For many children the first day of school is a day of joy and great expectations.
Some are more nervous than others, picking at their “Schultüte” (large cornet of cardboard filled with sweets and little presents given to children in Germany on their first day of school).
While others are simply overwhelmed with impending doom when they realise what the next 13 years of their lives will look like.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Impending.
In the back is a freight train, 20th century technology transporting 21st century goods. And in the foreground are the remains of a villa rustica, a farming estate from almost 2000 years ago when the Romans were settling in the area.
The villa was only discovered in the 1980s although it is a built up area. I was very impressed with the layout and the swimming pool as well as the underfloor heating.
Square 24 for the KindaSquare Challenge in October.
#22 for Tourmaline’s Halloween Challenge: Candles.
Rotund, rough, and ruinous
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Needs to have the letters o and u in the word.
Traditionally, the local cider is served from these jugs. They are called “Bembel” and are typical for the area around Frankfurt in Germany. They are grey with a blue glaze but more importantly if you drink a lot of the Äppler, as the cider is called, you end up “glazed” or in the local vernacular: “blue”.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Grey turns to blue.
Frankfurt is the only city in my vicinity that has something of a discernable skyline, the only proper high rise buildings in Germany that I know. Coming to think of it, it’s the only town that comes close to being a city around here. It’s traversed by the river Main and hence it sometimes carries the moniker Mainhattan.
Linked to A Photo a Week: Cityscape.
Strawberries and asparagus are grown in our area and in spring the fields teem with seasonal workers. Part of their payment is in-kind, i.e. they get accommodation, transport from and to their home country, and sometimes food instead of some of their salary.
Square 22 for the KindaSquare Challenge in October.
#21 for Tourmaline’s Halloween Challenge: Decoration.
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