Blue eyes for Life in Colour
Not quite Varicose Veins
Many dairy farms decorate their entrance with a plastic, life-size cow. I have even seen cows painted as strawberries, colourful and psychedelic cows.
They are pretty life-like, particularly the veins show around the udder.
Whoever painted these two specimen has gone a little overboard painting the veins in blue, black and dark russet. It bothers me everytime I pass by.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Venation
PS: While checking whether I had the right word for the blood vessels in and around the udder, I came across the startling information that there are beauty pageants for cows. There actually are cow beauty queens called Miss Zürich, for example. Now that’s a piece of trivia I will not forget in a hurry!
A Cat Comes Down a Tree
Not quite what I had planned but Henry insisted to take up Septimus’ challenge.
And incidentally, a bonus SixWordSaturday.
Schwetzingen
On a visit to the town of Schwetzingen near Heidelberg I looked up and saw this knight gracing a chimney on a roof. Without my camera’s zoom I wouldn’t have seen the details.
These stone sculptures were in the garden of a restaurant.
And this little fellow stands in a public square, watching asparagus being sold.
Carline Thistle
The alpine garden at Schynige Platte, a smallish mountain ridge in the Bernese Alps, is at 2000m altitude and most alpine wildflowers can be seen here in their natural habitat. An amazing place.
This is a carline or silver thistle.
Friendly Friday: Wildflowers
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one last look at silver & white for Life in Colour.
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