We have just returned from our granddaughter’s first day of school. These days that’s a rather elaborate event.
Cut to: my old schoolhouse.
A nostalgic glance back in time.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Nostalgia
Tag: Germany
I’m a Fan of Gulls
I know that gulls have not the best reputation yet I have no bad experience with them. I watched out for them at the French Mediterranean coast. They just watched. Didn’t even watch me, just watched in general. Then I tried to remember my encounters … Continue reading I’m a Fan of Gulls
What Children Want
This mural was created by class of students in Frankfurt, Germany, many of them immigrants with refugee status. I picked one bubble from every photo to translate. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Want
Native
I climbed up this tower, surveyed the surroundings, and contemplated my relation to this land. For FOWC with Fandango: Survey and Ragtag Daily Prompt: Contemplation
Euro – € – Euro
The building of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Guilty Feet, Have They Got Rhythm?
“Almost nobody dances sober unless they happen to be insane.” H.P. Lovecraft This guy seems to have no problem, though. Different styles. I have no idea how much – if any – alcohol was consumed. I’m pretty sure that alcohol was involved here. Just as … Continue reading Guilty Feet, Have They Got Rhythm?
Asparagus Galore!
Newcomers to Germany are usually astonished by the feeding frenzy concerning asparagus in the months from late March to mid June. There is a plethora of asparagus to be had in supermarkets, in restaurants, and at the roadside.
But I’ve never seen a heap of spoiled asparagus at the side of an asparagus field. I don’t know what was wrong with them, why the spears were discarded. It just looked like a plethora of waste.
A Village Well
Water, Water Everywhere
Windows of German Inns
A common name for a traditional inn, “The Golden Hart” (or “stag”) – this one has, for the moment, closed down. Another well liked traditional name is “The Lion” or “The Golden Lion”. Unlike in the UK were the most popular name for inns and … Continue reading Windows of German Inns
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