
Month: May 2021
Reflection
Pollard willows are a typical characteristic of the traditional dutch landscape. They were planted along ditches. The young branches were cut to provide material for basket weaving. Today few people still weave baskets. Cutting the branches is too much work and nobody bothers. When the branches are not cut they grow thicker and the trees become unstable and topple over in storms. Slowly the traditional pollard willow alleys disappear

Puppy Love
Visiting the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
On a little road trip after/between Covid. The first stop is the North Rim. We were lucky and got some nice, somewhat colder weather on the first day.

On the second day, we hiked the Kaibab Trail down towards the Phantom Ranch. Because more and more people decide to go down the trail on a mule, the trail itself is very sandy and plenty of mule dropping. The trail itself has the texture of desert sand.

Standing at Cape Royal (not s slot machine in Las Vegas, but an actual site along the North Rim), we could see the Colorado River down below.

Just before reaching Cape Royal, there is a rock formation with a hole in it, called the “Angels Window”. From the right view point, the Colorado River can be seen through the Angels Window.

Moonbow
Free your Spirit
Woodland Bridge
Durchfahrt verboten

The faded traffic sign at the edge of a country lane and the strong colors of the sky and rapeseed field. This contrast immediately jumped into my eye and had to be held.
Blütenteppich

For me, spring is the most beautiful season, because nature shines in fresh, bright colors. The sun shines down to the forest floor and allows the wild garlic to flourish, as it does here. Accordingly, it also smells aromatic.