The front view of the Petrikirche, the evangelical church in the old inner city of Mülheim. There has always been a church on this spot, but its present incarnation was built from 1870-72. It was bombed out in WWII, the top of the tower as it appears today was rebuilt in 1957. There are actually a few early photos in our archives (which I’m going to post someday) that show the church without its tower and the rebuilding in progress.

Just wanted to see if I can get a decent balcony night picture with the new camera :-).

This microlite glider, looking like a boxkite with a motor, buzzed directly over us yesterday.

Suddenly, and finally, the little tomatoes are popping up everywhere!

Thistle floof :-).

This is the somewhat iconic view of the Mousetrap / Mausefalle with its adjoining buildings, the church is just to the right. The house itself is called Mausefalle and was built in 1655, but I’m not sure about its history – I only know that it has been inhabited by a restaurant for a long time and may have always been an inn.

The flower of an eggplant – a curious name, it’s just called an Aubergine in German!

Thistles may be a nusiance, but their flowers are wonderful :-).

This is what you see when you look up standing between the two arches
of the Mousetrap: the tower of the neighbouring Petrikirche.

This is the reason why I’m behind in photo post-processing… the weather is too nice to stay inside :-).