More Chrysanthemums, still alive and blooming on December 10!

When I had scanned the photos of the factory demolition, I found a few other photos of the city from back in 1990. I had actually posted this one some time ago, but now I made a slightly improved scan with an additional colour version. This is what used to be the Hertie department store, now a part of the Forum shopping mall. It used to be a huge multi-level store with everything from a food department to clothes, furniture and more, but today it’s all separated into different parts with none of the storeys connected with each other anymore. The parking lot is still there today and the strange half-round thing in the front is actually an old glassware recycling container that used to be common around here in the 1980s and 1990s. There should be a corresponding recent photo somewhere, but I haven’t found it yet – I guess I have to take a fresh one next time I walk by there!
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This is definitively the last Cactus Flower photo from 2015… but there are already more on the way!

Another December Daisy.

A bit of fresh 2016 Moon!

Here’s the double Schlumbergera Cactus Blossom from December 19 to usher in the New Year!

Those red Chrysanthemums were already looking a bit rough
around the edges, but this was after all on December 3!

After the smoke from the fireworks had cleared, so had the sky and we were treated to a nice conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter – which, as always, looked much more awesome seen with your own eyes than in this photo. This was a great way to start the new year!

Here’s one quick fireworks shot from tonight to ring in the new year – more tomorrow, although the photos didn’t turn out that well this time because all the action was in a direction behind the trees.
Wish you all a Happy New Year!