Month: August 2023

Aliens

Wenn man Insekten aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirken sie oft wie Aliens aus einem Science Fiction Film. Das hier ist ein Grünes Heupferd, dass gestern in meinen Blumen herumkletterte. Sie gehört zu den größten (ca. 5 cm) in Mitteleuropa vorkommenden Laubheuschrecken.

When you look at insects up close, they often seem like aliens from a science fiction movie. This one is a green grasshopper that was climbing around in my flowers yesterday. It is one of the largest (about 5 cm) grasshoppers found in Central Europe.

Flower Corso

The Westland is an area north-west of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It is the Dutch main producer of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Most of it is covered with greenhouses and endless rows of terraced houses. Environmentally, it is probably one of the most destroyed areas in Europe, but on the other hand they produce highly efficient with a minimum use of land and resources. Once a year they try to improve their image with a flower corso of several days. More than 40 boats are decorated with their local products. Mostly their topics follow contemporary media favorites, but sometimes they also refer to environmental or political issues. This year, for three days the boats drifted through the canals for 7-8 hours a day, quite a challenge in the heat of the hottest June weekend ever.

About traveling

And this time about special travelers.

Once a year, Turbojugends from all over the world meet in St.Pauli, Hamburg, Germany to celebrate Turbonegro themselves as well as punk rock in general. This three-day event is called Welt-Turbojugend-Tage (“World Turbojugend Days”) with concerts and meetings in different clubs. In recent years, the Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas has served as meeting point for Turbojugend chapters Worldwide, too.

For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojugend