2011-07-14

Flowers before the ravine

2011-06-05

Staden fleurie

Has Saarbrücken become part of France again?

Addendum: I see my comment might be a bit cryptic. Saarbrücken has passed between French and German (or Prussian) hands several times. Between 1797 and 1815, it was actually part of France and, between 1945 and 1955, it was a French-run protectorate. Currently, it is very much part of Germany and pretty much monolingual. That makes this sign surprising. It is in French and says: “Flowery Staden (a part of Saarbrücken). National Council of Wild Public Gardens”. I think this French council does not exist, but it would appear to have awarded Staden a three flower rating.

2011-05-04

Snail's eye view

Of 2011-05-03.

2010-08-15

Picture postcard roundabout

In Sarreguemines, a town that is proud of its pottery and its flowers.

2010-07-08

Bank of foxgloves

2010-07-03

Lady Octavie's bee

Though it may not know it, this bee is buzzing around in the baroque garden created by Octavie de Lasalle von Louisenthal (Schloss Dagstuhl : History).

2010-04-11

Roundabout in bloom

2010-03-30

Wet springtime

2009-10-21

Flowers on Bismarck Bridge

The block of flats from the rippling reflections in the background.

2009-07-29

Recycled cycle

There must have been a shortage of plant pot holders in France, but the resourceful inhabitants of the village of Blies-Guersviller found a way to put their colourful blooms on display.

2009-07-01

Flower in the rain

A rather damp flower in a cornfield in French Spicheren, a few metres away from the German border. Coincidentally, the name of the village comes from the Latin spicarium, granary.

2009-04-19

White speckled undergrowth: an attempt to capture some of the feeling of Spring in the woods.

2009-03-09

Fastnacht (carnival) is over, the last ice has disappeared from the woods, and Spring is on its way. It must be time for the obligatory flower photos.