ghost of nature.

greater stitchwort can be found inside the nature reserve of the mönchbruch wetlands. one of the biggest hessian nature reserves is the mönchbruch near mörfelden-walldorf & rüsselsheim - it's got 937 hectares of land to explore - and all of them are packed with rare flora & fauna. these images are from my very first visit at the mönchbruch and ever since then i have been in love with it and have visited a few times by now, because it is a landscape that fascinates & draws me in immensely! situated very closely nearby the frankfurt airport's runway west, though, you will always have to deal with the noise that the planes make departing the airport. surprisingly though, that doesn't diminish the special atmosphere at all.  the wetlands are what the name suggest, wet and moist, due to the many water canals, swamps and regularly flooded meadows. once, the river main had its main bed on the area, sands, clays and gravels still remind you of that history.  over 540 ...