april: come to the river.

after i had another appointment ( this time it was a dentist appointment in sömmerda - my birth town ) i decided to take a walk by the unstrut river. it was a nice one and i appreciate this little river more and more the older i get. it's the biggest river in my homeland area, and i really don't know why i never saw the beauty it possesses when i was young.

in the town park of sömmerda. sömmerda is a really tiny city, and really provincial. i never liked the town when i was young, but these days i rediscover it bit by bit and have to admit that now i think it's a beautiful and charming city.

one day i will present you a good bird photograph but until then you need to accept my attempts. this was the best i could do with this little woodpecker hanging in the trees.

leaf buds about to burst open. i really liked the purple colour.

even though the unstrut river is not a big one, it surely is idyllic.

a little irrigation dam.

this was probably a perfect place for fishing.

in sömmerda there are several little lakes in the city and near the river which are full of swan families. i got the chance to photograph this big bird, swan dude. swan dude was really relaxed and came really close to eat willow leaves near the shore. swan dude was also really beautiful.

swan lake.

i love the almost neon-coloured spring green of willows.

wood paths.

in summer these woods are always full of mosquitos. in spring however the light conditions are beyond beautiful.

the big lake.

next to the river there is a canal for canoes as well. it still is used by the canoe club of sömmerda.

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