Aphids and ants.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Symbiotic
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Established in the 14th Century
The exact year when Ladenburg’s hospital was established is not known. It was first mentioned in a document in 1366. It was destroyed twice and rebuilt and relocated.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Established
Come Walk with Me
The hills of the Odenwald might not be high enough to be called mountains but there are lots of them.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Hills
Fraxinus Excelsior
Otherwise known as the common ash. To be honest, I am not 100% sure that the leaves in the photo are of an ash. Apparently, the name stems from a word that also means “spear” because the wood is good for making spears. So at worst, I threw my spear at an ash and missed.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Excelsior
We’re Here Because of Beer
I found an additional definition of “fleshment” in Collins Dictionary: “excitement or stimulation via previous experience”. Even though it’s flagged as archaic, the concept is still very much alive and well.
We passed the Schmucker brewery in Mossautal yesterday. This beer delivery truck stood in front of the hotel and pub. The weather was gorgeous and many, many Pentecoast Monday day trippers succumbed to the lure of the various brews advertised on the side of the truck. No doubt they remembered the stimulation from other times. If they do yield to the temptation on a regular basis the first Collins definition “the act of fattening” will be seen on them.
PS: We stopped and had a wonderfully fresh lager on tap. All had a full glass, I had one long sip – I was the driver.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Fleshment
Adult Education
I had never heard of the Chautauqua movement and it was an interesting read.
In Germany we have nothing quite the same, however we have the Volkshochschule – a non-profit and partially government funded adult education institution with branches all over Germany. They were founded after the first world war but earlier organisations who looked after educating people outside the tertiary school system stem from the late 19th century similar to Chautauqua. The building where our local VHS is located is also from the late 19th century.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chautauqua
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