Cee’s Which Way Challenge
Tag: Germany
Diving off the High Board
Diverse has no “e” in German. For several years now “divers” is the third official possibility for gender identification. And it has been the butt of jokes of English speakers in the Bundesrepublik ever since. FOWC with Fandango: Diverse
Font (!) Expression
Last on the SD card of my phone: No, not a bastartized invocation of a God but an expression in our dialect which can have a lot of meanings.It’s either derived from the French “à la prochaine” (’till next time) or “allez!” (let’s go). Either … Continue reading Font (!) Expression
The Trade of Locksmithing
Then and now Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Locks, Keys, Knobs and Handles
Caught in the Middle
of renovations. This house caught my eye because of the colour scheme. The shudders are lovely. And then I took pictures of individual windows. I might go by in a few weeks and see what has happened. Monday Window
A Herd of Cows Below, a Herd of Clouds Above
Weekend Sky
Art in the Forest
I’ve been walking the Waldkunstpfad (Forest Art Walk) in Darmstadt and the exhibits are often intriguing. This particularly was as their was no plaque to give the name of the piece and the artist. What do you think it could be? Bearing in mind that … Continue reading Art in the Forest
Triple Light Effects
I’ve been holding off on these for a few weeks, other subjects seem to push themselves in the foreground, but with spring here I have to use them now (or snooze them for another year). If you’re not sure about the names of the three … Continue reading Triple Light Effects
Where the Road Ends
the ferry has to take over. The instructions for cars on the ferry over the River Rhine at Nierstein: Switch off the motor! Lock the brakes! Switch off the lights! Driver to stay near the car! Ragtag Daily Prompt: End of the Line
Stepping Ever Upward
Paula references W.B.Yeats in her April Words of Wisdom with a quote where he sees life as a spiral leading upward. The German poet Hermann Hesse, just twelve years Yeats’ junior, expressed a very similar thought when he said: We are not going in circles, … Continue reading Stepping Ever Upward
