Flower Power

I simply had to share this with you: one flower of my new hibiscus bush opened up today – isn´t it just beautiful?! 😀 I´m also adding one of my favourite songs of one of my favourite bands just because it also has some “flowers” in it and always makes me smile – sadly it´s

Sepia Sunday – The Grotto

I came across this magnificent artificial grotto while walking through the heritage protected “Immanuel Park” near the Lake “Kleiner Wannsee”. This park is part of the Immanuel Hospital and many patients use it early in the morning to do some exercises which is especially important with rheumatic diseases. Because it started to rain – and

The Sunshine Blogger Award

I´ve been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award ages ago by my dear friend Inese over at Making Memories, who has been nominated in turn by David over at Chape and whose questions she used – so THANK YOU both Inese and David!!! 🙂 Please visit their wonderful and exciting blogs – you won´t regret

Sepia Sunday -Road Bridge

On my latest walk around my district I came across this beautiful road bridge made of steel elements. It was build in 1912 and stretches over one of the most traveled railways in Berlin, the Ringbahn (circular railways).   I approximately took over 30 pictures of it but found that only these three were worth

I remember

  I remember my grandma very often. Today would be her birthday and she would now be 90 years old. Sadly she passed away over twenty years ago but I never forget her birthday. This post wasn´t really planned though. It more or less came into being because of my friend Su from over at

Real Neat Blog Award

  I have been nominated for the Real Neat Blog Award by my friend Terry over at Spearfruit 🙂 Thank you so much for nominating me Terry!!! 🙂 Please hop over to his fascinating blog – you won´t regret it!! 🙂   RULES: Put the award logo on your blog. (done) Thank the person who

Sepia Sunday – At the lake

  This sunday I want to share more pictures with you I made during my walk around the “Kleiner Wannsee” (Little Wannsee), the lake where I used to row when I was at high school. Hope you like them and wish you all a happy Sepia Sunday!! 🙂   I kind of fell in love

Birds of a Feather (inspired painting)

Sometimes when I read a story or a poem, images just pop up into my head and fill me with the wish to fix them on paper or a canvas. This is what happened when I read this truly magnificent and original short story “Birds of a Feather” by my dear friend Mary Cathleen Clark.

Quote Challenge – Adventure Quotes

I´ve been nominated for the Quote Challenge by my friend Terry way back in May and only now found the time to do it 🙂 Thank you very much for nominating me, Terry! Please visit him and his awesome blog if you haven´t already done so 😉 The Rules: 1.) Either once a day for

Same Face, Different Angle

  This drawing is from the same broken plaster face I shared with you last saturday. This time though it shows its profile. Let me tell you, it really is not easy to draw the same face from different angles and have them look more or less the same! 😉 What I noticed however is,