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We Were Watching It Burn

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On a walk last year, we were on a bridge and we saw these great billows of smoke in the distance. Without the zoom on my camera we couldn’t clearly make out what was burning. It turned out to be this boat which was literally ablaze.

I posted the photo on social media and met haters who questioned my morality posting this, accused me of being a gawker and even of obstructing rescue efforts. I had to post the photo below to show how far we were away and I found newspaper articles to show that nobody was hurt.

What do you think? Should I have walked away and not taken any pictures? At the time, I really didn’t think anybody was in danger (and nobody was).

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Burn

High Vantage Point

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Used to be, roofs didn’t have ornaments but practical structures (discounting churches and the like). This metal contraption was to help storks to build a nest on the ancient tower. It has not been in use for many years as the storks have decided to roost rather closer to the meadows and fields where frogs and mice can be found.

When decorative turrets for ordinary houses came in fashion, they were mostly modelled on the cockerels of old. These days they are often made of terracotta and not metal as of old.

And then the little guys in nightgowns showed up. At first, I just noticed sleep walkers but they soon had different poses, they were jumping and cheering or just sitting and contemplating the world.

Lately, I’ve seen horses and – dragons! I love the dragons.

There is always the natural option, I supposed, in black or white.

Or black and white and red.

And there is the combination of natural and terracotta if you can’t make up your mind:

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: On the roof

The Next 25 Hundred Kilometers

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I treated myself to a pedelec a last year and in the first 12 months I clocked up almost exactly 2500 km. I set myself the challenge to equal that this year. But with being back at school and May being almost completely rained out, I wonder if I stand a chance to meet my challenge.

Here is a photo of Wynona Rider (that’s the name of the bike) in front of vineyard. If anybody is wondering, when the picture was taken – there is an unmistakable clue that it is 2021.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Challenge