Tag: #Ragtag Daily Prompt
Recycle!
Plastic bottles carry a 25 cent deposit in Germany hence there are many people rummaging through refuse bins to fish them out. With hard times this has become a way to supplement income for many. To make it less dirty and possibly demeaning a new type of rubbish bin has appeared in some towns: instead of throwing the bottle in the bin, one can stack it in one of the holders on the side.
Wine bottles do not carry a deposit and are collected in glass recycle containers instead. Or are hidden in a hosta plan.
Lemon Exotic
Our area is known to have the mildest climate in Germany (together with the island Mainau in Lake Constance). In the local park, adjacent to the castle, there are a couple of lemon trees. Not so unusual, there are more citrus trees in Germany. But these are the only ones that I know being outside all year long and the fruits actually turn yellow.
A Cork Popped Every Two Hours
The Andernach cold-water geysir is the highest in the world, the jet reaching between 50 and 60 metres each time. An eruption lasts about 8 minutes and occurs approximately every two hours.
In a cold-water geysir the jet is driven by CO2-bubbles,
Circular Design
Aire du Jura is a building which is part of a motorway service area in France. I belief there are other buildings with the same design called “les pavillons des cercles”.
I’m in Transit
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”
Terry Pratchett: The Last Continent
For: The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Time Travel and for FOWC with Fandango: In Transit
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