Monthly Archives: May 2020

Forests – Where you find Health and Peace

Forests are the lungs of our planet, forests mean life and health. Many think hugging a tree helps the mind and gives energy. I love to walk in forests and I am always amazed to discover animals and plants. A … Continue reading

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The Wild Life in my Backyard

Wild animals in my backyard – sounds like I would have lions and hippos there. In a way it is actually less spectacular from that point of view. But still spectacular and amazing. From pigeon to green finch, from seagull … Continue reading

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Spring-blooming Tulips everywhere

After daffodils there are tulips everywhere. Thousands of colors, as stand-alone symphony or in fields, huge flowers or little beauties … the diversity is endless. Tulips arrived in Europe from their original habitat in Central Asia. They were already cultivated … Continue reading

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The Color Yellow

Some time ago I wrote an article about an evening in a rape field and I posted a lot of beautiful photos of this plant which is used for making canola oil. I don’t like the oil and never use … Continue reading

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Happy World Baking Day with a Rhubarb-Meringue Cake

On the third Sunday in May is World Baking Day and World Bee Day! The World Bee Day was created to get more acknowledgement of the role of bees and other pollinators for our ecosystem and our food. I will … Continue reading

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