The Rodensteiner was a knight who lived on his castle, Burg Rodenstein in the Odenwald. He killed his wife and unborn child by accident when he wanted to go off to a petty war against his neighbour. Since then he has been cursed to ride with his cohort on stormy nights to warn people of approaching war.
I’m not going to investigate!
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Black Hole
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Ragtag Daily Prompt: Swell
In Frankfurt and the areas around cider rivals beer as the favourite drink in pubs and restaurants. If it is a traditional place, it is served in stoneware cider jugs, called a Bembel. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Jug
A reticulated python is called that because of the net or web like pattern – reticulated means “like a net”. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Tangled Web
time keeps flowing. Birkenau (in the Odenwald) is a large village or small town of just under 10,000 inhabitants. It also has more than 200 sun dials, free standing ones and on houses. Since 2021 the record is official: Birkenau has the world record in “laregest … Continue reading Joy or Sorrow
Three Congo chafer beetles. They looked so pretty in their enclosure. Checking up on their English name I learned that they are often kept as food for terrarium animals. (Yes, I know that the iguanas and lizards and monitors need food, too, but putting the food on display … Continue reading Nine Crawleys, Not Creepy
The family planning of this turtle (and others like her) did not take into account our holidays on their beach in Cyprus. The hatchlings decided to leave their eggs 10 days after we had left. Elwetritsche are mythical creatures from the Palatinate. Five eggs in different stages … Continue reading Hatchlings
I was about to put the finishing touches on this post when a black entity jumped on my desk, settled on my forearms and started tapping on the keyboard. Obviously, someone did not want to be left out of my activities. Hence, I present, THE ORIGINAL … Continue reading I Want What You Want!
that these thorns are blunt when you fall on top of the cactus. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Blunt
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Letter
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