FOWC with Fandango: Distort
Tag: photography
Buy Now
or rather wait until 1 April! This shop in Kehl (on the German side of the Rhine where Strasbourg is on the French side) was selling shishas and tobacco. I wonder what the “more” was? Did it have to do with the barred windows? In … Continue reading Buy Now
Good Cold and Bad Cold
Some things are meant to be cold. Icecream. Beer. Some things just ARE cold. Like this wayside shrine, locally known as “cold Herrgott” because there is always a cold wind blowing over the brow of this hill. And then there is the epitome of cold: … Continue reading Good Cold and Bad Cold
A Sophisticated Lady
You’ve heard of putting lipstick on a pig. Seen a monkey putting on lipstick herself? Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sophisticated
Rally Against Extremism
Since the end of last year there are regular rallies all over Germany after minutes of a meeting of the rightwing radical party AFD was leaked to the press and it became even more apparent than before how disgusting their plans for Germany are. The party is unfortunately gaining momentum but the established political parties are arguing over how to deal with this surge of rightwing, populist and now openly fascist party. I’ve been to a few of the rallies against rightwing extremism and racism but I don’t take pictures.
This quote by Theodor W. Adorno was appropriate earlier when many politicians argued that the AFD (Alternative for Germany) was to the right of the political spectrum but still a democratic party. I don’t think this fiction can still be upheld today.
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Old Man with Pipe
An old photo. Of an old man. Actually, it’s a photo of my grandfather. He lived to be 96. I’ll find out whether he passed the age gene on to me. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Age
I Say Tomato!
The leftover stalk and what to make of it: Ragtag Daily Prompt: Tomato
A Boy and His Stick
FOWC with Fandango: Stick
Schrödinger
A limes watchtower recreated near Michelstadt im Odenwald. Another word I’ve learned from the Ragtag Prompt: liminal. I checked it out and I recognised a related word: limes. As in: the borders of the Roman Empire. In the UK it’s called Hadrian’s Wall, same thing. … Continue reading Schrödinger
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