My daily banana
Photo of the Day:
The Giant Rhubarb
(Gunnera manicata)
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| Mammutblatt or Giant Rhubarb (Gunnera manicata) It grows up to eight feet high and very bushy. We'll see next week how fast it grows. |
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| A close up from the other side, the lighting is much better. |
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| The blossom is changing, I wonder if the plant goes into seed? |
Event of the Day:
21st May 1819
1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced
in NYC
Karl Draus invented the first bicycle in 1817 the draisine nicknamed the Dandy Horse. It was similar to the kiddies laufräder (walking bicycles) today, made of wood, it had no pedals, the rider straddled the contraption and walked or ran until he had enough speed to pick his feet up and glide. The first one was used in New York City in 1819. It was not liked by the city officials, they banned it from the public places and sidewalks
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| A Dandy Horse from 1820 |
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| A kiddies Laufrad from today. Not much difference to the original Swift-Walker, one is made of wood the other metal, one is ridden by a dandy the other a child. |
Birthday of the Day:
21st May 1948
Leo Sayer
Back in the seventies he was a refreshing sight between the glam-rock and hard-rock artists, he appeared as a clown, a sad clown. His first recording was, The Show Must Go On
Leo Sayer singing live in 1974 (found on YouTube)
Died on this Day:
21st May
Nobody!
Let life carry on:-)
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| Mr Nobody |
Cycle of the Day:
Today it happened, I was back on my bicycle. It was about time and it felt good. I did a longer round, twenty-eight kilometres. The weather was brilliant, sun, twenty-three degrees celsius and a mild wind. At last, I hope it stays that way a little bit longer.
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The rape is wilting and making way for the seed pods.
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| Out in the Koog, an example of another very well kept farmers house. It'll be owned by some Hamburger or Berliner, like most of the well kept old houses in North Friesland. They have the money. In one way a bit sad, the houses are only used as weekend and holiday homes and the locals can't afford to buy what used to be a cheap house. On the other hand, our heritage is being preserved. Very nice on this house, the painting on the barn door. |
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| Sorry, a bad photo, it's slanting. I was still on my bicycle when I took it.. Still you can see the painting, it's a protest against wind energy. |
