A zebra at the Frankfurt Zoo. This was the zebra in which Bernhard Grzimek, the long time director of the Frankfurt Zoo drove through the Serengeti – in the 60s and 70s he was THE animal expert in Germany, a veterinarian, animal documentary film maker, … Continue reading Zebra with Z
Butterflies. Two ts. And it works in German as well: Schmetterlinge. Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: December Alphabet Two ts in a Word
A tapiR. ConsideR the tapiR’s eaR. ConsideR the tapiR’s haiR. ConsideR the tapiR’s fuR. ConsideR the tapiR’s incisoR. Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: November Alphabet
There’s the paw that lays claim to any box in our house.
his cat transport box holds any long term interest for him.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Must have an O in the middle of the word
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New friends may be poems but old friends are alphabets. Don’t forget the alphabets because you will need them to read the poems. Unknown
As a teacher who for the last six years has had the privilege to introduce learners to our old friends this is a quote that is dear to my heart. My primary aim as an alphabetisation teacher is to introduce our alphabet to people as a step to integration into our society. But it goes beyond the functional reading. In time at least some of them might use the letters as bridges to start reading for enjoyment rather than pure function.
It is only fitting then the school building where this takes palce is named after a a local author:
Adam Karillon wrote about the Odenwald and the people around him. He was well known in the early 20th century, being the first recipient of the Büchnerpreis in 1923. He was also a physican and travelled to Africa at a time when this was not an everyday occurence.
His final resting place is not far from the school, and his and his wife’s tomb is decorated with a poem with words honouring their life and love.
For more posts inspired by the quote go to Travel with Intent.
Staghorn sumac. Even the Latin name qualifies for this challenge: rhus typhina. The French (sumac vinaigrier) and German (Essigbaum) common names translates as vinegar tree.
Check out Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: November alphabet for more posts with words containing R and S.
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge alphabet: starts or ends with the letter Y.
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Those skis might not be much good on a piste anymore but they make great decorations.
Another wooden X – it is the top of a birdhouse made of the thick part of palm fronds, currently used as the centre piece of a small nativity scene.
X marks the spot – in this case, the very spot were covenanters were hanged for their protestant faith in Edinburgh’s grassmarket area in the 17th century. The memorial features a red version of the St Andrew’s cross.
Cee’s alphabet quest has reached the letter X. Other photographers interpretations of X (in word or picture) can be found here:
This is for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: needs to start with V and have at least 6 letters.
Vegetables + Variety
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