Archive July 2018

Balcony Flowers 2018 #93

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River Views #339: Spring on the Ruhr 29


On the other side of Mülheim’s Schloßbrücke in a quiet arm of the river, the Great Crested Grebe was nesting again like it had almost every year before!

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Checking out the Neighbourhood II


The young Blackbird turns out to be an adult one that is looking for nesting material – they were all over my balcony today collecting twigs and leaves! I’m not sure where they set up digs, but it must be somwhere around the balconies.

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Balcony Flowers 2018 #92

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Balcony Flowers 2018 #91

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River Views #338: Spring on the Ruhr 28


The scenery looks better with the fountain in front of it!

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Checking out the Neighbourhood


A young blackbird was checking out my balcony today!

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Balcony Flowers 2018 #90

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The Plane to Peking


Air China isn’t even flying to Peking from Düsseldorf every day anymore,
but yesterday I caught their Airbus A330 for the first time in ages!

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River Views #337: Spring on the Ruhr 27


Not as pretty as it used to be: the view from the West riverbank towards what is called Ruhrbania.

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