She expects the milker to come. We expect her milk to be in a carton in the supermarket. She hopes that the milker will have warm hands. Her expectations will be dissappointed. We expect the milk in the carton to be fresh. Our expectations will … Continue reading Mutual Expectations
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Edge
A tourist sees this from the beach: water, swimming, sports, fun. A castaway sees: desolation. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Desolation
Last week the roads looked like this. The snow had melted on the roads during the day and of course at night, when it gets again colder, the slush turns to ice. Very dangerous conditions. We left the car at home and went for a walk! … Continue reading You Takes Your Car, You Takes Your Chances
Crossing the river Neckar in Mannheim can be done on different bridges. This is the newest of them all, a bridge for pedestrians only. It’s the Collini-Steg – named after an intimate friend of Voltaire, Cosimo Alessandro Collini lived at the Mannheim court, considered an esteemed scientist, … Continue reading Across the Bridge
Keys in heraldry can signify open-mindedness (or, less often, closedness) and is a symbol of the power of Petrus or hence of other high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church. The crest of the town of Ladenburg, once as a graffiti, once as a relief … Continue reading Keys in Crests
Weekly Prompt Weekend Challenge: Shiny
Drinking alone. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Single
To get my feet wet or not to get my feet wet? Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Contemplate
At the finale of a marathon (or half-marathon for that matter, as this one) the runners experience a spurt of energy that propels them over the finish line. In his case, some doping might have been involved. Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Finale
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