My daily banana:

 

 

 

Photo of the day:

 

 

 

 

 

Today two, one the overall view of the thatched cottage and the other of the roof and it's ridge. Dandelions  (Taraxacum officinale) grow everywhere. I love them. They not only look good they make a great green salad. The flowers are edible too.

 

 

Word of the day:

 

pavane

 

an early form of the square dance, sixteenth century. It is a slow processional dance common in Europe in the Renaissance

German: Pavane auch Paduan

 

 

Name of the day:

 

Sylvia

 

girl's name meaning "woods, forest"
another definition: originated from Italy and is a beautiful silver flower

 

 

Birthday of the day:

22nd April 1936

Glen Campbell

 

in Delight Arkansas, United States

actor/singer (Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston) All songs from the sixties. They made me think America was the promised land, wide open, free, without problems or dirt. For a while he was in a relationship with Linda Ronstadt. She said about him "Glen's not got much in the head but he's good in bed"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qoymGCDYzU

 

 

Glen booked drunk and disorderly

The all American hero

 

 

Died on this day:

22nd April 1994

Richard Nixon (nickname Tricky Dicky)

in New York City, New York, United States

born 9th January 1913
in Yorba Linda, California, United States

37th President (1969-75) He was the only president to resign. The Watergate Affair was his downfall. Died of a stroke at 81

 

 

 

Event of the day:

22nd April 1983

Stern magazine announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolf Hitler (turned out to be a hoax, they were written by Konrad Kujau)

 

 

 

 

Ride of the day:

 

I'm saving my ride of the day for tomorrow, then I won't have to upload my blog twice in one day. I don't want anyone to miss any of the goodies.

 

More again tomorrow, have a nice day, be happy:-)

My daily banana:

 

 

 

Photo of the day:

 

Heike with our convertible, it's new and I'm dead proud of it. The last two cars were the same only a different colour.

 

 

 

Word of the day:

 

 

motley

 

 

non-conform, a mixture, don't fit in with others
or in clothing: made of various colours, a jesters coat or Jacob's coat of many colours

German: unangepasst

 

 

Name of the day:

 

Heike

 

a German female nickname for Heinrich (Henry), the secret leader

 

 

 

Birthday of the day:

 

21th. April 1926

Elizabeth II

Queen of Great Britain and it's Commonwealth

 

 

in Mayfair, London, England

What can you say about her?
God bless her, and may she live on forever

 

 

Died on this day:

21th. April 1918

Baron von Richthof (The Red Baron)

in the air above Vaux-sur-Somme, France
born 2nd May 1892 Wroclaw, German Empire now Poland
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I.

 

 

 

I know the name from the song "Snoopy verses the Red Baron" from the Royal Guardsmen back in 1966. The song was recorded in Florida, United States and topped the Charts in Australia for five weeks in Australia February 1967

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM-T4E

 

 

Event of the day:

21th. April 1509

Henry VIII

 

becomes King of England

born 28th June 1491 in Greenwich, London, England
died 28th January 1547 in Whitehall, London, England

The second to reign in the House of Tudor after Henry VII, later came Edward VI, Mary I and Elisabeth I

He is most famous for his divorces and the founding of the Church of England. This happened when the Pope refused to divorce Henry from his first wife Catherine of Aragon (she couldn't bare him a successor), the result is known, he threw the Roman Catholics out and became the head of his own church.

 

 

 

Hermann's Hermits sang the song "I am Henry the VII" in 1965 and topped the American Billboard Hot 100
The original song was "I'm Henery the Eigth, I Am", a British Music Hall song from 1910, written by Fred Murray and R.P. Weston.

(That's what happens when I go to Google, I get too much information)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4OS17lqHiE

 

Ride of the day:

 

Another day, another twenty-five kilometer. The ride was very similar to yesterday's. What can I expect; I'm always doing the same round? It only differs in the weather, which way round I ride and the people I meet or should I say whizz by. Today there was an Oma, it seems she didn't hear too well, 'cause she carried on in my path even after I rang my bell three or four times (yes, I have a bell on my cyclo-cross racer. I'm not bothered if I'm not cool). She only moved when I spoke to her and that in an unusual way for a cyclist, friendly.

 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/484377404

 

More again tomorrow, have a nice day, be happy:-)