I had planned to go to the local botanical garden because it looks awesome in every season. But the weather has been grey and I just didn’t feel like going out of the house. However, I had to go out of the flat because I … Continue reading My Neighbours’ Garden
April is supposed to be fickle with four seasons in one day, possibly on repeat. It hasn’t been that way recently – it’s been warm (too warm, 25° C) with a cloudless blue sky. I’m not complaining it’s gorgeous but I’m aprehensive about the climate and the future. This was taken in our backyard. The old cherry tree is blooming like crazy.
Weekend Sky
“When admiring other people’s gardens, don’t forget to tend to your own flowers.”― Sanober Khan Wednesday Quotes: Looking After Yourself
but it started to multiply until it covered the whole lawn and it didn’t taste good at all. Double dipping for FOWC with Fandango: Multiply and Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Growth
No, not because I will shut up. But I’ll whisper.
Germany is known for “quiet time”, i.e. loud intentional and avoidable noises are not allowed at certain times. The exact times are determined by the local authorities but in general they are during the early afternoon every day and all of Sunday. Sunday is considered a Ruhetag, a day of rest, Ruhe implying rest and quiet.
As a consequence, lawn should not be mowed on a Sunday. This particular lawn (our lawn) will not be mowed anytime soon, though. My son wanted a particular favour from dad, offered to mow the lawn, and was forbidden to do it – because my husband likes the little yellow flowers. Hence: Silent Sunday and silent every day.
Ironically the flowers (weed?) are called “common piglet herb (gemeines Ferkelkraut) in German. In English it’s called common or hairy cat’s ear. We like the English name better!
but I can do cats, apparently.
That’s Johnny.
That’s Henry, of course:
From the other direction:
Even during the current dry spell, the cats are thriving.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: In the Garden
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“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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