Hoffnung

Kreuzende Pfade, Bükfürdö Hungary

Entenschwarm, Bükfürdö Hungary

Frühlingsboten vom Naschmarkt

Frühlingsboten vom Donau-Au Park

Und dräut der Winter noch so sehr,

Mit trotzigen Gebärden,

Und streut er Eis und Schnee umher,

Es muss DOCH Frühling werden.

Und drängen Nebel noch so dicht

Sich vor den Blick der Sonne,

Sie wecket doch mit ihrem Licht

Einmal die Welt zur Wonne.

...

Drum still! Und wie es frieren mag,

O Herz, gib Dich zufrieden.

Es ist ein großer Maientag

Der ganzen Welt beschieden.

Und wenn Dir oft auch bangt und graut

Als sei die Höll' auf Erden,

Nur unverzagt auf Gott vertraut!

Es muss DOCH Frühling werden.

-Emanuel Geibel

Flower Drawings

I started some pencil drawings of flowers around the house. I really enjoyed the drawings. There is a nice balance between capturing the 'real' image and making something up that works for the drawing itself. The flower petals are a case where describing the exact image of them is ridiculously detailed, therefore a shorthand is desperately called for. Drawing them I felt a nice balance between observation and making interesting marks on the paper.

Flowers from Anika

Anika spent the day at home (school holiday) alone. She went shopping, and got us some flowers. Here they are.

SPRING SPRUNG SPRANG

Yahoooo! Spring is here. It was in the mid sixties today (~17C), and the sun was out. What a difference the warmth (relative) and sun make. I really like the milder weather.

Sabine went running on her lunch break yesterday. Her work is close to the Donau river far away from civilization in amoungst the woods, fields and wetlands. She saw whole fields covered entirely with sprouting little "Schneeglockchen". Today we bought one at the Naschmarkt. I drew the little bunch sitting on our kitchen window sill.

My work is going pretty good. They like my messed up deutsch, and whatever negative things the Europeans might say about Americans, they are pretty curious about me and more than willing to give me a fair chance. In fact, at work, they listen too me more here they ever did in America. I think they are waiting to learn something new from me. I might even be able to deliver on that.