12 of the 12th - July

First I have to explain that this wasn't an "usual" 12th - as Achim and I decided to take a few days off we slept a little longer and did a trip to the beautiful "Tegernsee" which is about 40 km away from Munich. So most of the photos were taken during our trip - okay here we goooo :

This is my view out of my bedroom  (unbelievable when you know you're living in Munich) - when the weather is nice LOL. So I woke up to a beautiful monday morning ....

I took a shower and washed and dried my hair (hehe soo funny after I've showered I dried my hair and with all this warm air around I did sweat again and thought "Why and for what the hell I took the shower before?"

(And nooo I don't get paid for this photo....)

Mostly and desperately needed "machine" in the morning is my coffee machine - without coffee I can't move :)

My "flower chair" - walked around in the garden while waiting for hub to be ready for "take off"....

On the way to the Tegernsee we saw some nice valleys and here I yelled "stop" and hub nearly got a heart attack because he thought we were close to an accident and again I was told "NOT TO CRY AND SHOUT AND YELL "STOP" OR SOMETHING SIMILAR WHEN THERE IS NO NEED" (oh I was in desperate need of this shouting.... I wanted this photo)

This is the view to our beautiful Tegernsee - this time I asked calm if it would be possible to stop for a photo and see - no problem :)

Every time we are here we rent a boat to go to the middle of the sea and go swimming - always nice not to be on the beach where it is a little crowded - its sooo fantastic to jump into the water from  in the middle of the sea...

But we rented an electric boat - not a rowboat....reason is not that we are afraid of row the boat - there were some clouds at the sky and we were told that there migth be a thunderstorm coming up - and so we decided to take an electric boat as we can be back very soon. You know here in the mountains a thunderstorm can come up very very soon and very very fast - you don't see any cloud and half an hour you have a heavy thunderstrom and its no fun to row your boat then....

As I have totally forgotten to take a photo with part of my body I could say that this knee is mine - but honestly I don't want you to think that is my knee (you know the reasons for that - do you? A wifes knee with this hairs is not that feminine) - So please forgive me I forgot to take a photo of part of my body and I don't want to do it today because it isn't the 12th anymore...

On the way back I did that photo of a wheat field - I love those photos and normally I would have asked hubby to stop but being in a queue in front of a traffic light I didn't want to be the reason for a traffic jam just because a crazy woman wants to take a photo of a boring wheat field...

Yummy - yummy - yummy - I wanted that but being reminded that I have to take care of my weight I instead took a photo of this - nevertheless yummy yummy yummy I want one!!!!!!

So now whats that I hear you asking - back in my garden we first jumped into our pool which now has lovely 24 degrees - but as the grass needs water too we had to water our garden in the evening - so this is the lawn sprinkler.

You remember the first photo which I took in the morning out of my bedroom window - this is the look out of my bedroom window into the other direction.... you see what's coming closer and closer???? Yes we thought we would get a terrible thunderstorm too - but we only get a strong wind - no rain  no thunder  no lightning...


That was my 12th of July - very ecxiting about all your photos - now off to check them....

Sunday again - please let me know where the time has gone....

Greetings from our garden:

Sheww - I think the older you are the faster time flies by. Wasn't it monday already - and now its Sunday again???? Something is wrong......

Hubby returned from South Africa on Friday early afternoon and was sooo excited - even the Germans did lost their match against Spain. He was totally excited about the football world championship held in South Africa. Told me that he wasn't afraid any single second that something worse can happen - always friendly and nice people around him and the South Africans have a special way to show their happiness and proudness. Singing and dancing people everywhere - waving flags of Germany and Spain....I think with this perfect venue South Africa has shown that it is a safe place and no need to be afraid...... We all know that bad and dangerous people are all over the world - if you know how to behave and react and if you know which places you shouldn`t go and which places are safe then its a beautiful and gorgeous place to be.

team up thursday - Week 9

Here we go again - this weeks theme is chosen by me and it is: On the beach

I think its a little related to the weather right now here in Germany - we have a wonderful time at the moment - nice temperatures and its not as hot as it was last week. So I thought "on the beach" would be a nice theme.

