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Foamy topic

April 30, 2020 kzmcb7 Comments

Latte art, causing some of us to pause when the much-awaited drink arrives, is created by pouring microfoam or simply drawing in the foam, on top of a latte.

It’s use has been extended to include, as here, hot chocolate drinks.

I usually waited until they had turned from the table, before vacuuming the beverage down. Now that I only have black teas and coffees, it’s the top of others’ drinks I am photographing.

Considered by some as a good, square meal for breakfast, this photo is the last for Becky’s squares this month.

Top hat

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 kzmcb6 Comments

Strictly speaking, I think my dad called it a Tyrolean hat (or Tirolerhut in German). Worn, here, as part of national costume, by my not-so-happy father and his brother.

They were once worn in countries like Austria, Italy, Germany and Switzerland but are not so common, now.

Apparently one style of Tyrolean became popular when Edward VII wore it during the time he lived in the Alps. I didn’t find his quite as dashing as Waldemar’s (my dad).

Only one of those long feathers was thinking inside the square for Becky’s challenge, today.

High top

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 kzmcb12 Comments

Now, usually a high top loaf is white – unless it is a German grain loaf made in a breadmaker.

In fact, all loaves made in the breadmaker are high tops!

There’s nothing quite like fresh bread, warm from the oven or maker – unless it’s a new square top in Becky’s April challenge.

square laptop

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 kzmcb2 Comments

And what a site!

Can I actually claim it to be mine?

It’s, of course, Becky’s own squares.

My laptop is a close companion. I’m such a square

tree top surveillance

April 25, 2020 kzmcb2 Comments

For Becky’s squares, today, I have what appears to be a tree house, but is, in fact, a surf lifesaving lookout. It’s a matter of perspective, I guess.

At the Adelaide Fringe, this year, we saw a spectacular display in the Botanic Gardens, called Fire Show by French artists Compagnie Carabosse. One of the exhibits was this array of singlets illuminated from within, hung inside a glass house.

Nothing too square about including that in Becky’s April tops.

Top notch service

April 20, 2020 kzmcb4 Comments

Walking in a more prestigious suburb, today, I had to leave the footpath to make way for something never seen in my own neighborhood.

Luxuriously leafy (and I daresay not native) trees in this area receive quick attention so that no unsightly piles such as these are visible for long.

A large street sweeper was at work on my right and we do get those.

The squaring up of council rates is likely to blame for this addition to Becky’s squares.

Shop top flock

April 17, 2020 kzmcb2 Comments

The view is probably much better up there, but the service wouldn’t be.

This group is entered in Becky’s squares while they wait for stray chips

The top of this bottom

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 kzmcbLeave a comment

The subject of a hit song in 1972, the red back spider is very common in Australia. You can find it under your bike seat, table or, as here, under the rainwater tank or in the top of your watering can. Today it can also be found in Becky’s squares.

In the song, the singer is bitten on his bottom, because he didn’t see the spider on the toilet seat.

The red back bite can be lethal, but not commonly to adults. The song was a joke, really, full of colloquialisms.

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