Tag: Germany
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.
Not the Upper Rhine, not the Lower Rhine, but the Middle Rhine
The Middle Rhine is roughly the river Rhine and the surrounding areas between Bingen and Bonn. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Middle
The Smaller the River
the smaller the ferry. Both these ferries cross the Rhine, they are about 25km apart in Gernsheim and in Nierstein. There are, of course, bridges over the Rhine but if the distance between the two nearest bridges is 60km the car driver (and even more … Continue reading The Smaller the River
Evening Walk
Last Wednesday we went to a local pizzeria for dinner where service was good and fast and it was only 7pm when we had paid and were heading for the car to drive back. It was such a beautiful evening that I asked my husband … Continue reading Evening Walk
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