overdue

Sorry for being so quiet lately. There's too much on going
and I couldn't keep up with everything.

One thing that is overdue is to tell you about a project to
support the Japanese earthquake victims: One Thousand
Wishes. The idea came from Ali from the dotted line, whom
I met via Flickr a while ago. It was a nice coincidence, since
I was looking for a way to help.

My first contribution is sold, but there are still some lovely
items there. And I just sent Ali the information for my second
contribution (yep, I'm very late!). Here's my inspiration for it.



If you purchase something from the shop, don't forget to visit
Ali's post and leave a comment there, cause she has a lovely
giveaway.


photo by the dotted line

Hey, spring!

Remember the weed I took into the house the other day?
Here's a close-up. Those fine hairs amaze me.


Meanwhile the nature has start to bloom everywhere, in-
and outside the house. I picked these flowers from the
garden.


And the hoya bella started really early this year. I hope,
the flowers will last longer than last year.


The (sun)light in the past days really helps the early blooming
everywhere. Hey, spring!

patterns

I haven't been in town just for fun for ages. So yesterday
I took my camera, went to the older part of the city and
took pictures, with patterns and textures in mind.

My first stop was Münster, the cathedral.











Later, I strolled around between the houses.









At home I saw the weeds are already all over the places
again, awake from the winter sleep. I took this one to be
a model for my drawing.

I got this maneki neko last month from a friend. She brought
it from Japan - her homeland - and said, it should bring me
luck.



I'm glad her family in Japan is fine. And so far everyone I
know are okay as well. Sending my thoughts to those in Japan.
I hope, no bigger catastrophe is coming.

If you care to help, you could donate through Paypal without
any percent cut. Etsy seems to hinder a fundraising shop this
time :(

savoy

I bought a savoy some days ago. Since my fridge was
already full, I put it in my cold loggia. Bad decision,
since I soon forgot about it. Yesterday I found it dried
already. Not longer good for cooking, but still great to
get photographed. I love the textures of savoy.


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