so november rolled around quickly and brought unpleasant & heartbreaking happenings with it. when i made my walk through the vineyards around johannisberg castle at the beginning of november things were still in some kind of neat order. a few weeks later my little world was unsettled by death. a cousin of mine died of cancer after 4 years battleing it. i had a hard time realizing i wouldn't meet him again, ever. i still get teary-eyed when i think about the month of november and of him and his family. i think our family grew a little bit closer after his death - isn't it strange that people huddle together as soon as someone leaves our world - when in other times you rarely see each other? it makes me sad that i am so far away from my family - the distance kind of numbs me sometimes, and it's not what i want to feel, this numbness, i want to actually feel the pain and ache that comes along with a loss. but sometimes all that is left when bad things happen around me is this kind bluntness and stupor - because i'm not nearby.
but back to this post and its pictures: the vineyards of the rheingau region are worth seeing all year long but in autumnal times they seem even more lovely - late bloomings of roses and tinged leaves, fog and early sundowns - this all gives me some kind of piece in a world that i'd like to forget sometimes.
i had parked my car in oestrich-winkel - another wine growing town in the rheingau area. from there i made a few dead end walking choices - sometimes little alleys don't lead to anything - but it makes for a little heart pound as it's kind of exciting when you explore them.
and then i made my way to johannisberg castle. it was a foggy day.
between the vines.
church st. john the baptist in the front - the castle in the back.
the best colour - red vine leaves.
rhine vista.
along the walls of johannisberg castle you can find lots and lots of rose trees.
dew and frost were biting these beauties.
as you can see, even architectural wise everything revolves around wine and vines.
my return path guided me through the vines again.
the sun eventually peeked through the fog.
above the cross.
view onto oestrich-winkel & the rhine valley.
yellow is the colour that predominates the vineyards.
and then i felt the urge to shoot some self portraits.
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