In South Africa, maize or corn or mealies is called mielies. We eat mielie pap which a basic form of polenta. Often mielies are sold by women who peddle them in the street. They shout “MIELIES!!!” to let people know what they are selling. One … Continue reading MIELIES!!!
The seesaw at the playground is only lingering hoping the weather will get better soon.
Double dipping for FOWC with Fandango: Linger and Ragtag Daily Prompt: Seesaw
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The growth rings of a tree – in this case an oak – tell about the years and seasons that the tree has lived through. This oak was planted before the Franco-Prussian war in 1970/71 and it saw two more wars in its life time. … Continue reading Nature’s Calendar
On 11 November Christians commemorate Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier who became canonized after his death in 397 A.D. He is best remembered for cutting his coat in half with his sword and giving one half to a beggar who was clad only in … Continue reading Saint Martin’s Day or Martinmas
A town less than 20km to the south from here and now a part of Heidelberg is called Handschuhsheim, literally translated “home of the glove”. This is its crest as displayed on the old castle Tiefburg in the middle of town: Ragtag Daily Prompt: Glove
This picture is hanging in the waiting room of my doctor’s. It keeps drawing me in. Why does my doctor show the scene of an orgy to his patients? Or am I watching the wrong movies and reading the wrong books and this is just … Continue reading Yes – but What Does It Mean?
We parked right next to this car, thinking that the parking area should be safe if he’s been there for such a long time collecting a solid layer of dust.
Turns out it is a sculpture in Rüsselsheim, the headquarter of the Opel corporation (long since swallowed by GM), a tribute to the Opel Manta, the iconic 1970s car in Germany.
Turns out, I’ve shown this particular car before for FOWC with Fandango
And then, the denouement: Ragtag Daily Prompt: Denouement
I didn’t have a grazing cow somewhere in my files. Double dipping for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Graze and FOWC with Fandango: As
This poster announcing the concert of the Odenwälder Shanty Chor may look strange or even mysterious but for the fans it is neither. It makes perfect sense.
And to make sure: They do sing. So they are a choir. But they do speak, individually and as a group, so they are a chorus, too. They keep commenting on the MC, Prof. Dr Dr Netwohr, throughout the show.
Double gedippt for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chorus and
FOWC with Fandango: Mysterious
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