Since the birth of our son I did not have time to post anything new. But back in March, I did take a few photos of the blooming cherry tree and doves in our yard.
Tag Archives: cherry flowers
Early Bird
5 Apr
This ring-necked parakeet is enjoying an early morning lunch by eating the flowers of the cherry tree in our yard. Ring-necked parakeets are spreading in German cities, especially in North-Rhine Westphalia and are getting into conflict with humans. E.g. Cologne began in 2018 to actively expel the birds from its city center. Meanwhile ornithologists suggest beneficial effects of the parakeets, since their breeding burrows are being reused by other birds, e.g. stock doves, which are listed as threatened. The parakeets breed earlier than our native birds. During autumn there about 3000 parakeets, crows and jackdaws gathering at Düsseldorf’s ‘Kö’.
Anna Krajewksi Photography
3 May
One of those rare occasions to have my photo taken (see last time). This time artist/photographer Anna Krajewski caught the moment with her Nikon camera. I like the result, the natural sunlight permeating through a dark roof of leaves tracing my silhouette. The other capture shows me bowing and lighting a candle before a flowering cherry tree, before gathering a handful of blossoms.
Gallery
Winter 2018
15 Feb Dresden Dölzschen
Baumhasel
Bienertpark im Winter
Bienertpark im Winter
Bienertpark im Winter
Genesung
Schneemann an der Elbe
Krokusse am Japanischen Palais
am Japanischen Palais
Sakura Whispers
8 Apr
Path of petals
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Japanese Pavilion
Sakura Whispers
Dresden blue hour
Favorite time of day, dim light, overcast sky. New camera and lens. Minimal editing.
Wiebke Rost 