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Carry the Lantern High
This painted house, called the Hornbacher Steinhäusel, features children and dwarves and little animals searching for and then greeting St. Nicolas. The dwarves (or possibly gnomes or brownies) carry lanterns for the children to find their way in the dark woods.
Through Gritted Teeth
In February this year we had some strange weather in the Upper Rhine Valley. Strong winds blew sands from the Sahara, from as far away Morocco, Algeria, Mauretania and Mali all the way to Switzerland, France and the south of Germany. It happens every few years.
As interesting as the effect was, I prefer not to breathe in my sand.
How about drinking it?
A few days ago somebody posted a photo of sand in a bottle and I commented on it and now I cant find anymore. Anyway – this is the bottle that I have, a lot less artistic. I filled this bottle myself 50 years ago with sands from Le sentier des ocres de Roussilon in the Luberon. It’s an old ocher pigment quarry in the South of France which was then open to anybody and one could just collect sand. Nowadays, there are fixed walkways and taking sands is strictly forbidden (and quite rightly so).
I’m a Fan of Funny Street Names
Street names often are handed down for generations and the actual meanings are often lost in the process. And we are left with humourous names like these: In Switzerland (found in the middle of the Odenwald, where Switzerland is far away). Dragon’s Stone (no dragon have I ever seen there). Near the house painters (formerly a street where housepainters had set up buisness, possibly). Street of the heavenly spirits (near a church, I reckon, or possibly a distillery). In the butcher (literally: inside a butcher, not a butchery). Little Hare Alley or Little Bunny Lane (I didn’t find a Big Bunny Lane in this town). Bike House Lane (a play on words: written with a T [Rathaus] it would mean town hall, but there is actually a bike shop in this road),
Shape Shifters
And now for something completely different:
These were the original, unedited photos I’ve used for the shapes above.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Silhouettes and Shadows
Last Photo in October – What Did You Expect?
Last on the SD card in the camera.
On the phone SD card the last photo is a very rare pic – a selfie:
For bushboy’s Last on the Card
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