My photo was taken in Australia when we were close to Perth - a very nice beach called Cottleshaw - very nice houses around and a nice area. We've been to Australia in November 2006  - but never went to the water as it is sooo dangerous regarding sharks. And although nearly everyone knows that there are people who cannot listen and go to swim or to surf. And on one of our last days there we've heard about a young Surfer who was attacked by a shark - I cannot remember exactly but I think he lost a leg. For me its unbelievable that some people have no respect of those animals.

I love Marcelles photo as the South African Flag is next to the German Flag - so South African-German-Friendship- like .... aaaand there are soooo beautiful colors in her photo - really makes me feel happy and exciting - the clear blue sky - the colours of the flags  - afir me a "happy " and brilliant photo.

Am a little lazy with my blog entries but I have a lot to do these days although Achim isn't at home but maybe that keeps me busy with appointments and and and....

Tuesday again - time flies by....

I am not up to date - I didn't update my blog - I am way behind..... Sooo much to do and lazy at the weekend.

I had a very nice weekend with hubby - Friday evening we were invited by our neighbours for a bbq and my saturday began with a 5 km run with my neighbour and hubby joined us. He isn't used in running so he did a shorter route and we girls did a 5 km route - was way too later (10.15 am) and way too hot but lot of  forest so we did good.

In the afternoon we watched footie and blew the vuvuzela - 4:0 against Argentinia - wow and what a game. This was football at its best. In the evening again we were invited by neighbours for their farewell party - they'll move to Dortmund in 2 weeks and it was a funny evening with lots of drinks - had headache in the morning and hate that.

Sunday was a lazy one - woke up at 9 pm and prepared breakfast in the garden - later I had a nap on my sunbed and in the afternoon I worked a little outside - have to do 4 photobooks who are ordered by the lady I scanned the 550 photos for.

Monday I started the day with playing golf with my neighbour - we did good and when I came home I had to iron a few things for hubby who left in the afternoon to fly to South Africa for the semi finals. Lucky him!!!

Right now I am waiting for his call to let me know he arrived safe and sound in Johannesburg - later he is on the way to Cape Town and this evening I will try to find him on the tv screen (lol). I should have prepared a banner for him.

I have to work on my photobooks and later I will stop by at my mother in law - in the evening I will meet up with a friend at a greek restaurant (again calories .... but I will have fish and NOOOO alcohol). We will meet up very early (6:00 pm) so I will be home at around 9:00 to see most of the match.

Tomorrow a former colleague of me will come over and we will have a nice afternoon outside (if the weather will be sunny again - today its very cloudy but the forecast said tomorrow summer will be back) and in the evening I will watch footie - GOOOOO GERMANY - !!!!! Thursday I have a photoshooting with a baby - very excited and then we have friday again and hubby will be back home!!!!!! yipppeeee! Haven't been without him for such a distance - lol.

So - almost my whole week is planned and mentioned here on my blog that would mean I don't have to blog the whole week - that means I am waaaaayyyyy ahead!!! LOL. But I will stop by and will post some chitter chatter

yay - hub called - arrived safe and sound in Johannesburg and had a fantastic flight with a 7 hours sleep!

Happy for him!!!!!

   UPDATE: I just came back from a run with my new Garmin Forerunner 305 - what a fun! Did 9,85 kms (thought it were 10 kms but not bad guessed) in 01:03 hours. Love to see how the route is - a litte up and a little down which I never recognized. Funny how to see where I was at a pace of 05:14 - and then on a pace of 07:40.....Seems I have a new "friend"....

Random photos....

A friend of me sent me a link yesterday where you can easily create lots and lots of mosaics.
I love that and did a few just for fun - will show you:

These photos were taken here in Munich!!!!!! Unbelievable - isn`t it? Our big river is called the "Isar" and an "arm" of it is called the "Eisbach" and it has a canal with some swirls and drifts which are very dangerous and normally that surfing isn't allowd but the real surfer doesn't mind as long as they have fun....

And as I love watching animals I am often found at our zoo - I know sometimes I struggle with seeing those animals in cages as they are used to life without any fences but maybe there is some sense behind to have them here at the zoo - for example that we can watch them - that we get to "know" them a little....

