ghost of nature.

japanese maple - spring growth. green & blue, those were the most prominent colours on our visit to one of the most beautiful ( and only 😜) national parks of my home state thuringia - the hainich , an extensive & lush forested ridge in the northwest. i was on a home visit because of vacations and the weather had been absolutely gorgeous, so we ( my parents, my brother (!) and i ) decided to head to a little village called hütscheroda on the outer border of the hainich which is known for being an informational hub for the wildcats that live in the national park. the village itself is tiny, only 69 people live here, but they live for their mascot - the wildcat. there's an enclosure where you can have a direct glimpse at real wildcats that are too sick or too unfit to be released back into the wild, there's also a visitor's center where you can get more informations about this naturally very shy animal ( and meet some normal house cats that wander around in the...

liliencarré backside. continuing with my past adventures - now finally with the arrival in the month of may! hopefully i will someday get around to catching up fully. i really need to get my act together, haha. anyway, some words to these 80 something photos... i shot these on the first of may, a national holiday ( labor day ), which was perfect, because that day was so beautiful it literally hurt. like, i NEEDED to get out of my flat and explore the city. especially since i knew that a lot of areas were finally turning green and lots of bushes and trees were blooming. this city is really irresistable in springtime, i kid you not. i decided to go for a lengthy walk into the southeast of the city, direction towards biebrich district. i'm not sure if i initially had the intention to check out the cemetery in biebrich, or if i was just meandering around, but fact is, i would end up on this graveyard and it was seriously a perfect treat! although the cemetery is very clo...