A synonym for pioneer is trailblazer. Ain’t she blazing?
Tag: #Ragtag Daily Prompt
Where to Hide them?
I recently read an article about crows hiding nuts in autumn. If they think they have been observed by fellow crows, they do so anyway — and come back later on their own and put their stash to a different hiding place. They don’t trust each other and are clever enough to do something about it!
And since it is October and Halloween is almost upon us, here is my bonus photo about nuts. I also have a problem to hide these – from my husband and myself, that is.
Little Steps to Success
It’s the poster outside a private teaching and creative studio called “Klecks” or “Spotch”!
A Minor Celebrity
Last weekend we were at the Opel-Zoo near Frankfurt and I snapped a photo of this beaded lizard. When I was making up this post I checked out its English name, and as I often do with the help of wikipedia rather than with a dictionary. And I was amazed that a photo of this particular lizard is on the German wikipedia site (not on the English one) to show a Skorpion-Krustenechse. The scorpion in the German name is due to the fact that it is poisonous.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Reptilian
The Little Brother of Being Grateful
2 – 4 – 6 – 8 Who do we appreciate? Those who drive slowly. Those who mind children. Those who don’t hog the road and let tractors past (particularly those belonging to winegrowers). I don’t know what he is appreciative about – having a … Continue reading The Little Brother of Being Grateful
What’s Your Pleasure?
On rye or white? In Germany, even the street vendors offer more choices: Chiabatta, wild garlic ciabatta, onion bread, olive bread, Turkish pide, dark spelt flour bread, flûte, baguette, sweet yeast bread made with spelt flour with or without raisins, – that’s in addition to the standard wholewheat or white bread, rye bread made with sourdough. So, how would you like your sandwich?
I Can See a Smile on Her Face
The snail (I think of her as “she”, likely due to German grammar, or possibly because I see her as kindred spirit) delights in healthy food, in this case a lettuce leaf. She is my role model.
The Inn at 1231 Metres Altitude
The Feldbergpass is in the south of the Black Forest in Germany, the highest pass in the Black Forest and the second highest in Germany. And there is an inn right on top of it.
When It Should Be but Isn’t Really
Ephemera, that is.
We purchased these tickets almost two years ago. My husband and I really enjoy the skits of Foil Arms and Hogg so very soon after having seen them in Frankfurt in late 2024 I purchased the tickets for February 2025 for their new show. I commented that I hoped that we still remembered the date almost 12 months later as we were not getting any younger. January this year came and anticipation grew. Less than a week before the show was cancelled and we received the option of either getting our money back or getting tickets to their next show in Frankfurt. We opted for the next show. It’s planned for late February 2026.
I had hoped to throw the tickets away after a funny and rewarding night out. I’m still holding on to them. Maybe they will be part of the inheritance to our sons in years to come.
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