Those shots I love - doesn't the middle photo of the right side looks like the tiger has its head out of the netting wire? Ha! I "played" a little......

I have seen those wondeful animals in wildlife - was in tears when I watched them how majestically they walk around with their long long legs..... will show some wildlife photos next week.

Beautiful animals too - isn't it? I like their orange colours.

Awwwww! No isn't that sweet?

So now I have to run - shopping list is done and to get everything it will take me 2 hours - later on sitting in the garden and working with my laptop from there - having a nice cup of coffee and enjoying that beautiful day...
Have a great weekend all and see you all soon :)

team up thursday - week 8

Awww how time flies by - unbelievable we are doing team up thursday for the 8th time...

This weeks' theme is chosen by Marcelle and we have: seeing double:

Today I think no words have to be add how alike Marcelle and I think sometimes. When I saw Marcelles photo I first thought I have to choose another photo because the idea of the sunbeds was exacly what I had in my mind when I first heard about the theme. So I scanned a lot of my photos and found an image which I "created" a few ywars ago but after talking to Marcelle she did persuade me to hold on with my first idea although my photo is very similar to hers.

I love Marcelles photo as it is perfect to me - the two identical sunbeds with the same pattern and green in it - the green grass and the green frame - BRILLIANT!

My photo is taken on our Turkey holiday in April this year and when you take a close look you see the sunbeds are not identical as on the right hand-side the sunbed has a mattres or ped on it.

Let me show the photo who didn't make the cut:

This is my little niece and somewhere along the way I played around with photoshop and this is what came out:

working weekend in Duesseldorf - part two

After I went to bed on Friday afternoon (arrived at my hotel at 01:00 am and went to bed half an hour later - couldn't sleep because of all that excitement and took my last look at my alarm clock at 02.30 am...

Had to go up at 07:00 - breakfast at 08:00 where I met my colleauge Tobias and then at 08:30 we left the hotel and walked 5 mins to the group again. Left our baggage at their hotel and then Tobias did a shopping tour and I did a "cultural walk" through the city of Duesseldorf which was very interesting for me as I never thought about this town and learned a lot - for example this city is clear of debt and that means all kindergardens are "free" - you don't have to pay for that! Isn't that great??? And Duesseldorf is the one and only city in Germany where they have 3 lights for the pedestrian lights (no clue if you have to know that - but I've learned that).

So we walked around for about 3 hours and we all got a nice and informative impression of this beautiful town. When we started our guided tour the city was very calm and empty as most of the malls and shops open at 10.00 am and we started our tour at 09:00 - but the later - the crowded...I think thats normal.

After a two hours "break" - we had lunch - we started another tour with a curricle which was very nice.

I nearly fell off the curricle when I saw this: First I didn't recognize the dog but then I couldn't stop myself and I had to take a photo - but the biker was happy with that and grinned....

The dog had a special "bag" so couldn't jump out - how funny is that - and when the biker started again the ears of the dog flew up and down - sooooo cute I could not stop grinning and laughing.

It is said that Duesseldorf has the largest bar of the world  - its a whole street where one bar is next to the other - so it was no surprise for me that we got to know how Duesseldorfs dark beer tasts. And to avoid down falling glasses during the "ride" the table looked like this:

There were holes in the table where you could stick in the glasses. And as the coach man had to sit in front of the carriage it was my part to refill the glasses every now and then. I was told I did a good job! So if my business will run bad - I try to become a "bar woman" - lol.

After the ride we arrived at the hotel around 05:00 pm and all guests had to refresh as an hour later they got picked up for dinner on a boat on the river Rhein. For us photographers our jobs were done and we waited for the taxi to the airport - had a nice flight back without any probs and hubby picked me up at the airport at 09:30 pm - a long but interesting and special day. This are days when I love my job to bits.

I had to edit a few photos but now all is done - I did around 650 photos and hope that they are happy with the result.

