july: fehmarn island pt. 2.

this is basically a beach appreciation post. fehmarn has very diverse beach types - from mudland like, long stretched sandy beaches to cobble-stoned, romantic beaches with high cliffs. i think there's a beach for everyone. i adore the beaches the most that are full of pebbles and boulders - which you can find in the east of fehmarn. my most favourite bathing/relaxing beach, though, is one called 'grüner brink' - a beach that reminds me of the north sea's mudlands, because it is so wide-spread and constantly changes its appearance. it is situated right next to a protected area where migration birds build their nests, sheep graze peacefully on the levees and cows hang out by inland lakes. it's always so lovely to take a time-out from relaxing and swimming and go strolling through the dunes. the beach is also not so overcrowded like the beaches in the south where the main tourist attractions are. even on sunny days you still have plenty of space and never feel sandwiched between people.

i love that you need to walk a while to reach the deeper water.

there's a port ( puttgarden ) on the other side of the beach as well, the gate to denmark with its island lolland. every 30 minutes a ferry arrives and leaves the port. we haven't made the trip to lolland yet. people say there's nothing to look at once you're there and you'd need a car to get to the next location that would be worth seeing. i guess we won't know what lolland has to offer if we don't take the step forward and just book a ferry ticket the next time we visit. i'm pretty sure lolland is not the boring island everyone says it is. it's a rather large island, so it would be pretty strange if there weren't any sights to look at or activities to do.

tiny dad checking out the beach.

the water made ripples in the sand which made for a beautiful pattern and therefore the perfect photo motive :)

what i love most about wide, open beaches are the dramatic skies. when the water is still and the clouds are mirroring themselves in it, it even makes for an ethereal experience, something you can't have enough of, because it's so utterly beautiful to see.

i spent quite some time with these cows, the one in the front even walked to me later on, to receive some cuddles and soft strokes <3 a="" but="" calming="" cows="" do="" don="" effect="" have="" i="" know="" me.="" on="" p="" seem="" t="" to="" why="">

the next beach is situated in the west, which is of course the best place to be if you want to see sunsets.

the beach is not far away from the wallnau waterbird reserve, and belongs to the little village of bojendorf.

we spent a long time exploring the beach and searching for beautiful pebbles and hagstones until it was time for sunset glory!

sea kale on the rocks! sounds like a good cocktail name, right?

the sun hid in the clouds for a little while.

until it peaked again for its final appearance on this day.

someone must have seen one of those sunsets as well and created a stony piece of art to commemorate it.

goodbye bojendorfer strand, until we meet again!

may '20: seeking modernism.

super pink rhododendron buds emerging! i start off this post with some flower images to appreciate and praise the time of spring, especially the month of may, which is the most abundant spring month to me personally. all the blossoms, all the fresh greens amass during may, and my heart and mind are hardly ever able to not frolick & gush about it all! for this post i am returning to one walk i did with the sole purpose to find a special mid-century villa in königstein ( which would ultimately prove to be a failure - i did find it, but i couldn't approach it properly to have a good look at it and only ever saw a tiny bit of the garden/forest side ). the whole walk was not a letdown, though, as i did find some other mid-century & brutalism gems and thoroughly enjoyed walking through the old spa town in the taunus mountains. rhododendron shrubs yield all kinds of different blossoms in myriad colours, they are easy to breed, therefore a wide variety can be found all over the wor...

autumn impressions.

a selected assortment of autumn related things. ( or things that don't fit into a 'bigger picture' ) i will get around to posting my autumn vacation photos as well. my parents and me visited france a second time and i think it was almost as wonderful as the first time. but i'll get to that soon. moth in front of a vinyl shop window. i bet you know who's smile it is that strikes at you from the record. elvis! i went mushroom hunting again, this time with jasmin, the best mushroom finder i have :) but we didn't have a lot of time together this past autumn, i am very sad to admit this. she's one of our apprentices in the serving area in our market, but recently she's on exchange in a different outlet until january. but soon we'll have her back and our sporadic meetings will stop being sporadic. i think times like these make me realize that there's something worth living for. mostly my life is very grey and i'm so thankful to s...

of dragons & critters and yin & yang kittens.

my cat shadow is a very prolific cat and gives birth to baby sweethearts annually. we always let them grow up until they're old enough to be given away. growing up in a huge garden where they can roam around freely - isn't that the best way to grow up? it's always a joy to visit my parents and my cat in that time of the year. i have also included some pictures of a little rhine trip i made in the middle of may. and the occasional random ones that didn't fit somewhere. rhine wood dragon. sitting on the rhine beach enjoying the beautiful day. my stone collection of the day. ( i seriously have a lot of stones in my home. i love to collect them! ) the river rhine near eltville. random skull assortment ( shot this at the naxoshalle in frankfurt - i was there for a japanese movie festival ) rosey roses. they also smelled heavenly. raindrops on my window. chameleon tail. i adore spirals. baby kittens drinking momma m...

ghost of nature.

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