Foothill Spring

This photo was taken in the lower foothills of Madera County. Always beautiful in the spring with the rolling hills filled with Golden Fiddleneck’s and “popcorn flowers” and small streams gently flowing everywhere. So peaceful and beautiful. Enjoy you day and stay healthy. And work on getting your covid shot. Let’s beat this thing!

Colors and Possibilities

More about downtown Merced. I still can’t believe how many life stories, beauty, and charming decay speak from all corners … just walking for two hours along a hardly 1 Mile long stretch of old downtown, I collected stories and little impressions to generate posts here for weeks to come…

Already, the first two upscale hotels in renovated old buildings cast their shadows to the future to come, will it be gentrification? How will it impact the people calling this old downtown of past glory their home base? Until then, I feel the urge to freeze some of the life stories unfolding and imprints visible all over. Today, my photo is about the possibilities shop windows can provide to create colorful impressions. Playing with color fuels our imagination. Don’t you think so? Enjoy!

Zauberhut

Diese originell gestaltete Kopfweide habe ich in der Nähe von Kloster Mariental in einem Vorgarten entdeckt. Die Bewohner des Hauses scheinen große Harry Potter Fans zu sein. Der Hut erinnert doch sehr stark an den sprechenden Hut von Hogwarts.
I discovered this originally designed pollarded willow near Mariental Monastery in a front yard. The residents of the house seem to be big Harry Potter fans. The hat is very reminiscent of the talking hat at Hogwarts.

Kahlschlag

Dieses Foto habe ich gestern gemacht. Und ich weiß ganz genau: Vor zwei Jahren war dieses Fleckchen Erde noch ein dichter Fichtenwald. Trockenheit, Borkenkäfer und Stürme haben deutliche Spuren hinterlassen.
I took this photo yesterday. And I know exactly: Two years ago, this patch of earth was still a dense spruce forest. Drought, bark beetles and storms have left clear traces.