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may '18: potpourri.

fresh red leaves of the japanese maple tree in my parent's garden.

it's time for another post about various random things i took photos of during the month of may - pictures that never quite fit to a theme.

fresh growth:




a tiny visit in sömmerda:

the brickstone facade of the public swimming pool ( built in 1976 ). 

i really, whole-heartedly love the relief! it's a wonderful example of GDR art in architecture.

the public swimming pool. i couldn't find any info on who the architect was or who created the reliefs on the facade. i only know it got built in 1976.

some lovely smelling blossoms. ( i think it's honeysuckle )

the canal for kayaking and rafting.

the unstrut river flowing through backyards and creating idyllic havens of relaxation.

it was so beautiful here!

canola fields around my home village:



home in the plains of the thuringian basin.

we have lots of wind turbine parks in the basin.

a view onto dielsdorf, a tiny village that's actually a district of the village i come from - schloßvippach.


when you find a single salmon-coloured poppy in the middle of a corn field... 😍


random geometric patterns on tiny cemetery mourning halls:


cozy spaces in my parent's garden:

underneath apple trees.

my dad's hobby is felling trees & chopping wood and creating wood staples in our garden ;P

the green paradise that is my parent's garden.



apple tree shadows.

i cannot resist the beauty of iris flowers.

lots and lots of chamomiles.


and sunshine lilies!


i love how the watering can just randomly was thrown into the garden 😂 lupine blossoms are so wonderful, though,

columbines or granny's nightcap.

two very rare animals on this path: waterhose snakes ;P

even simple clover blossoms please my frugal heart.

now that the may coverage is over and done with - let's move to june '18!

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