No that’s not a rice paddy. It’s a mealie field (maize, corn), freshly planted, after a particularly heavy downpour.
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The Modern Stoop
Life is hard and then you die. He’s carrying the world upon his shoulders. Even amidst all this beauty. But the stoop hasn’t come naturally, it’s the result of many, many, many hours of training. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Stoop
Symbolism
The orb with cross, the globus cruciger, symbolised Christ’s domination over the world in the hand of a worthy ruler during the Middle Ages. I have no idea whether this particular ruler, a figure in a facade of the Heidelberg Castle that is not completely in ruins, was a particular worthy ruler. In fact I tried to find out who he was because I liked the kitty at his feet but I gave up because there are so many of these figures.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sovereignity
One of Several
Wnyona will not be happy if I call her my hobby. She is a jealous mistress. As she proved when I cheated on her in Sardinia recently. Her revenge was swift. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Hobby
Kamishibai
As some of you know I am teaching German to functional and primary illiterates. Functional illiterates can usually write in another script (i.e. Arabic or Kyrillic) but have to learn the western script. Primary illiterates cannot write in any script and some of my students … Continue reading Kamishibai
Zank U for Travelling wiz Deutsche Bahn
If you live in Germany, you’ll understand. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Delay
The Drinking Club with a Running Problem
We drink, we run, and we know things. Oh, and occasionally we shout: On On!
We're the hashers, meet the hashers, we're the biggest drunks in history.
From the town of (insert your town), we're the leaders in debauchery.
Halfminds, trailing shiggy through the years.
Watch us as we down a lot of beers.
Down, down, drink it down, ...
(WIIIILLLLMMMMAAAAA!!!)
He Wasn’t Watching Me
but he was definitely watching something. I’m not a birder or twitcher if you prefer. I recognise a few of the local species but that’s about it. Hawks have always confused me – and now I know why: they don’t translate properly from English to … Continue reading He Wasn’t Watching Me
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