Living close to a river, particularly a river in a narrow valley, probably means you have to accept that every now and again the waters rise. This water line is from 1824 when the Neckar overflowed its banks.
To put this in perspective: The square where the house with this mark stands is 100m away from river, and adding a bit more perspective:
The container port of Gernsheim on the Rhine, and the harbour for smaller private boats.
This wall on a vacant lot in the woods near Teplice – I was wondering if the artist honed his inimitable style on it. Sadly, I didn’t see any other of his works nor could I find any information about him.
Marching.
And in normal years (i.e. COVID free) this happens usually in March: The spring parade in our town.
There is a word in the dialect of the German southwest that sounds quite similar to eldritch: Elwetritsche. Etymologically they are not related, but there are certain similarities (besides one being an adjective, the other one a noun).
Both words have a connection to the mythical, the not-quite-explainable. Elwetritsche are said to have come about by cross-breeding wood spirits such as elves and goblins with domestic fowl. Somewhere along the lines, some also acquired antlers. Hunting them is great fun but one should avoid them at night when one is alone. A meeting might be quite scary or even dangerous, if not quite as horror-inducing as what eldritch suggests.
Being descendants of fowl they lay eggs. The one just about to hatch inspired me to whip out my crayons.
I don’t remember much about Disney’s Stitch except that what he was doing he did with gusto!
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