Just messing about by the river

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend - enjoy! Today I have lots of photos taken on my walks by the Rhine - a place where I can relax and just enjoy peace and quiet, wind, water and birds. This is an abstract stitched collage showing an interpretation of the Rhine, the buildings along it, the bridges,  and of course the birds:

Here a few photos taken last week on my walks:

There are even some 'beaches', covered in pebbles and shells:

Love the name of this ship:

And my big feet enjoying a rest:

Have a fantastic weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend wind up

Hi Everybody!

Today I am sharing 2 pieces made with a combination of  painting, digital elements and photos. I love making things where I can include my photography in my art:

The centre piece is an altered photo of the Altstadt of Düsseldorf, placed on a distressed and stamped background:

I am linking to Paint Party Friday and to Soma's 'wandering camera'

As usual, I have been walking a lot, and here are some of my pics.

Loved these tiny flowers peeking out of a garden wall:

I'm always thankful to those who decorate their houses so beautifully:

Giant teasels, well over 8 feet tall:

Time to come clean:

This lady often feeds the water-fowl in Hofgarten with lettuce, which they love:

This one helped himself out of her shopping bag:

The goslings are growing:

In front of the wonderful Daniel Liebeskind building there are 2 sort-of-pyramids covered with distorting mirrors and I have been having fun there this week taking some wacky photos:

Okay, one day I might grow up. But definitely not yet!

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Going round in circles

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well. We're still having cool and cloudy weather here, but up till now no rain, pity. And next week it is supposed to hot up again, oh dear!

For Wendy's 'circles' challenge at Tag Tuesday I have another hybrid tag. The background is cut from an old canvas which I have re-purposed to use for other things. The circles were cut from some tangle patterns (Serif), and the text was added digitally:

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday

and to Soma's Wandering Camera

As a person who spends a lot of time outside observing nature, the circles of life and the changing seasons and weather are things which fascinate me daily, so I love this theme. Hope to see you joining in, too!

This cheeky crow is often in Hofgarten, and loves sitting here:

The swans always glide by so majestically:

The crow again:

Lots of wild geese, always feeding:

Stormy weather on its way:

This rabbit was hiding under a bush:

More of my fave animals:

 And more geese:

And last night as I went to close the curtains I saw that the lunar eclipse had started, which I had forgotten about, shame on me! So I nipped onto the balcony in my pyjamas and got some pics with my small camera. They are a bit grainy, but I didn't have time to get out the big one and tripod etc. It was great to watch, though, and I had bats swirling around me while I was outside. Sorry, they didn't stay to have their photos taken!

That's all for today!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!