A wee bit early..

A cause for excitement for the kids today....not for me.

Here's why...

While everything looks so very pretty, especially the blend of white and orange,
I am so not ready!!
P.S: Pics taken in the neighbouring mountains of Rechtenbach.

Wild flowers for the home..

What was supposed to be a walk to clear my head of some thoughts and simultaneously take a breath of fresh air instead turned out to this...:-)

The bright red Hagebutte on the rose bushes called out to me. Soon I was like a little child promptly breaking tiny branches of the red buttons and also looking out for wild flowers. 

I ended up collecting wild daisies, some unknown flowers and berries too. 

Hagebutte are the fruits of different kinds of roses. Something I learnt from my german friends. The pulp from hagebutte(found at the fleshy base) can be harvested in late autumn to make purees or jams!!

A tiring process I am told. It's simpler to buy the readymade jams. Since this is something new I came across, I am yet to try it out.

For now, I took satisfaction in simply getting them home to brighten up a corner.

Hagebutte are also used in flower arrangements or floral deco. I just love the way these simple flowers and berries from the meadows have transformed a corner in my home.

I am now beginning to wonder as to how I have never come across the fruit of a rose plant back home. Any thoughts on this??

Is it because of the seasons?

A yellow weekend

The weekend didn't turn out as planned. The weather forecast turned out to be horribly wrong. We made up for it by meeting up with friends and going on a long walk in the woods.

It was great to catch up with them after a very long time. 

They know the best walking paths in the woods without the help of maps and satellite..:D Hubby and I always need help of some sort when either driving or walking through forests. It helps a lot when we are surrounded by people who know their territory well.

The scenes in the woods amazed us. While hubby and I have been mushroom spotting since the past two weeks, the mellow yellows now took us by surprise. A golden hue enveloped the trees and as we walked the rustle of fallen leaves was sweet music to the ears.

Since our friends are quite knowledgeable about mushrooms and can distinguish between poisonous and safe ones, the kids and they set out on a kind of mushroom hunt. While the purpose was not to collect them for consumption, it was more of a treasure hunt for the children to see how many different varieties, colours and textures would they come across.

Like the so called "colony of mushrooms" they are looking at below, the term coined by sonny.

While they were doing their thing, I did what I do best..:-)

Only that the mushrooms were so prettily camouflaged with the fallen leaves, it was real hard to capture them.

We spent a lovely time together walking right upto these ruins, taking a break over a pot of coffee at a rest house and occasionally sighing and wishing that the sun would make a rare appearance..:-)

Tomorrow, I will share more pictures of mushrooms that we spotted while on the go. 

Pinspiration.

So, I had been waiting for the weatherman to predict sunshine, yes SUNSHINE for a very long time. I had enough of the rains and the crazy fog and grey skies. I felt totally uninspired a wee bit early this year. To keep myself occupied all I did was whip out new dishes in the kitchen and begin on some craft projects. When this happens the family is glad, but me....I need some respite. 

l need to get out with the camera and take pretty pictures, 

I need to window shop or if I feel like it, splurge too(much to the dismay of hubby dearest)

So when the forecast showed me that we are gonna have a GREAT week, I said yahoo..:D

We haven't ventured out as a family since our last trip.

So, this weekend we should be going on our first autumn drive. 

Hopefully I will have some great shots to share.

Last evening, the kids and I went to the local park and begun our hunt for autumn treasures. We found pretty leaves with intricate patterns on them. Some of them had colours we had never seen before. 

Back home, I had a new t light holder for our dining table with the treasures collected from our walk.

I call it Pinspired..:D

Fresh autumn leaves + a clean mason jar+ t light +  some twine.

You are ready to go!!

Autumn colours.

This year, the season of autumn is not at its best. It's grey, cold and constantly wet. Which in turn makes the leaves fall faster to the ground as you can see in the picture below.

At times it feels more like W I N T E R....

Here and there you can spot deep shades of pink, orange and yellow coloured vines clinging onto the earthy walls trying to take in the last bit of sunshine.

How's autumn been treating you in your part of the world?

A postcard..

Guess what arrived in the mail today?

A postcard from SONNY!!

This was just before we were to go and pick him up..

Mail within Germany more so within the same region sure took long to arrive.

His short message warmed me up and brought a smile to my face...

and also prepared me well.

He wrote he had showered only once in 5 days......eeeeeeeks

and he was returning with a bad throat and lost voice!! 

So much for school camps..:-)

The above is the place they stayed. He had lots and lots of fun. And missed us the most at night. 

Now I have to get him back in shape for the next week. Lots of hot tea and warm cuddles should do the trick. Till then,

Happy Weekend to all!!

Mushroom spotting in the woods..

Hubby and I went mushroom spotting today, in the woods.

While there were a few people mushroom hunting with baskets, we were content at just looking, admiring and taking a few pictures.

If you do not know your mushrooms well and end up picking the wrong ones, it can be dangerous!!

Sharing the pics I took on my phone.

Mushrooms of various sizes, colours, textures are all over the place. Some are extraordinary to look at and some plain ugly. If you are anywhere near the Spessart region(the forests surrounding Lohr) I highly recommend a walk in the woods. Watch out for these fungi wonders, you won't be disappointed.