Category: Plants
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Easy-Peasy Veggyboxes

There’s life, right there, craftsmanship, future-thinking, teamwork, creativity, nature – genius, where, only a few weeks ago there was nothing but a normal paved walkway.
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Rome. What will you be without your majestic Umbrella Pine?

Apart from the cobblestone walkways which clearly have been the road to the most amazing stories, told and untold, the museums, ruins, bridges and the here-and-there statues or orphined little historic buildings everywhere, what caught my attention the most was the giant, tall pine trees which almost seem like they are keeping a watchful eye…
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An A(m)pple forecast

The person who once planted this most special Apple tree contributed to so much happiness for me and my family. He unfortunately passed away a few years ago which makes one wonder about the legend we all leave behind.
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Dear Kids

My wish is that you will all grow up into healthy, confident and steadfast adults who not only notice these severe problems we are facing, but who actively step up to make a change, be a voice for the voiceless and try to fix the chaos, I regret to say, we inherited and will sadly…
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World Earth Day 2022 – where to start?

This year I made a point of not being caught by surprise! Every year on World Earth Day I continue with my dailies – which I love, you see, I am lucky to have a quite unpredictable schedule which keeps every day seemingly unique. Despite this, some things remain consistent every day though, no matter…
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Blushing Cherry Tree,

How much beauty can there be?! Snow, ice and a chilly breeze was our forté last week…sometimes it seems like Winter never (bloody) ends in Germany. Added to the chill eating your ankles and your ears was the fact that our magnificent Magnolia had to bid her glorious blossoms farewell…they were truly beautiful…the ones who…
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Earth Day – completely underrated
Why do we only know that its Earth Day when its Earth Day?!? This is the day where we need to pause and realize exactly what we take without being appreciative or giving back. This is when we should be inspired to make a change. Two days ago Table Mountain suffered a great loss due…