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october '17: autumn rush.

the entry to kellerskopf water tunnel. i don't think i need to be more detailed when describing my love for autumn, i guess you got the gist from reading my previous entries. the season gets more and more colourful as it progresses. this fact alone makes me want to go outside and explore - every time autumn comes around... and of course take photos of all that splendor. on this particular walk i chose the area around the kellerskopf water tunnel for my afternoon walk. it was a weekday, so it was rather deserted and i had most of the landscapes all to myself. which, as you all know, makes me happy as can be. i often feel a bit restricted when there are a lot of people having the same idea: taking strolls on beautiful days. i prefer to take photos of deserted landscapes and i also prefer to not get disturbed while doing so. i feel observed & monitored, like: what's this strange woman doing here, all by herself, with no one at her side, taking photos? doesn't sh...

october '17: the magic of the wickerbach valley.

entering the autumnal woods. wiesbaden is surrounded by several little boroughs with rural character - perfect if you want to escape city life once in a while. most of those boroughs are situated in beautiful landscapes as well, with lots of forests, pasture landscapes & tiny mountains. the villages in the east of wiesbaden are often neglected by me when it comes to exploring, but i'm working on remedying that little by little. because as i had to realize once more: the east of wiesbaden's cityscape has quite a lot of surprises to offer! the wickerbach is a small stream that originates in wiesbaden-naurod and makes its way through several eastern suburbs until it flows into the main river in a city called flörsheim. i didn't give this little creek much thought before, it's simply too small to consider it as something that's absolutely worth seeing. but as with everything you should not judge a river or the surrounding environment for its smallness or medi...