peacockin' around.
visiting the animal park fasanerie is one of my absolute favourite things to do in this city, and if you invite me to check out animals you will always get a huge big fat YES out of me. i've written quite a lot about this animal park in the past, and clearly, i don't need to add any more words, describing how fun it always is to discover a new addition or to witness a new lovely thing around here.
this time around i've met up with a friend with kids ( which is something that is not ordinary for me, i rarely spend time around kids and it's always a little strange for me, until i realize it's actually pretty fun ). strangely, kids seem to love me & like following me around. i don't know why, probably because i just seem like the funny, quirky aunty, not the strict & uptight momma, but really, i have no clue about it, actually. my friend is not a very typical mother as well, she's rather laid back & let's her kids run free, as long as they don't bother anyone. she's pretty cool & i love spending time with her and her kids. she even managed to bring me to a level where i would pick up her 9 month old son & carry him around, playing games with him & just enjoying his little bright & happy face. her daughter is already 10 years old, but i know her since she was a 5 year old little cutiepie & seeing her grow up is such a strange thing to witness, albeit very enjoyable as she picks up on so many things & interactions, and started developing an interest in photography. most of these pictures were shot by her and i feel like she did a pretty good job on them :)
well enough gushing ( who would've thought i might enjoy being around kids so much? i mean, it's always been like the other way around, the kids clinging on to me and me being wary of them, lol ), now onto the pictures.
a little untypical plumage for a peacock, with white feathers thrown in.
they are such a treat, those feathers. those colours!
stork inside a field of flowers.
delightful spring blossoms.
there's a little creek running through the park, and while it is rather hidden, kids will find it, always. and the picture emerging out of that discovery is actually pretty decent, right?
the girl got a little stork crazy, i guess :D
shy violets.
owl taking a nap.
me being the really professional aunty that i am 😂.
we had to search a while until we discovered the lynxes. i love seeing these animals, big cats are just so mesmerizing & fascinating.
i had to include this picture, because i really love it. the little guy's face is just so delightfully cute! 😙
there were a lot of baby boars running around as well.
and of course, lambs! spring without lambs is no spring, right?
we had a small dinner after our visit, right next to the park inside the beer garden of the former hunting lodge.
old wine press.
a week or so later i met up with a colleague of mine who lives in the taunus mountains, mainly for doing a small hike & then feasting on a barbeque. it was a really beautiful day, filled with lots of conversations, so many in fact, that i almost forgot to take pictures of the surroundings.
our walk lead us around hohenstein-breithardt, a very idyllic little village in the western farther taunus.
bi-coloured goaties!
cuckoo flowers. did you know they are called like that because they arrive around the time when the cuckoos start to sing their songs?
it's always wonderful to see the blooming of the hawthorn bushes.
church in holzhausen.
lush green fields & filled daffodils.
view onto breithardt.
we passed by this modern cemetery chapel.
we also met some easter bunnies!
after our hike we filled our bellies with delicious meat & salads, and wrapped the day nourished & very content. days like this are basically what i live for, i feel most alive being in touch with nature, peaceful landscapes & good food.
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