Tag: photography

Modern Times

Traditionally, bears would hibernate in caves when the weather got chill, but modern bears prefer chilling in the comfort of a cosy living room. Here is an additional photo of Wagner (that’s the bear’s name) arriving at his new address: Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chill

Peter and Ida

Reading the prompt I immediately thought of the children’s book above. It is orginally a Swedish book, written by Grethe Fagerström and illustrated by Gunilla Hansson, published in 1979. It’s the story of Peter and Ida whose mother is expecting a baby which the children name “Minimum” because it is not yet born. It’s a very open, educational way to talk to children about – not the bird and the bees but the egg and the sperm and the body parts surrounding this topic. It’s been a perennial favourite in Germany and Sweden and possibly other countries.

FOWC with Fandango: Minimum

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Jack Be Nimble

Jack be quick. Jack jump over the candlestick. A tortoise doesn’t really seem the right posterboy for nimbleness. However, our boys had a pet tortoise when we lived in Zimbabwe, called Jack. His fullname was Jack, the Ripper – due to the way he would … Continue reading Jack Be Nimble