50/100 - Half Way

This grasshopper is halfway up on the blade of grass, hiding. Right after I took the picture, it jumped away.
 

Today I am halfway through the 100 Days of Summer posts. Tomorrow I hope to post my reflections on the project so far. Unless I go hiding.

49/100 - On the Vine

Here are some of our grapes.

These are in our backyard, not the ones up on Römerstein. Those are much younger but starting to produce.

48/100 - Looking Down

From the "Römerstein" we can overlook the village of Michelau.

Long ago these hills were vineyard. Now there are only two small plots of land with grapes growing--ours and one other.

47/100 - Home

In my last post I shared a photo of a neighboring town. The picture below shows the train station that marks the border of our town.

Welcome to Michelau!

46/100 - On the Way Home

This picture was taken in Schlechtbach, one of our neighboring towns, on the way home from a bicycle ride with my husband.

Schlechtbach, Germany

It is almost hard to believe that just last year we had flooding in this area.

45/100 - Summer Surprises

This year birds planted sunflower seeds right in the middle of our garden. They are so pretty I decided to leave them there sandwiched between the carrots, herbs, and zucchini, with cucumber vines weaving their way around it.

Every evening, the honeybees and bumble bees come to have a tasty snack. And in the morning, the birds pick at the seeds.

 

One night I tried to take a photo of a lone honeybee feasting. I didn't get one good shot. The problem was

  that the honeybee was so covered in yellow pollen that it blended in with the sunflower.

I guess other people like sunflowers so much that they always have one with them. Here is a dashboard sunflower I saw in Welzheim this week. If you look closely at the photo, you will also see its reflection on the car.

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend, and I wish you a happy SUN(flower)DAY.

44/100 - Bird with Cigar

While walking through Ulm, I saw this red bird on a building. It reminded me of my mother and my friend Laurie, because they both love cardinals. So I took this photo for them. The funny thing is that only after I took the shot did I notice that the bird is holding a cigar in its beak. (It was located above a tobacco shop). Later I learned that birds are the city symbol. There are many different painted birds throughout the town. 

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