For Floral Friday and Cee’s Flower of the Day
Tag: #FOWC
A Giant Curl
A typical fern, you might think. A close-up or even a macro, you might think.
It’s not so, this is an angiopteris pruinosa bootfarn – and this is not a macro. Unfortunately I couldn’t use anything for a scale in the greenhouse of the botanical garden but this farn curl about to be unfurled is as big as plate.
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It’s a Snake! It’s a Trunk!
It’s Supertree!!!
Or simply a tree who once was very confused about which direction it should grow.
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A Tiny Hedgehog
I couldn’t find a common name for the tachina fera but in German it is called a “hedgehog fly”. FOWC with Fandango: Bristles
Do You Want a Close Shave?
FOWC with Fandango: Shave
They Sing Your Praises
Old River Rhine lies in his watery bed.No need to raise his headAnd this is what he said:On either side I have the best of wine!That’s why I want to be the ancient river Rhine.(German carnival song: Ich hab’ den Vater Rhein in seinem Bett … Continue reading They Sing Your Praises
I’m Fed up
In German, if you say “I’m smelling something” as on the sign it means: I had enough of it.
This sign on the “Flowering Bergstraße”, a walk along the slope of the Odenwald starting about 20km north of Heidelberg and stopping just before. The QR codes on the signs tell interesting facts about this area with a rich history. This particular sign tells about the hazards of dog droppings which spoil the grown fruit crops (grapes, berries, espalier fruit) and they do – of course, smell.
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A Recipe to Being Mellow
Chill! Bbq! Slow down! (This is a pebble from a pebble line during the first COVID lockdown. They also added “chat” which might not be good advice now but maybe was then. Also the curious mix of English and German doesn’t do anything to make … Continue reading A Recipe to Being Mellow
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