To English speaking folk this is just a common snowberry but Germans it is a Knallerbse, literally “bang pea” because of the noise it makes if you throw it really hard on the ground. So Knall means bang in English – this one obviously has … Continue reading I’ll throw you down, bang, bang!
Debbie had an odd square today about what it means if your potential in-laws present you with a pumpkin. It reminded me of an expression we use in Germany: giving someone a basket or, on the receiving end, getting a basket. It’s the equivalent of getting told “Thanks, but no thanks” in the dating world. Usually it’s the man who gets the basket, i.e. he is rejected.
What makes this photo odd? A bright pink shopping basket in the middle of the woods? What’s not odd about it?
Henry, on the other hand, is quite partial to getting a basket even if he has to claim the wastepaper one.
In case you were wondering, it’s called “einen Korb kriegen” in German.
Spelling on car number plates should not be held to high standards.
This is a scentless mayweed or scentless chamomile.
How much better – at least for the nose – it is to stand next to a mauve or white lilac bush in May?
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Smell.
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