Tag: mallard

Five of Five

Decorous: Dress used to be much proper and seemly in days gone by. Monument: Bavaria guards Munich or possibly just the Octoberfest field. Petalled: Begonias are kind of neglected (by me) but they do have a nice array of petals. Bright: The most common kind … Continue reading Five of Five

More Walnut Brownies

I just realised – I had prepared a post for Cee’s Midweek Madness already. Then there was the carnival festivities. And I forgot. Here it is now, second instalment walnut brown – and with a different walnut brown door, noticeably. Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Walnut Brown

Smallish Nature Reserve

I discovered a small nature reserve near the next town, idyllically wedged between an autobahn intersection and a recycling yard. Only declared as a nature reserve in 1980 it was orginally a lake excavated for gravel. Apparently, it’s a sanctuary for a variety of local birds, even a few not so common ones.

I say apparently because I couldn’t judge for by myself. There is one place from which it can be glimpsed, through an overgrown fence. The local allotments, fenced and only accessible for plot holders, offer an unobstructed view – or so the town’s PR site tells me. Hrmphf.

Water, Water Everywhere