is Bell Rock. Since this rock formation has a kind of angular look to it I remembered that I have an odd bell in my collection, a square one, in fact. It’s a fire warning bell that is housed in an old wooden tower that is otherwise used to hang fire hoses to dry: Der Schlauchtrockenturm in Ritschweier.
The mural on this building in Mannheim is called “Nations in Peace – Colourful Cultures”. It has been designed with students from two schools under the guidance of the artist Bahaiden.
This painted pebble has the same message – albeit on a much smaller scale.
Both are necessary.
This ant apparently doesn’t.
But this one is scouting for its mates.
And there they are. Isn’t that an odd house decoration?
My inspiration today came from Maria who showed an awesome macro of an ant as her oddity of the day.
or is it: Rounding the meerkat?
Jude is featuring oddities from the zoo for the square challenge this month and today she has a meerkat on display. I have a whole ball of meerkats on offer and if that weren’t odd enough in itself I was wondering why a few years back meerkats were so in fashion. I am not only thinking of Sergei and an Aleksandr of tv fame but of the many meerkat figurines that appeared in first garden centres and then front yards. They have been replaced by llamas if I’m correct. I find these fashions in ornaments odd. What do you think?
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