The Beauty of Autumn

Reflections: Photo: Joanna Young
November is the month most of us do not like very much – it is getting dark early, it is often rainy and the joys of  Christmas are still too far away.
I can only recommend browsing through flickr. I did today. There are a lot of beautiful photos there, and a lot [...]

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Leaves in All Colors

Here in Berlin October has been a rather dreary month up to now.  There has not been much of a “Golden October”. In the years before we had a symphony of red, yellow, green. This year September was just great – and then with the beginning of October weather changed to almost wintertime.
But there is [...]

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Fir Cone

Fir cones are really nothing unusual. But this could tell a story – the story of the two red squirrels, Max and Maxie.
Actually, Max was the first to discover it, full of seeds, still hanging on one of those towering firs. His little mouth watered – what a delicious meal! Unfortunately, it was not hanging [...]

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A Tribute to one of my Flickr Friends

I just discovered that photo over at Flickr. It is one of Joanna Young’s latest photos, and it’s called “A Step into the Garden”.
I think it is a wonderful photo, and it makes me want to step directly into it, walk down those wooden steps and go out onto the green. I could imagine doing [...]

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The Beauty of Water

I must admit: I love water – be it the waves of the sea rolling in, a majestic river, a lake or a small pond like this one. I can look at water for a long time, and it makes me feel alive and makes me quiet at the same time.
And I love the different [...]

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Dunes at the Courland Spit

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On the map you can see Klaipeda. A ferry gets you over to the Courland Spit (Kurische Nehrung in German). There is one long road going through the Island, and this road leads to one of the highest dunes of Europe. I got up there and had the following view:
It was a rainy [...]

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Walking back from the Mountaintop Or: The Powers of Nature

It is great to be in the mountains when the weather is fine: The air is pure, the sky is blue, the grass is green, you feel the sun on your face while you are happily walking up that path. Just a few more steps, and then there you are, on the top of that [...]

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Blossoms

Pink fluffy balls,
Signs of mid-spring.
Soon they will cover the earth
with their petals.

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Discover the Beauties of flickr

Easter Color and Light, originally uploaded by Rosa Say.
Rosa Say is not only one of the editors of Joyful Jubilant Learning, she also publishes gorgeous photos at flickr.
Look at that shining yellow – can’t you feel the sun warming you up, can’t you feel your mood turning joyful?
If you want to brighten up your [...]

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Looking across the River Spree

On me water has fascinating effects. It gives me the feeling of being on holidays. It calms me, it takes away the stress. I enjoy the different shades of blue, the sound of it, the movement of it – from a slight ripple to the beating of waves against rocks.
It might be a river, it [...]

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