My working weekend in Duesseldorf - part one

I started the day with checking my completely packed photobag (as always because I always think there is something missing....) and later I packed my small suitcase and called a taxi. First I thought I will drive to the airport with my car but parking there is sooo expensive - 2 days and you have to pay 45 Euros. So I called a taxi and left it at "Ostbahnhof" to get the "S-Bahn" to the airport. There are two lines who get the people to the airport and when I arrived there was one S-Bahn announced to leave in 3 minutes. Okay for me - the other one I had to wait 10 minutes - so I decided to take the first one. Came - I went on it - got a seat and then I checked the route- man - it will be a roundtrip though the city .... I immediately snapped my suitcase and photoback and jumped out - it would have taken me an hour to get to the airport. So I left the platform and looked for the other S-Bahn to arrive - in time and I jumped on it - got a seat too and was taken to the airport in half an hour.

When I arrived at the airport I had a long walk to my check in - man -  I am not used to get to the airport via S-Bahn but finally found my check in and " queue-ed" There were about 10 people in front of me which was fine. But after the woman at the desk served two people she told us that she will leave her desk and we have to "queue" at the desks of "Business card" and "Gold/Silver card". As I have non of them I thought to myself if this is right but first we moaned a little as the last people in the queue now were the frist ones and thats a little unfair. Okay so we all went to the other desks and I recognized that the woman at the desk asked all the people for their "Business/Gold/Silver" cards - non of them had one as normally they would have gone straight to the desk. So everyone told the woman that we were "sent over" from another colleague. When it was my turn I was asked for the business card too and I replied that I don't have one and was "sent over". She looked at me and said: Okay, but thats not my problem - do you know that you can only queue here if you have one of these cards?

I really got angry and replied: Yes - and its not my problem when your colleague decides to close her desk and ask us to queue here- or is it? (That time my voice got a little louder....) She immediately changed - smiled at me and asked if I want a seat on the window- yes - if possible - I smiled back at her and we "were friends again".

Always the same when checking my bags and when I have my cameras with me - have to show them and they want to have a look through the lense.... had time enough for a coffee and a "Apfelschorle" and then my "colleague" Tobias arrived (I work with him together every now and then and he is a "real photographer" - did this education and he does really good photos - i never told him that I am not a neducated photographer and til now he didn't asked so in his eyes I think I am a "colleague") - we talked a little and then it was time for boarding - by this way when I walked though the barrier and showed my ticked there was a "beep"... hmmmm I had no idea and then a guy came and checked my ticket and told me that my seat number is given two times so it may be possible that the seat is taken already. Funny - should I do the service of the stewardess instead? I had to go though the barrier and was told to walk straight through the plane and there will be a seat when all guests have arrived. Okay in the end I got a better seat than expected and then we waited - and waited - and waited. Departure was 3 o clock pm and we finally left Munich at 4.05 pm....

Shit shit shit - the evening should start at 6 o clock and I had no clue how far it is from the Duesseldorf airport to the hotel.....Arrived in Duesseldorf at 5 o clock - shuttle waited for us and we were collected and I finally arrived at my hotel at 5.35 - so 25 mins to get my room and refresh..... HUIIIII - didn't know that I can be sooo fast - lol - suitcase flew in the corner - clothes in the other corner - bath for 10 mins and then my cam and my handbag and off I was.....

To relax  I got a glass of champagne and then we walkes 5 minutes to the restaurant - had a nice dinner and after the 3rd dish the surprise for all others (I was told who is the special guest this evening and was ready to "shooot") arrived. UWE KROEGER  who is a very well nown musical star and singer entertained the group for more than 1,5 hours..... 

This is Karin who arranged the whole weekend - she offered me that job (I worked for her last year for two great events and we are meeting up for a coffee every now and then) and she was totally blown away when Uwe came to her and asked her to dance....

This is a nice shot because when she danced she asked Uwe: Do you see the photographer? - he immedately turned and thank god I was ready to "shoot". She was soooo happy with this photo and when she came to me after the dance she only said: I will never wash myself again.... he touched me - I will never wash myself again..... LOLOLOL!

Look at the look (okay his eyes are closed) he gave to her - unfortunately Uwe has no interest in woman - he lives with his friend for more than 10 years now....

Aww this photo blew Karin away - when I arrived at the hotel bar after the "show" and the dinner I saw them sitting there and I thought I will ask Uwe Kroeger to have a photo taken from him with Karin....

