peacock butterfly on dry earth. finally, spring showed its brightly coloured head around these regions. after it had been snowing way into mid-march, i was eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring. and when it finally made its yearly debut i headed out to bathe in the rays of the sun and enjoy all the little signs that pop up and tell you that winter is finally done and over. and what better way to celebrate the arrival of spring with a walk? i chose to drive to oestrich ( a district of the oestrich-winkel commune ) in the rheingau area. even though nature still was pretty bare, you still could find all kinds of spring things, like crocuses, butterflies and lovely cats enjoying a sun bath! all things that literally scream that it's about to warm up and that soon enough earth will explode in colours again. spring is such a hopeful & positive time. for me, it's comparable to autumn, as this season as well brings so much joy to my heart. even though autumn has this mel...