Tuesday this and that

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week got off to a good start. Time is flying by, and we are already in the second week of September.
I have another A3 mixed media page to share. I made a textured background  and used various stencils for the birds and the girl with the balloon. Instead of painting circles I cut them from some flocked material to add more texture. I am linking to Jo's texture challenge at AJJ:

And I have some photos from my walks:

 

I love walking through the castle ruins when nobody else is around:

I often see this cat near the ruins, and today she stopped to talk to me:

Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!

T sTands for Tag Tuesday and more

Hi Everybody!

This evening we are starting a new challenge at Tag Tuesday, and this time I am hosting. I have chosen 'down on the farm' as my theme. Anything farm related is welcome - farm animals, dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, sheep, farmers, farming implements, tractors, haystacks, milk cans - if you can find it on a farm, it's right for the challenge! The challenge runs, as always, for 2 weeks, and tags of all formats are welcome. I have made a large tag using collaged scraps from a printed napkin. I sewed it to a darker background and added feathers as embellishment.  And this time I will be giving a little prize for one, randomly drawn participant. Hope to see YOU joining in!

Today we are also starting Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday party, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang who visit here.

Last week I went into Düssedorf for an appointment and went for a coffee at the 'cheap', self-service coffee shop where you get a huge cup of cappuccino for a small price. I sat inside by the open front, enjoyed my coffee, and watched the people and traffic going by:

The tram passed by, too:

On Friday I used up some frozen puff pastry and a small portion of meat and veggies to make a delicious pie for my evening meal, and it was good:

There are lots of restaurants using outside space now, as most people prefer to be outside:

This is a Polish restaurant, where they serve very delicious food:

This one now has seating in the road on the parking strip:

This is the ice-café where I often have a cappuccino:

I had a long walk home afterwards, the tramlines had problems, and in a few minutes the subway was so full that I decided it would be better to walk than to wait and travel in the crush of people, so I walked all the way, and was tired by the time I got home.

My favourite times are always evenings and mornings.

These crows were having a conversation up in the tree top:

The moon shone brightly:

My feet enjoying a rest:

And once again, we had lots of wonderful skies:

This cloud was really black:

The pigeons enjoying the last rays of the evening sun:

Social distancing:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!