I'm joining in SarahMarie's recognition of the little things today - in her words, a "way of celebrating and remembering the small things as well as the momentous ones; the little everyday things that make life good." Which seems like an especially fitting link-up for me this month.
The ironic thing about this is that this past week has been far from normal and everyday for me.
Regardless, I give you the little things:
1.
I went for a walk in the hills up above Heidelberg, Germany yesterday afternoon, getting away from the bustle and noise of a city. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a spot of red among the dried leaves and moss. Upon further investigation, I spotted this:
And you thought mushrooms this color only existed in cartoons.
2.
Today, I visited the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. It's a book-lover's delight: books of all styles and time-periods, exhibits on making books, even parts of a Gutentberg bible. Fun stuff. I wasn't clear on whether pictures were allowed or not, so I didn't take any of the really interesting items, but I did sneak in a shot of the following. The entire apparatus is probably about 2 inches tall.
3.
Lest you think I am taking this "little things" meme a bit too literally: I love the idiosyncrasies of language, and it is fun to have conversations with people who do not speak English as their native tongue. For instance, in the past week, I've heard at least three different people (two of whom speak English quite well) refer to a surface as being "slippy".
Oops. I'll stop here and admit to being wrong. I was amused at "slippy" because to my American ears, it sounded like they were trying for "slippery". But Blogger didn't flag it as misspelled, and apparently it's a word they actually use in Britain. Who knew.
4.
Before I got caught up on the difference between "slippery" and "slippy", I was going to mention another language moment: As I was saying goodbye to the customer I came to visit, he told me he hoped I had a "funny two days sightseeing". While you could certainly wish that for somebody, I don't think it's quite what he meant to say. (I apologize if #3 and #4 come across as mocking. I certainly don't mean them that way. I just found them amusing. But I can't even begin to speak German, so they're all way ahead of me.)
5.
Today was rain. Lots and lots of rain. Which was a touch disappointing, because I am returning home tomorrow. But this afternoon, the clouds parted just long enough for me to take this picture in downtown Frankfurt:
The ironic thing about this is that this past week has been far from normal and everyday for me.
Regardless, I give you the little things:
1.
I went for a walk in the hills up above Heidelberg, Germany yesterday afternoon, getting away from the bustle and noise of a city. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a spot of red among the dried leaves and moss. Upon further investigation, I spotted this:
And you thought mushrooms this color only existed in cartoons.
2.
Today, I visited the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. It's a book-lover's delight: books of all styles and time-periods, exhibits on making books, even parts of a Gutentberg bible. Fun stuff. I wasn't clear on whether pictures were allowed or not, so I didn't take any of the really interesting items, but I did sneak in a shot of the following. The entire apparatus is probably about 2 inches tall.
3.
Lest you think I am taking this "little things" meme a bit too literally: I love the idiosyncrasies of language, and it is fun to have conversations with people who do not speak English as their native tongue. For instance, in the past week, I've heard at least three different people (two of whom speak English quite well) refer to a surface as being "slippy".
Oops. I'll stop here and admit to being wrong. I was amused at "slippy" because to my American ears, it sounded like they were trying for "slippery". But Blogger didn't flag it as misspelled, and apparently it's a word they actually use in Britain. Who knew.
4.
Before I got caught up on the difference between "slippery" and "slippy", I was going to mention another language moment: As I was saying goodbye to the customer I came to visit, he told me he hoped I had a "funny two days sightseeing". While you could certainly wish that for somebody, I don't think it's quite what he meant to say. (I apologize if #3 and #4 come across as mocking. I certainly don't mean them that way. I just found them amusing. But I can't even begin to speak German, so they're all way ahead of me.)
5.
Today was rain. Lots and lots of rain. Which was a touch disappointing, because I am returning home tomorrow. But this afternoon, the clouds parted just long enough for me to take this picture in downtown Frankfurt:
And ... that's all folks!
Wow, and I hadn't even known you were off traveling the world again!
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I started to read your bit about the word 'slippy,' I was going to comment and say that I think that's a British thing... but then I saw that you figured that out, too! I know I've heard my British friend Cara say that. Another word she uses that always makes me laugh is 'wonky.' Gotta love those British-isms.
That picture of Frankfurt is gorgeous. And that perfect little mushroom makes me think of the movie Fantasia.