T sTands for new challenge aT Tag Tuesday

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week gets off to a good start!

It's started off cool and cloudy today, but we're supposed to be getting warmer weather  this week - that would be great!

This evening we are starting a new challenge at Tag Tuesday

Our lovely and very talented Pinky is hosting this time, and has chosen 

🐱‍👓🐱‍🐉🙉🐱🦁animals😹😻🙀🐱‍👤🙈

as her theme. All animals are welcome, big or small, real ones, imaginary ones, and all tag formats are welcome, so hope to see YOU there! The challenge goes live this evening at 21:00 MET.

I made a dog tag for today. The image is from Mischief circus. My dog would not have agreed with the sentiment, she loved our Kitty and they were always 'partners in crime':

At TIOT our theme of lovely ladies is still running for another week, so I made this hybrid page as a reminder. I used an image from Mischief Circus on a hand painted background, adding some digitally cut out photos:

This evening it will also be Time for Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, so here a warm welcome to all of the lovely ladies of the T Gang who visit.

My fave drink is always:

The restaurant at the old ferry by the Rhine has re-opened, and is trying to lure people in to take a drink on their new sun terrace:

And the shops here are still reducing their prices, even for these very pretty cups and saucers:

Cappuccino at home tastes good, too:

As did my almond crumble tart:

One of my walks took me to Lantz'cher Park, where everything has recently been renovated, including the beautiful, old villa. The text over the entry, 'Pax intrantibus' means 'Peace be to those who enter'. Mostly it is accompanied by the second part of the phrase, 'saleus exeuntibus' - good health to those who depart:

This is the spot where I usually have a rest before walking back:

Hidden among the trees is the entrance to this old 'bunker' - air-raid shelter - from World War II:

This was the chimney to let some air in:

Grim reminders of a terrible time where so many people lost their lives.

I have no idea who this is:

I passed these cheerful flowers on my way home:

On the other side of the village street these cottages are hidden in the trees:

The parking space at the supermarket is separated from the street by a flower bed:

There are lots of beautiful poppies just now, I love to see them planted by the wayside or growing wild in the fields:

And the heron was taking a stroll through the fields:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Sunday this and that

Hi Everybody!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend. We had another day of sunshine and blue skies, bit it's still rather cool. I walked along the Rhine, through a park and visited some feathered and 4 legged friends at the farm at the end of our street, so all in all, it was enjoyable. And this afternoon I sat in my armchair, put my feet up, and when I woke up my coffee was cold....

I have another hybrid piece put together in Serif, using elements from Mischief Circus, Serif and me. The lovely quote is from Oscar Wilde . 

'With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?':

I am linking to AJJ, Mia's 'flowers' challenge

Some photos from the park:

On the riding stables:

 At the farm:

Back in the Park:

And on my balcony:

I walked through the fields on my way home and saw this lovely horse:

The hedges are full of wild roses:

Flowers are growing between the castle stones,  and the castle grounds are open again:

A beautiful sunset at the Rhine:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend Post

Hi Everybody!

I enjoyed today. It started out frosty, and stayed quite cool, but we had sunshine all day, and I enjoyed a walk to Nord Park and came back on the tram, so another adventure. It was lovely to see all the flowers and trees again. I took lots of pictures, but they're still on the camera, so I will show them in my next post.

I made another hybrid journal page using one of my old water-colour studies which went very wrong as I made it too wet. Placing them on a neutral background and adding some digital goodies makes them usable. I am linking to Mia's challenge at AJJ:

A cloudy morning sky:

Some of my balcony flowers:

These bushes and trees are all along the paths leading down to the Rhine:

The castle ruins are still closed, pity:

This little bird was chirping happily as I went by, I think it's a finch of some sort, but I'm sure David will be able to tell me:

I love these quiet corners which invite you to sit and take a rest:

The flower beds between Königsallee in Düsseldorf and Hofgarten are looking good:

I don't know what the huge building in the background is going to be, but I'm pleased to see it's being greened up:

Walks along the Rhine are always a joy:

The flowers were in the hospital gardens:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!