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.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Tongues and Tails
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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.
Is it the camera or is it the raised finger?
I love taking photos. I love teaching (some say it’s more like preaching).
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
Wordless Wednesday
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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.
When communicating in a foreign language it’s not only about vocabulary and grammar, it’s also about register. Germans tend to use English swearwords quite liberally without realising what they are doing.
And all in squares, naturally.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: trios and squares
This is the tower of the Auerbach Castle near Bensheim, seen through the lattice works of bare winter trees.
It was originally built in the 8th century and fell into ruin once before but was rebuilt under the reign of Count Diether IV of the Katzenelnbogen in the 13th century. Katzenelnbogen literally means “cat’s ellbow”. Go figure.
I took my inspiration today from the ruined abbey as seen by Sue on her odd post.
