Thursday Trios
Thursday Trios
Six Word Sunday
The town of Weinheim is very lucky to have this park right in the centre. It’s a show and trial garden, or a botanical garden that although it is privately owned is open to the public on most days. It was opened in the 1980s … Continue reading Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof
I normally look out in the other direction. Here I was in the Palatinate looking towards the east, towards the first row of hills of the Odenwald. The Bergstraße is recognisable even in 30 or 40 km distance because of the quarries. Objectively, this is … Continue reading From a Distance
Yes, it is a reflection and not a tree growing into the sky. A tree reflected in the lake or an emerging creature lurking in the primeval soup? And a last reflection – a graceful swan gliding over the serene evening lake. The Cosmic Photo … Continue reading Mirrormere
The five water filters – called Pelikan – on our local excavated lake are working day in, day out, and even at night. Because it is an artificial lake the filters are needed to ensure the water quality, particularly the oxygen content. Water, Water Everywhere
Each morning on my way to work I pass a home for the handicapped. Between the buildings and the road is a stretch of green grass with a little stable and goats. I know it’s spring when I see baby goats scamper about, and this … Continue reading Another Sign of Autumn
The author of the Gruffalo is English, the illustrator is German. The Gruffalo is beloved by children around the world. And the publisher of the books is situated in my home town, a fairly well-known publisher of children’s books (many of them with the obligatory … Continue reading The German Home of the Gruffalo
We live in a new apartment building with seven units. Our neighbour next door is an old farm, with the barn, the yard, and the house. When we moved in ten years ago, the farm was already not a working farm anymore. The old farmer … Continue reading Next Door Neighbours