This European Green Woodpecker was visiting in our backyard. Considering the resident cat and the neighbouring cats I don’t think he’ll return in a hurry.
We had a very warm, very dry summer in our area and the last couple of weeks were much too warm for October, we’re talking 25° C over the weekend, t-shirt and shorts weather. Most fields in the plain are empty, harvest having been over for quite a while. But I came across a pumpkin field that still had pumpkins lying on the ground.
And to my surprise there were pumpkin flowers still in full bloom as well.
I’m so happy to see that Becky’s squares are back. More importantly: that Becky is back. And she brought squares.
She is asking for photos of walks – walking squares. I’m so happy to join in but … yes, there is a but: I don’t like walking so much these days, I’d rather ride my bike. So I will offer squares from daily bike rides.
My first squares from this afternoon show the radius of my riding activities. Standing on the slopes of the mountain range of the Odenwald in my back I look towards the west over the fields, the industrial and residential areas of the Rhine valley with the mountains of the Palatium in the distance. There are houses interspersed with vinyards to ride through, alotments and gardens.
And these are the woods in my back which I will visit in the days ahead for sure. And there is the village to cross before I get there, hence the street lamp.
To lie on the ridge of a roof, dreaming - serene.
To cry because your hair got wet in the swimming pool - dramatic.
To transform into a drawing - cartooned.
To live on the ankle of a woman - ficitonal.
To wander towards new fields - migrating.
Last on the SD card in my camera: From an outing with our grandson the day before yesterday, it’s the tv tower in Mannheim.
Last on the SD card in my cell phone: A new lodger in our garage, a nosferatu spider. The species name is actually Zoropsis spinimana, the common name is derived from the marking on its back. It is new to Germany, having moved from warmer areas (due to climate change, no doubt). So for the first time there is a spider in Germany that can actually hurt human beings – they will bite if they are threatened. The bite is comparable to a mosquito bite or small bee sting (yes, Australians may laugh at this point). This particular one is a female, as my more knowledgeable friends tell me, and its body is just under 2 cm long.
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