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Better

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a dead fretter

Aus di Laus

I was surprised by this … attractive? … sculpture in the middle of a vineyard – in recognition to the victory over the vine fetter (or grape phylloxera) which threatened to obliterate all European viniculture.

One Word Sunday: Surprise

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There is always a reason to smile

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you just have to find it.

Well, I didn’t find it here. Took this photo to tell our son: Clean up or else! (last on the card on my phone)

But I did find the smile here when on a bicycle tour with my sister yesterday. It was, I must admit, before we found out that there would be another 10km to get home after having already ridden for 30km. For those who don’t know: the Odenwald is not flat, even on an e-bike you have to pedal hard occasionall). (last on the card on my camera).

For Brian’s Last on the Card in February

A confined area

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My childhood was spent pretty much within the triangle of three different old medieval towers, called “Blauer Hut” (blue hat due to its original slate roof, now long gone), “Roter Turm” (red tower, so called because of the reddish sandstone used) and “Hexenturm” (witches’ tower … Continue reading A confined area