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Maltese Crossing Maltese Crossing
Reflecting… #artchitecture #architexture Reflecting… #artchitecture #architexture
Another favourite Berlin spot - the cathedral or “Dom”. A different view.
Gastronomic adventure not to be repeated (soon!). Gastronomic adventure not to be repeated (soon!). Took a lot of restraint not to post pics of the food! 😄
Looks very autumnal but actually start of spring. Looks very autumnal but actually start of spring. In Berlin.
Geometry class part 2. Geometry class part 2.
Reward for getting up at a stupid time… 😁 Reward for getting up at a stupid time… 😁
Geometry class. PS. Love this city Geometry class. PS. Love this city
One of those places that never disappoints. Never. One of those places that never disappoints. Never. The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
This was new for me, the Humboldt Forum in Berlin. This was new for me, the Humboldt Forum in Berlin. A post modernist take on a German castle standing where once the East German Platz de Republik stood, and where before that a neoclassical castle stood… It has become a centre of culture in Berlin.
Oh hello Berlin! Oh hello Berlin!
#standwithukraine #standwithukraine
Seeing the wood for the trees… Seeing the wood for the trees…
Reflecting. Again. Reflecting. Again.
After the rain… #badhomburg #gorgeousgermany #th After the rain… #badhomburg #gorgeousgermany #theprettycities
Dusk falls over the beautiful Taunus mountains… Dusk falls over the beautiful Taunus mountains…
A forest dies (climate change is here.) What I w A forest dies (climate change is here.)
 
What I witnessed yesterday is nothing less than heart wrenching.  We visited the Herzberg, (Bad Homburg’s „house mountain“) for the first time since 2019 and discovered that the forest is no longer.  A combination if hot european summers, a bark beetle invasion and storms have wreaked havoc impossible to fathom.  It looks like a lunar scape and although there are patches of new trees being planted it will be years before this looks the same again.  One can only imagine the impact this must have had on the birdlife and forest animals that used to call this their home. 
 
The photos do not give justice as to what this looks like. (The last photo in the series was taken in March 2019.)
 
Respect and admiration to local foresters, the volunteers and the donars who are committed to saving this beautiful part of our world.
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Ein Wald stirbt (der Klimawandel ist Realität.)
 
Was ich gestern erlebt habe, ist nicht weniger als erschütternd.  Wir waren zum ersten Mal seit 2019 wieder auf dem Herzberg (Bad Homburgs Hausberg) und mussten feststellen, dass es den Wald nicht mehr gibt.  Eine Mischung aus heißen europäischen Sommern, einer Borkenkäferplage und Stürmen hat eine unvorstellbare Verwüstung angerichtet.  Der Wald sieht aus wie eine Mondlandschaft, und obwohl immer wieder neue Bäume gepflanzt werden, wird es Jahre dauern, bis er wieder so aussieht wie früher.  Man kann sich nur vorstellen, welche Auswirkungen dies auf die Vogelwelt und die Waldtiere gehabt haben muss, die hier ihr Zuhause hatten. 
 
Die Fotos lassen nicht erahnen, wie es hier aussieht. (Das letzte Foto der Serie wurde im März 2019 aufgenommen.)
 
Respekt und Bewunderung für Hessen Forst, die Freiwilligen und die Spender, die sich für die Rettung dieses schönen Teils unserer Welt einsetzen.
#hessenforst #herzbergtaunus #waldliebe #klimawandel #climatechange #waldsterben #taunus #taunusliebe #saveourforests #heartwrenching
Bad Homburg Castle… (and a duck) Bad Homburg Castle… (and a duck)
Variations on a theme… #schlossparkbadhomburg #b Variations on a theme… #schlossparkbadhomburg #badhomburg #badhomburgvorderhöhe #badhomburgschloss
From the afternoon run. A very foggy Hardtwald in From the afternoon run. A very foggy Hardtwald in Bad Homburg. Very pretty but honestly if I don’t see the sun soon I am afraid I am going to lose my mind…
Evening walk around Kirdorferfeld… #kirdorferfel Evening walk around Kirdorferfeld… #kirdorferfeld #badhomburg
The Steinberg massive in Leogang. Beautiful day. The Steinberg massive in Leogang. Beautiful day.
From the hike to Birnbachloch… #priesteregg #leo From the hike to Birnbachloch… #priesteregg #leogang #birnbach #winterwonderland
Snowy but gorgeous hike… (BTW, this is not a b&w Snowy but gorgeous hike… (BTW, this is not a b&w photo…) #leogang #priesteregg #steinberg #birnbachloch #birnbach #travel
Nice end to the day… #priesteregg #leogang #salz Nice end to the day… #priesteregg #leogang #salzburgerland #skilife
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