How I see myself – and how others see me: The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Shadows
How I see myself – and how others see me: The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Shadows
And – to round (sic!) this off – a kiss from a albino giant gurami. I found the common names of white salmon fish or aptly named, white sucking fish. The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Distortion Isn’t this a case for double dipping with FOWC with … Continue reading Instant reverse diet
And ending with a serenade to the setting sun. The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Nature in Black and White
At this time of the year there are still rape seed fields, but also very similar looking yellow wild mustard seed fields. Both are grown for their oil. But amongst all the yellow there are lilac phacelia fields. Or a mixture all of all of … Continue reading Clusters of Beauty
I’ve been doing Dale’s bidding looking for shade for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge. I went looking in my archive – and aye, there’s the rub. The photos in my archive are tagged in German and German doesn’t make a diffference between “shade” and “shadow” … Continue reading Shade Seekers
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Symmetry




Here we observe the blue breasted fairywren and the pink robin, both praised for their colourful crests, green and blue respectively. They are sure footed climbers who hop from tree to tree. They avoid flying if they can at all help it.

Another observed wildlife. It’s the immature green-crowned blue breasted roller. This one is technically not below the canopy right inside the canopy.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Under the Canopy
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I somehow don’t believe that art can be only for art’s sake. If it claims to be that it actually says something about ignoring life. And however much art tries not to be about something else it will always be about something in the recipients … Continue reading Art in the hospital
The place named “Deutsches Eck” at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Moselle, is less nationalistic than one might assume despite the 40m tall equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I accopanied by a woman signifying victory. It’s named after the Teutonic Order, a catholic … Continue reading German Corner