I don’t know why this large, old tree was cut down. It stood very close to an old house, on a slope, maybe it was getting to be a precarious situation. It was hewed down and chopped up, in manageable portions.
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White Waves
It’s asparagus time in Germany. Most fields have lost their plastic covers but when the covers are on and the wind comes from the right direction it looks as if there are waves going over a white sea. The plastic waves are undulating.
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American wood duck
Why an American wood duck for the prompt “bride”? Well, in German the name is “bride duck” (Brautente). But also – I was waiting for a chance to show off this beautiful bird. FOWC with Fandango: Bride
The place where beeches grow
Seide is “silk” in German. Buch is “book” in German. Yet, Seidenbuch isn’t “book of silk”. It is the name of a little village in the Odenwald. Where – according to family lore – an ancestor of mine was born and grew and left to … Continue reading The place where beeches grow
It’s complicated
When I take photos on my phone (incidentally, this one is called Gladys) I need to attach it with a cable to the pc to store it without loss of quality. I store all my photos on the computer and I edit only on the … Continue reading It’s complicated
Nostalgia
We spend the weekend at a little hotel in the middle of the woods and the rooms were light and modern but the staircase was peppered with old relics, like an old sewing machine, stuffed animals (a woodgrouse, a piglet, a stoart), modern art (quite … Continue reading Nostalgia
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