october: fasanerie animals & a few cologne pictures.

shortly before my birthday last year i re-visited the fasanerie, the only animal park in wiesbaden. it's a constant favourite of mine and i visit it several times in the year, to see what's new. they are currently building a fox and badger compound, and i'm really excited what it will look like when it's ready.

little blue snail.

the fasanerie storks.

attentive wildcat.

it's always a big pleasure for me to photograph cats ;_;

on the day of my birthday i made a trip to cologne to see balbina live ( what a great birthday gift to myself that was! ) i also made a little walk through cologne and shot a few photos.

this huge roman head was lying around next to st. gereon's.

st. gereon's. i didn't set foot inside as i had to make my way back again, to the concert venue.

i walked by the kölnische stadtmuseum ( city museum of cologne ). the building had some pretty amazing details ( there was a car with wings on the roof as well! ).

the she-wolf sculpture of the roman fountain right next to the museum.

cologne cathedral from afar.

the last picture of the day was one of the cathedral. after my quick trip to the church i made my way back to the concert venue and then enjoyed a beautiful little concert by balbina!

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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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