november: homeland.

i had a week off at the end of november - so heading to my homeland thuringia was on the plan. little did i know that this week would contain heartbreak, loss & nostalgia. my grandmother called us midweek to tell us that my cousin died, we couldn't enjoy our vacations any longer. the rest of the week was spent with visiting family, to give sympathy to all that were effected directly by the death of my cousin. i kind of felt lost and out of place most of the time, it did touch me, but it also made me feel hollow inside. it was a strange week - full of nostalgia, sadness, solidarity & the occasional beautiful moment - in a time were you feel disconnected this can be something that keeps your spirits up a bit.

the garden i grew up with.

my mother and me visited weimar ( to visit my gynecologist ) - and we made a short walk through ilm-park.

we discovered a russian war cemetery - relict of word war II & gdr history.

there were squirrels everywhere, i tried to take photographs, but they were too fast.

this artificial ruin is a popular motive.

yellow leafy bliss.

the colours were beautiful.

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in the forests.

it's that time of the year again.

july '20: lake petersdorf discoveries and a plea against genocide.

the green wild meadows of malchow's sandfeld. in the west of malchow there is a big chunk of forest that spans towards plauer see, a widely 'uncultivated' area these days, but it hasn't always been this way. in my last post i mentioned the nazi munition factory that had been built in these woods, away from prying eyes of their enemies and where they also built an external subcamp for the concentration camp ravensbrück. exactly these woods we explored on a pretty sunny day, betraying the darkness that happened around these parts. isn't it weird that there are places in this world that were built or used by dark forces and horrible regimes and you vist them 80 years later and they are the most peaceful places you can imagine? sometimes my brain can't cope with the contrast of knowing what was in the past and what the present looks and feels like. it definitely leaves me with a strange impression often, kind of like a little sting in my heart and brain that is not ...

july '20: a boat ride across the lakes.

starting point in malchow harbour. when you're in the mecklenburg lakelands you need to do some of the many boat rides they offer up all around the various lakes! that's really sort of the best way to get a little overview over the many lake destinations and being on the water and feeling the wind on your face ( or the rain 😂 ) and seeing the life in the water and the landscapes around you, it's just special, i think! they often also tell you historic bits and pieces of the lakes, informing you on possible sights you should seek out, too! when you book a tour, you can choose between big day trips crossing several lakes, depending from where you start, or you can choose short rides that last a couple of hours and perhaps even have a theme like a sunset tour or a romance tour ( possibly with romantic dinner for two options 😉 ). from malchow you can choose between two tour providers: reederei pickran & the blau-weiße-flotte . there are tours that include up to 7 lakes, ...

ghost of nature.

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