The Changing Seasons – July 2020

 

It’s time again for the wonderful challenge The Changing Seasons hosted by my dear friend Su from Zimmerbitch!

Apart from reading books

– (The Cockroach by Ian McEwan, How the Dead Speak by Val McDermid, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, The Near Witch by V. E. Schwab, Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami and If it bleeds by Stephen King) –

and eating cookies (sorry, no pics, I was too busy eating them), I didn’t get much done this month except visiting the zoo twice (due to my panda bear addiction) and getting myself a new fridge.

I’ve felt sleepy a lot of the time. Which could be because I read so many books, or because that dreaded second wave of the Corona virus threatens to be soon upon us here in Germany thanks to all those idiots not wearing masks etc.

It’s difficult not to despair because of things, and even though I know that being creative helps battling an upcoming depression (no worries, it didn’t get as bad as that), I simply couldn’t muster the energy.

But I guess that’s true for a lot of folks at the moment, so I’ll stop complaining now.

 

Here’s a pic of me and my old fridge (and when I say old, I mean old – this guy was in his 30s! Ehm, which incidentally I am as well – does that make me old too?! 😂)

 

Sorry, no smile – I kind of hate taking selfies (July 2020)

 

And here’s the new one – at first I couldn’t get used to the fact that it was way taller than me! But I’m already planning to bake three-storeys high cakes one day in the future and now I finally have enough space to chill the thing. 😉

 

My new fridge and I  – see the difference when it’s not me taking the pic? (July 2020)

 

But now to my zoo pics!

 

Aren’t these giraffes just adorable? (July 2020)

 

And staying on the continent of Africa just a little longer, I was fascinated watching these Black Headed Weavers doing their magic and building nests:

 

Black Headed Weaver with lots of building material (July 2020)

 

Don’t you also marvel at the ability of birds to create nests this perfect and complicated with just their beaks and some twigs? (July 2020)

 

Beautiful Golden Breasted Starling (July 2020)

 

Probably not perfect to build nests with but aren’t these ferns just beautiful?

 

Ferns in the sun (July 2020)

 

But don’t let me keep you in an agony of suspense, I know you’ve been waiting for these. 😉

Unfortunately the panda babies were fast asleep each time I visited so I didn’t make a video. But photos of napping bears should be enough compensation.

 

Panda baby Paule having a nap (July 2020)

 

 

Panda baby Pit napping too (July 2020)

 

Maybe not as much of a crowd-puller as the pandas but in my eyes just as cute is this new born Siberian ibex:

 

Siberian ibex kid (July 2020)

 

And this was it! Hope you enjoyed this post, and I look forward to reading yours!

 

If you would like to join in, here are the challenge guidelines:

The Changing Seasons Version One (photographic):

• Each month, post 5-20 photos in a gallery that you feel represent your month
• Don’t use photos from your archive. Only new shots.
• Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons so that others can find them

The Changing Seasons Version Two (you choose the format):

• Each month, post a photo, recipe, painting, drawing, video, whatever that you feel says something about your month
• Don’t use archive stuff. Only new material!
• Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons so others can find them.

If you do a ping-back to Su’s original post, she can update hers with links to all of yours.