Heads for 2nd on the 2nd

Hi Everybody!

We had a holiday for the first of May here, so that made a nice break in the middle of the week. It started out cool and misty, but this afternoon the sun came out, and I was able to enjoy a nice walk with Nelya and Harry. And of course, I did some cooking and we all enjoyed our meal - marinated chicken, Chinese-style veggies and brown mushrooms, yummy. Harry had an omelette instead of chicken as he doesn't eat meat, so we feasted well! And Harry bought us some very delicious Black Forest Cherry cake for dessert, so that was great, too. 

For Elizabeth's 2nd on the 2nd I have some A3 pieces from previous years to share, once again using my head....These were all made at the same time as the ones shown last month,  back in 2012, and all were made with a mix of water colours, acrylic paints and collage:

I called this one 'Losing my marbles'. and used hand marbled paper:

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin.

And I have one more tag for Michele's lovely 'faces' challenge at Tag Tuesday

Images are from Wikipedia and the rust from my stash:

Some photos from this week. I visited Hofgarten again to see how the birds and flowers there are getting on:

This is the bird house, where sick or injured birds can be cared for:

These Nile geese were showing a very elaborate mating ritual, it was great to be able to watch them:

The black swan is still alone, but is sitting patiently on her nest and is being fed and cared for:

That's all for today.

Have a great day, take care, 

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T stands for EinsTein and a Tray

Hi Everybody!

Hope you all had a great weekend, and here's wishing us all a good week. We had some cold and wet days, but today the sun is shining again, and I know we need the rain badly, so no complaints. I was still able to get out for walks and had fun, even marching through the pouring rain along the Rhine. And I used the rainy time to actually do some dreaded and very necessary housew**k!

Today I have another tag for Michele's  'faces' challenge at Tag Tuesday. I used one of my heads on a background from one of Einstein's notebooks, and I love this quote:

I decorated this tray at art group. I still can't do much with my fingers, but I can hold a paint brush. The tray was an old one which had got rather messy over the years, so I gave it three coats of white paint and then a napkin transfer. I finished it off with 2 coats of varnish, and now it's looking good on my white table, and can be used again:

Tuesday is also Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday Party, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T gang. Here are some of the places where I had coffee this week:

I bought the take-away coffee at Lidl as I had to wait 15 minutes for my bus. Most vendor machine coffees taste ghastly, but this one tasted quite good, which was a pleasant surprise:

I love how they warn you that it's hot! I took the cup home with me and am using it for painting-water till it falls apart:

The bakery in town:

And I have some photos from my walks. This wall is sehr wonky, and I always wonder if it still be there when I visit again, but as it has lasted a few hundred years it seems to be tough:

I walked through Lantz'scher Park:

I leave by the back gate and walk along a path leading to the bridge and the Rhine:

I always love this walk under the trees:

The boat is docking at the jetty here, I wish cars could drive sideways to park like the boat can:

My path through the woods:

And a cloud from yesterday evening which reminded me of an Easter bunny:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend this and that

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend - enjoy!

Just   a quick post today to share another tag for Michele's 'faces' challenge at Tag Tuesday. I used a photo from Wikipedia and  images from Mischief Circus and Serif:

Some photos from my Easter Sunday walk through 2 parks and by the Rhine:

 There is a footbridge over the road between the Rhine and Nord  Park, and this little Anglican church is nestled under it on the park side:

There are several rusty sculptures there:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!