A Big Chunk of Rock

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A big chunk of perforated rock. The perforations are about 2000 years old. When the Romans discovered the Sea of Rocks (Felsenmeer) in the Odenwald they immediately saw its value and started to use the granite for their building projects. Since smaller chunks are easier to transport than huge rocks they started to work on the stones there and then in the middle of the forest. And sometimes they abandoned their work.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chunk

Eggy Odds

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Aletta is showing off oddly coloured eggs for her tenth square today. She has included an explanation about chicken egg colours – however, bright blue, red, yellow, orange and green was not explained. I’m sure the chicken would find these colours odd. They probably also think some odd thoughts about the bunny who takes their eggs each year only to distribute them to children.

Odd Square #10

Storchenwinkel in Michelstadt

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The old part of Michelstadt im Odenwald has beautiful half-timbered houses and medieval remnants. The part called Storchenwinkel, or Stork’s End, houses the town’s museum, a winery and a few public offices. Half-timbered used to mean dark wood and white-washed walls, and in this part of the country sandstone elements. The teal coloured wooden elements are new additions. Quite stylish ones, I think.

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: February Color Teal or Turquoise

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It’s Oddly Spooky

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Becky showed us webs filled with carterpillars of ermine moths as an oddity. Yes, there are ermine moths in central Europe as well. Only we call them “Gespinstmotten” here (literally: spinning moths). Which again sounds oddly similar to “Gespenst”, meaning ghost or wraith or spooky.

Odd Square #9