Nibelung Saga: Hagen slaying Siegfried. Was it murder most foul or a political necessity? Hagen is mostly depicted as the dark, scheming bad guy who kills the shining, glorified hero Siegfried. Even in these versions he does it to protect the kingdom, or rather his … Continue reading Death Cry
The town of Ladenburg has a conspicuous water tower which draws the attention at any time of the year. For a prompt free Monochrome Madness.
In 2010 I saw Fool’s Garden live. The occasion was a Uriah Heep concert, organised by a company celebrating their 100th anniversary (Alpina, Ober-Ramstadt). Fool’s Garden had one world–wide hit, Lemon Tree. And this one line immediately resonated in my head when I heard today’s prompt:
Incidentally, Fool’s Garden addressed the one-hit-wonder phenomenon at this concert. Do they mind that they are always asked to play this one song? Do they get sick of playing Lemon Tree? And they said: No, why would they? Without this song they would have never seen the world like they did, they would have never had a tour of Japan (they had more tours, I’m sure, but “Japan” stuck in my mind). They would probably not be able to work and live comfortably as fulltime musicians for the rest of their lives.
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The Andernach Geyser (in the Eifel, Germany, next to the river Rhine) is the highest cold water geyser in the world (up to 60m). It contains natural CO2 . If you want to know more have a look at wikipedia: Andernach Geyser. Ragtag Daily Prompt: … Continue reading Bubbly — but without a glass
Monday Portrait
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One Word Sunday: Bicoloured
Sitting on a long table in the middle of the road, eating and drinking – and the weather played along as well!
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Convivial
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