ghost of nature.

it's christmas season again, for some people that means it's time to reflect the year and calm down a bit, for others it means stress with buying the perfect gifts, or working extra long shifts. for me it is both. i cherish all the free time i still have before the cruel run on our meat/fish/cheese counters starts. i visit christmas markets, meet with colleagues, enjoy the snow but also fear the masses storming in the supermarket, leaving us exhausted and stressed. actually i don't celebrate christmas on the 24th, but more so on the 25th, because i always work on christmas. you could say that not father christmas is coming to me but the american santa claus, haha. anyway those two days off will hopefully do me good, it's like a mini vacation before the stress towards new year´s eve ends the year. maybe i'll do a little retrospect of this year as well, we'll see. here are a few christmas-y photos for you to enjoy ( or not ). these pictures were shot when my paren...

here's the rest of my promised pictures. i keep it short with text today. my bed awaits me, work is calling me early tomorrow. please note that it was early november. why do flowers still bloom in november? uhm. and now we're in deep winter with icy temperatures and snow. talk about weather moods. and shadow begging for milk. i love when she does that. my beautiful cat has a pretty side profile weimar. and we did a small walk through ilm-park . so that i could get some fresh air after i had a terrible night with semi paralysis, terrible head aches and sick tummy included. a lot of ducks and swans were around. even a mandarin-duck! do you spot it? duchess anna amalia library . the back of the city palais with bastille . back in wiesbaden, i had the urge to visit the fasanerie again. it was pacifier day. i also met a colleague of mine, and showed him and his girlfriend around. we found another one. also hanging on the tree. trés chic. view onto the fasanerie buildings. my cam...