Tag Archives: autumn

autumn, walks and a dear friend

We had some glorious autumn days recently – starting with mist and spider webs full of dew and ending with warm sunshine, colored leaves and a cup of coffee at the playground. The garden is almost ready for the winter, … Continue reading

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Beware of earthworms!

Yesterday evening I had another meeting of the building committee to discuss the new design of our neighbourhood. As you might have noticed, trees have been a central point of discussion so far, with me vehemently defending them and many … Continue reading

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short chestnut interlude

Finally! After numerous autumn walks with the little one I found it! May I present the one and only chestnut tree of our town: I am not kidding – it is indeed the only white chestnut to be found here! … Continue reading

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late autumn garden

Since the beginning of August I have been ignoring the fact that I can buy gingerbread at the supermarket. Why would you skip autumn and jump right to the christmas time? Autumn is, after all, one of my favorite seasons … Continue reading

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Seven days, seven pictures

It’s Sunday again and since it has been a beautiful autumn week I thought I’ll do another weekly review in pictures. The little one is busy collecting leafs and acorns (sadly I haven’t found any chestnuts around here so far). … Continue reading

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