Cold May

Unusually cold and wet, this May 13th, and it's been like that for several days, and it will be like that for some more days. (9°Celsius is 48° Fahrenheit)

Today is Ascension Day (I can't help imagining Jesus with a jetpack on his back, roaring off into the clouds) - anyway, I haven't taken a walk for days and today is a good day for that, at least it doesn't rain at the moment.

Incredible to watch the plants grow ! The Bergisches Land is one of the rainiest areas in Germany. The soil is heavy and not good for crops of any kind, so agriculture is usually limited to keeping cattle. We don't have as many flowers as the more fertile regions in Germany but ... there are some if one looks closely. I started in our own garden ...


The meadows have already grown up high ... the dandelion season seems to be mostly over.

I love walking through the forest on the hill opposite of our house ... the birds were singing, and I didn't meet anyone else ... except for some deer.