I think she loved me to bits in that minute because she would never have asked that.... So as I am "only" the photographer I thought I could ask - if not - then not.... I had nothing to loose....

So this was my evening in Duesseldorf - the programm on Saturday will follow tomorrow.... I am off to the city center to get new running shoes and a new running pant and maybe a shirt. Later on I have an appointment with Karin (above) to give her the photos I've taken with my invoice (yay!)

Sale - Sale - Sale ....

....no I won't  sell my hubby nor my cameras. Yesterday I went to the city center to meet up with a former colleauge of mine for a chat and a glass of spritzer. And I took my camera with me as so often I went to the city center and didn't have my camera with me and regret that. When I arrived at "Marienplatz" there was hardly something special to take a photo of. The sun was shining and  as I stopped counting all the photos I've taken of our beautiful old city hall or the "Frauenkirche" (cathedrale) there were nothing "special" in front of my lense.

So I walked a little up and down and saw that now all is on "sale" especially all the summer clothes. So I looked a little here and there and then I took some photos below. 

Wouldn't that mean if I get all those discounts at least at the 5th shop I would get money back without buying something - wouldn't I?

Here everything is packed - my photobag with all my equipment - all batteries charged - all flashes checked and later off to the airport for my way  to Duesseldorf for a photoshooting there. No idea what I have to do there ( I think taking photos - of course) but there are two ideas - first is to do photos during a shopping tour at the "Kö" - second is to do photos during a walk through a museum (if allowed) - in the afternoon the people have to choose betweeen a 

- treasure hunt    or

- segway rallye   or

- horse-drawn carriage

I am happy with everything and will be back on Saturdy evening at around 10.00 pm - Sunday - if the weather allows - we will have a barbeque and will watch football and then weekend is over again...
So have a great weekend all and hope to "see" you soon.
CHeers everyone :)

team up thursday - week 7

This weeks theme is chosen by me and it is: books

My oh my I cannot remember how many books I have read in my life but it sure were a lot. I love to read - the most important thing when I pack my suitcases for holidays are books (at least 2). I love to finish the evening with lying in bed and read a good book - when I was a child I didn't watch tv often I was happy to go to bed and read my "girlie books".

And when I chose the theme I had no idea what kind of photo to take - first thought were to take a photo of some books about photography - then I thought about a photo with all my books in my board and then I rememberd I once took a photo of a board with lots of books. That were back in 2007 when we were in Sydney and sat in the hotel bar- I loved the light  - nice music of a piano player and a glass of red wine in front of me and I turned and saw that board with all the books in it.

I love Marcelles idea to take a photo of her photobooks which she creates. I love this style very much - they're looking really classy and gorgeous. As you can see she again shows her creativity how she created the books. And I also love the angle of view she took. Just the thought of what story "writes" every book  with phtotos is very interesting - so for me a perfect photo for the theme BOOKS and a BRILLIANT IDEA:
Again - well done Marcelle. Always a pleasure to do this weekly challange with you and I am so happy to have another one who is really "addicted" in photography and "taking a great photo" - AAAND always a pleasure to talk to you on the phone - that pushes my bravery to "speak" and not just to write or read the English language :)

Have a look at our other TUT photographers and leave a message :) :

Andrea        http://andrearobertsontoo.blogspot.com/
and Claire  http://www.mcgeers.blogspot.com/
Berta         http://rboice.blogspot.com/
 and Corey   http://livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/
Megan      http://mentalinventory.blogspot.com/
and Meloldy    http://thehipmommasjournal.squarespace.com//
Joanne      http://worth-it-all.blogspot.com/
Cat  and  http://juggelingactoflife.blogspot.com/
Shayne    http://scrappy-time.blogspot.com/

THE day for the german soccer guys - PLEEEZE make it.....

Normally I am not that soccer fan but married to a boy who always loved (but never played) football you cannot avoid sitting in front of the tv sometimes to watch 22 guys who try to get a ball and when they finally "have" it they shoot it away :) No - I have to say I like "our Bayern Munich club" much and I think "we" can play football... But now with the world championship in South Africa I have to say that I am "addicted" to footy....
So no surprise I was very dissapointed when the Germans lost their game last friday - but now there is a new chance. We cannot call it a "chance" as "we" have to win that match because otherwise we are "out" of the championshio and this would be terrible. Anyway I will blow the VUVUZELA today til I drop :) Maybe the boys can hear me blowing my lung out of my body......

