At our annual town festival the colours are white and blue and everything and everybody is dressed up in white and blue. Värikollaasit #452: The Colour of a Celebration / Juhlan väri
Tag: Germany
Backe, backe Kuchen!
Fan’s prompt for the day is: No better place than my hometown to learn how to. The best bakers are trained here. Here is one of the future apprentices at the academy: Various techniques are taught at the school but most important is, of course, … Continue reading Backe, backe Kuchen!
If You Were Given the Choice
It is said that the location of the Beerfeld Galgen was chosen to let the condemned see the beauty of the world one more time before he left it to make him feel his loss even more. It is indeed a beautiful place with a … Continue reading If You Were Given the Choice
Firefly
Ooops … wrong serenity … Rather than going through my archive and looking for older photos to convey serenity, I decided to go out and experience it. I went for a walk in an area called “The Cold Lord” near Ritschweier in the Odenwald. It’s … Continue reading Firefly
Flowering Dogwood
This stunning tree is in our local botanical garden. Today’s challenge is a perfect example why I like taking part in photo challenges. I see the prompt and the accompanying photo which I often admire as was the case today. Then I have to research … Continue reading Flowering Dogwood
She Is the Blonde of the Herd
We were on a walk / run yesterday and passed this pasture with brown and black wooly creatures. In the midst of them this beauty, gorgeous face, the longest eye lashes. “The blonde of the herd”, is what one of my fellow walkers exclaimed when … Continue reading She Is the Blonde of the Herd
No Coffee and Cake on this Visit
Normally I would have edited the sign out of the photo. But this 500-year-old silver and vitriol mine calls itself proudly: a visitors’ mine.
FOWC with Fandango: Visit
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Wild and Wilder
I was bewildered when I saw these guys at the carnival parade in February. Was blackface rearing its ugly head? Then I saw their parade float. They call themselves “Badass Monkeys” and dress up in gorilla suits (either traditionally black or neon green). And they … Continue reading Wild and Wilder
Scoot over!
Dodgem or bumper cars are called “Autoscooter ” in Germany, often pronounced a-oo-toscotter.
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