A sequoia is exotic in Germany. But Weinheim has so many of them that they call their forest “Exotenwald”. The pebbles have accumulated on Holy Island (Lindisfarne). I thought the cairns had a cultural or historical significance but no! people just like to make little … Continue reading From Mammoth to Pebble
The last few weeks (months?) the sky has been relentlessly blue. So we went for a walk in the Exotenwald in Weinheim rather than in the open where there is little protection of sun. Whenever we looked up – the sky was blue. Here we are looking up at one of the 60m tall sequoias which are about 150 years old.
Weekend Sky
A giant sequoia. In the Exotenwald in Weinheim there are many specimen of these wooldland giants, to my knowledge the largest collection in Germany if not Europe.
For One Word Sunday: giant. Have a look at other interpretations of the word giant on Debbie’s site Travel with Intent.
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