4 years ago at the world championship in Germany I did public viewing in Berlin - which was great - it was hot like hell but I had a great evening - even hub was at the stadion with a client of him and I didn't get a ticket for the stadion - but public viewing was much better we later found out.

Some pics of my Berlin visit (second time I visitied Berlin - first time was in 2000 - was a birthday gift for Achim and I "managed" it to have a nice evening in a nice restaurant and in the night I got very very ill (food poisoning) and spent all three days in a hotel bed....)

Woke up this morning with a blue sky and no cloud - THAT is a waking up - mood rushes to 100% perfect and after my two cups of coffee I wanted to do something in my garden as all the rain has damaged lots of blossoms.
But then I recognized its not that warm outside - around 15 degreess and this should be a "summer day". Okay I decided to do some paperwork instead and now my sky is cloudy and grey again.....
NO I- won't comment this weather anymore....... looking forward for tomorows weather :)

        UPDATE: SUN IS OUT AGAIN - around 20 degrees C - off for an outside run!

Today two years ago....

my "first and closest friend" - my granddad - died. We had a special relationship althought it wasn't my biological granddad - I loved him to bits. When I was born the first 5 years my parents lived with my grandparents (they all together worked in the bakery and the bakers shop) so I grew up with "two mums and two dads" - I always had my granddad around - I think he loved me to bits too - whereever my granddad was I was close (when my dad and my mum weren't around and had to work). And nothing changed when I grew older - I could always ask him anything - he knew an answer - sometimes it wasn't what I expected or wanted to hear but he always had a wise reply.
10 years ago he had a stroke and since then everything changed - he couldn't talk anymore (he tried but the words didn't came out the right way) and that broke my heart. Every time I came home to a visit I first stopped at my parents and an hour later I was on the way to look for my granddad (and grandmother) - he often tried to ask me something and every now and then it worked and we had a very slowly conversation - but we HAD a conversation -  anyway - I sooo loved to get  named " mein Stern von Rio"  from him- which means he called me "my star of Rio" - how I miss that.
Unfortunately my grandmother couldn't take care for him the last 3 years and he had to move to a nursery home which he never accepted as a home - he lived there but he wasn't happy. He was a nice man and had a grin for everyone there but knowing him soo well I knew he was unhappy. My parents couldn't take care for him either as they this time still had to work in the bakery and the bakers shop. So the nursery home was the only way. (thank god we have such nursery homes). But two years ago he didn't want to go on with his life and he stopped eating - which means he did't allow someone to give him something to eat - after 2 weeks he accepted a little pudding and yoghurt but just a little. He couldn't walk and sit anymore - jsut laid down in his bed. And the last time I called the nursery home I was told that he is still "fine" - no problems and it can go on  that way 10 - 12 days  but saturday morning I woke up and my first thought was I have to drive all the way to Schlüchtern to look for my granddad - it was like he called me. Achim and I had breakfast and I called my parents if there was a change - and they told me that granddad had a little yoghurt this morning and he "looks not that bad" - but I couldn't get stopped. I packed a bag and we drove to Schlüchtern - short visit at my parents and then off to the nursery home. My granddad laid in his bed - he was so small and thin and tiny - and first he didn' t recognize me - I sat there 3 hours and cried and tried not to show him that I silly cow came to sit on his bad and cry.....  After 3 hours I left him with the promise I will be back tomorrow morning-Sunday morning I went to the nursery home again and sat on his bed for 2 hours - when I came close to give him a kiss I saw that he recognized me - he had such a cute smile on his face and his eyes showed me hat he was soo happy to have me there. I talked to him and after another hour I left him as he needed his "nap" and I told him that I "allow him to go if he wanted to"..... gave him a kiss - he hold my hands and after 5 mins I left him...... half an hour later - we all sat at my parents - the nursery home called - my Granddad has gone....
I am sure he waited for me - he wanted to see me again and for the last time and I felt that .....

