nußberg vineyards.
first and foremost, i took some time off this blog because i've been incredibly busy throughout november and to be honest, december is not really the calmest month of the year either. in addition to that i felt really uninspired and also without any energy to maintain this blog, sort of a creative burn-out, i'd say. i mean, i do have content to post, one whole year of content as of now, but seeing as i put a lot of work and time to these posts, with only very few people reading, investing my energy into this felt like a huge waste.
at the beginning of november i had an gynecologist appointment and they discovered a few lumps in my breasts ( which turned out to be benign cysts, thank goodness ), so that was also something that kept me from posting here, as my head was full of worry and anxiety over this and i couldn't concentrate on anything else, really.
but here i am again, attempting to catch up on the stuff that happened in the past year. i actually gave up on catching up, though, lol, but who cares, except i, right?
after my break-up last year i used all my regained free-time to continue my walks, sort of to free my mind of what had just ended and i have to say, nature gifted me a lot of wonderful moments and days. looking back, it helped me immensely with the processing of it all. like mother nature took myself into her arms and said to me: dear, my love, here is how much i love you and you should never forget that this love is unconditional. it is always here for you, whenever you feel sad or lonely or messed up.
and that felt so restoring and balming.
i decided to visit a little hill near walluf and martinsthal, called 'nußberg', where there's a starting point for hikers and ramblers like myself ;). a small farmstead is situated on that hill, in the midst of vineyards, which you will definitely pass if you decide to stroll around here. unfortunately its park and the estate itself are not open for the public, but you can walk around it and have some small peeks inside the property from the outside. it's surrounded by bushes and trees, creating sort of an enchanting closed off space. it's probably really a nice place to live.
the main gate was wide open, but i didn't dare to step inside the property. because, duh, wide open gates are always very inviting ;).
a peek inside the park.
early november is always the best time for golden autumn leaves, isn't it? absolutely gorgeous. i always call it 'autumn primetime' :)
the rolling hills behind the nußberg farmstead.
i absolutely loved those soft curves. and the grass was kind of glittering in the sun, too!
aaaand the seed rows, creating some lovely structural patterns.
really, i couldn't get enough of it, lol.
one of the walls enclosing the farmstead.
when you continue your path up the kieskaut lift, you have a wonderful view down onto the vineyard hills of frauenstein, schierstein and further away even the mainz area ( from left to right ).
this is basically schierstein & mainz down that valley.
towards the kieskaut woodlands with frauenstein valley on the right. that particular piece of land is called 'vordere gänsheck' ( front geese hedge ) and i assume that it was once used as goose farming land. but what do i know, could also be something entirely different ;P
along the hedgerow i had the opportunity to take some detail photos of autumnal fruit and foliage ❤
these leaves 😍 they belong to wayfarer bushes.
i mean, the gradients from yellow to orange to deep red in the middle is just irresistable to me.
sometimes there's also some green thrown in. oh lord, probably the best autumn colouration ever.
the dried fruit of the wayfarer bush. they are important for wild birdies :)
some lovely oak tree foliage.
the hedgerows in the agricultural landscapes of germany are always very diverse, boasting various tree species and shrubs. i love that, especially in autumn when they all have different colourations and also are differing in terms of the leaf shedding moment.
loveloveloved this high seat, as it was peeking out between the two joined tree stumps.
i had one quick glance back towards the rhine valley, with schierstein in the front, the schierstein bridge over to mainz, and in the back biebrich, the AKK districts and even further back the hochheim districts. it is a densely populated area for sure.
straight through the woods.
when the sun is perfectly shining through the woods, casting long shadows, that's when it is most beautiful.
little heap of logs.
the light was so, so, so gorgeous 😍
that part of the woods wasn't even huge, but i surely spent quite a bit of time taking it all in.
these indentations in the grounds were circular and i wondered whether they had once been a little roman amphitheater. this region was occupied by romans in the past so it wouldn't be that much of a fallacy. and you still can find remnants of them being here, especially in the taunus mountains, where they upheld their border wall called limes. i couldn't find any information on these circles, though.
so fun to play with the shadows ❤
leaving the woods.
found an insect hotel and a very pretty and stylish one at that!
golden vineyards and slightly foggy mountains. this view towards martinsthal was totally breathtaking.
a close-up of the small vineyard house. it belongs to the diefenhardt winery in martinsthal, and offers refreshments and little snacks for weekend strollers throughout the summer months until september.
i returned to the starting point of my little hike, and my path back lead me directly through the vineyards.
ya know, i mentioned it before, but vineyards in autumn are completely excellent 🍂
see? they don't fuck around with all their glory 💛
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