Sonntag, 23. Februar 2014

Samstag, 22. Februar 2014

Favorite Places



I'm not that good at being a tourist
because I'm always looking at the way
the light shines in your hair
or the way your dress opens to the wind & my favorite places
in the world are places filled with you.

- Storypeople -




Invitation



It is not what you first think. 
There is no effort of will, no firm resolve in the face of this thing called living. 
There is only paying attention to the quiet each morning, while you hold your cup in the cool air & then that moment you choose to spread your love like a cloth upon the table & invite the whole day in again.

-Storypeople -



Old railway station...



Shared with Weekend Reflections

Cemetery flowers ...



On a cold rainy day
I found in cemetery many flowers
that's a beautiful surprise...








Freitag, 21. Februar 2014

Winter sketches...





5 differences between the U.S. and Germany...


... which I discovered while reading blogs.
(This is just my own perception and must not be true 
or politically correct)



Most American bloggers feed birds and report them to their blogs .
In Germany only less people do that and in blogs it is rarely a topic ...

II  

The birds in USA are nicer and more diverse than birds in Germany.

III

Americans don’t know insect hotels (and probably don't need).
Insect hotels are a popular environmental activity in Germany. They are self-made or bought ready-made and installed in courtyards and gardens to provide nesting areas for insects. Before the Germans have the courtyards and gardens restored and cleaned up so neatly that any loophole for insects was lost (I mean, it is an exaggeration with the German sense of order -)

IV

Many American women are quilting.
I have previously read in books of this tradition, and now I see: it is a living tradition, I found it in many blogs.
While in Germany traditions are mostly dead and or be revived only with government support ...

V

There are many devout and spiritual people in the USA and the diversity of religions, 
directions, and communities promotes tolerance .
In our part Gemanys there are few religious people and they are unfortunately often very dogmatic and dismissive of other views.

As a bonus now the poetic part - лирический часть -
The "New World" meets the " Occident ":
Paul Robeson sings along with the famous Russian tenor Ivan Kozlovski Semjonowych a Russian folk song .
The recording was taken in 1957 during a guest performance by Paul Robeson in the USSR (I have a time released vinyl of Paul Robeson , Soviet-made , I like it very much )




Shared with Nancy's Random 5 Friday @ Rural Journal


Montag, 17. Februar 2014

The rest of a party...



Mascha mixt montags - No. 36 -


Westernstiefel einmal anders


Eine hübsche Variante der Westernstiefel habe ich hier aufgetrieben. Dazu noch superbequem und warm mit ihrem Pelzfutter...
Leider nicht besonders haltbar: nicht die Perlenstickerei, sondern das braune Kunstleder löst sich bereits auf.
Also schnell noch ein Foto, bevor sie das Ende des Winters nicht mehr erleben!
Schade! Manche Stücke schaffen es nicht, Lieblingsstücke zu werden – zu schlecht ist die Materialqualität...


A pretty variation of western boots I have been exaggerated. In addition still super comfortable and warm with their fur lining ...
Unfortunately, not very durable: not the beadwork, but the brown leatherette dissolves already.
So get one more photo before they no longer see the end of winter!
What a pity! Some pieces do not make it to become favorite pieces - too bad is the material quality of ...




Sonntag, 16. Februar 2014

My way home



My favorite way home is past the cemetery
since it's about the only place in the whole town
where people keep their opinions to themselves.

-storypeople -




Shared with Cemetery Sunday

(Photos are taken last September)

Our Beautiful World: Celebration



My sweetheart and I
celebrated the love and light
on Valentine's Day