Autumn is here

Autumn is here. Today it´s cold and windy – no, make that stormy what with wind forces up around 5 and 6 – and the tip of my nose resisted warming up no matter how many cups of hot tea I drank whilst painting this little water color of a tree this morning. The trees

Why We All Should Hug a Tree

    This month I´m joining the JUNE 2018 ART CHALLENGE: Outdoor Fun! created by my wonderful friend Charlie, creator of Doodlewash® and founder of World Watercolor Month™ (July) and World Watercolor Group™. Once again it is open to anyone who wants to participate with watercolor painting and/or simply pencil or pen & ink sketches. If you’re participating in the

The Changing Seasons – March 2018

    It´s time again for the wonderful challenge The Changing Seasons, invented by Max at Cardinal Guzman and now hosted by my dear friend Su at Zimmerbitch.   Although Spring officially started this month, March decided not to take any notice of it and it was bitterly cold here throughout. On one of my walks I decided to

The Changing Seasons – February 2018

  It´s the end of the month and thus time for the wonderful challenge The Changing Seasons invented by Max at Cardinal Guzman and now hosted by my dear friend Su at Zimmerbitch. The month of February started for me with noticing that my passport was soon going to expire and I quickly went to

Fallen Tree

    Although this tree, stripped entirely of its bark, no longer lies across the road that you can glimpse in the upper left corner, it reminded me on this poem by Robert Frost.   On a Tree Fallen Across the Road   The Tree the tempest with a crash of wood Throws down in

Sepia Sunday – You Shall Not Pass

As you can see the handrails on these pipelines crossing one of the mayor canals in Berlin only extend half to its length. Some people might think this is due to a certain wizard (Gandalf from Tolkien´s “Lord of the Rings”) feeling the need to say in a booming voice: “You shall not pass!” 😉

Sepia Sunday

  Since I started my blog here on WordPress I´ve discovered so many talented photographers whose work I love and give me daily inspiration. To this group especially belong Inese (Making Memories), Chris (Milford Street), Su (Zimmerbitch) and Emilio (Photos by Emilio A dear friend of mine gave me her camera as a present because