Tag: monochrom

An Old Grain

When I came across this wheat field I thought it was withered grain. The stalks were beige but the ears were black, they looked scorched.

As it turns out a friend of ours. who is a master miller, told me differently. This is emmer wheat, a kind of wheat that was among the first grains cultivated in Europe and the Middle East. Today it is regaining some popularity, particularly black emmer as can be a winter crop.

Midweek Monochrome

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A Windy Corner

This is not the only castle or castle ruin that is called “Windeck” (windy corner). Personally, I’ve never found it windy up there but maybe it was different 1000 years ago when it was built.

Midweek Monochrome

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Beware the Claws of the Diablo

This flower is called devil’s claw in English, Teufelskralle in German, griffe de diable in French, artiglio del diavolo, garra del diablo in Spanish, and garro-do-diabo in Portuguese. Midweek Monochrome