Granddad - you always have a special place in my heart - I love you!

Monday

again - a new week with new grey in grey and rain here in Munich - I don't want to write a weather forecast blog but honestly slowly but constantly this shit weather is going to drive me crazy. Since the beginning of May we mostly have lots and lots of rain and a cloudy sky. There was one week when we had nice weather - in the end of April and then two weeks ago we had a few nice days (which means NO rain and a little sunshine but not that hot temperatures). And I am sooooo sick and tired of all that weather I cannot tell. Thinking of the fact that tomorrow the day-night time turns (the nights will be longer and the days shorter) makes me really angry. And June ist almost over so what will we have as a "summer"? Theres only July and August left - okay you can have nice days in September too but as said before the days are shorter....
Anyway - yesterday my parents stopped by for an overnight stay - they had a weeks holiday at the Bodensee where the weather was better than here in Munich but not good - rain and clouds and low temperatures also.
In the evening we went to a concert of a really good band called "Table for two" there are just 4 men - Harry plays the piano and I never have seen and heard a person playing like that...... FANSASTIC - and the thought of having my weekly piano lesson later makes me think:OMG why are I am bothering my piano and me? LOL . just kidding -but he plays in a way - never thought that fingers can move sooooooooo fast!

My parents did enjoy that evening a lot and after the gig they bought 2 CDs of them - they are composing all their songs by theirselfes and its really good.

Unfortunately I cannot leave a video of them I only had my cam with me so there are a few photos.

 

team up thursday - week 6

Unbelievable - we are at week 6 with our team up thursday photos....

This weeks theme is chosen by Marcelle and it is:

10 mins from home....

Honestly first time I heard about that I was a little overcharged - as the weeks before we had very simpe themes like yellow, cubes, sports ...... and for me this was a little "out of the box" as Marcelle sometimes say. So when we talked on the phone Marcelle told me that we have to walk exactly 10 minutes from our door and then we have to take a photo. My first thought my photo would be all green as I am living on the outskirts of Munich and there is a lot of  trees and green around. My oh my  - I never thought that the day I will take the photo it is aaaalllll grey in grey instead of green. I took my photo yesterday and since I opened my eyes  in the morning was raining cats and dogs. I hoped for a ray of sunshine or at least 10 minutes without rain but noooo chance. So I walked around with my umbrella and my cam around my neck and walked my usual route which I "normally" run  - I say normally because I didn't do that run for more than 10 days. And normally after 5 minutes I turn to the left and run this way as it is nicer and in the forest and today I walked straight on and came to that "grit factory" - I knew that it is there but never thought about taking a photo of that. But today I thought - why not - and so I did. But when I came home and checked the photo I found it all grey in grey - sky grey - factory grey  - street grey and I HATE grey these days so I decided to "play a little with the color". So now it looks a little little "warmer" but still ... hmmmmm.... not my best shot but these are also not my best days as it is beginning to bother me a lot - this ugly weather here in Munich.

I love Marcelles photo as  it has lots of colors in it and I love that thing in front of the hose - although I don't know what it is - is it a light bulb? Anyway I like it because of the colors and the style - very modern and stylish. 

With this weeks photo Marcelle again shows that she is walking around very considerate and open minded regarding our theme. I cannot tell enough how I love this "project" -  let me see the world and everything around with different eyes - it opens my mind and my thoughts, my imagination and my fantasy. And again I want to say thank you to Marcelle for being my partner here and for all the ideas and thought-provoking- impulses and not least the great and interesting chats we had and hopefully have in the future.

Check out other team up thursday themes and photos by:

Andrea        http://andrearobertsontoo.blogspot.com/
and Claire  http://www.mcgeers.blogspot.com/
Berta         http://rboice.blogspot.com/
 and Corey   http://livingandlovingeveryminuteofit.blogspot.com/
Megan      http://mentalinventory.blogspot.com/
and Meloldy    http://thehipmommasjournal.squarespace.com//
Joanne      http://worth-it-all.blogspot.com/
Cat  and  http://juggelingactoflife.blogspot.com/
Shayne    http://scrappy-time.blogspot.com/