Plop

(Talk in the park)

Hey Hans
Aren't we friends anymore?

Hi .....
Well, not on Facebook, if you mean that.

Oh, okay.. 
(and our story continued with talks about photography and places to be)

Today is the day of the big plop.  

The temperature is iresistable high, the trees and flowers can not be withhold anymore, it is time to bloom and then as much as possible.

I succeeded today in my walk in the park, to photograph the blooming magnolia, that I wanted to photograph. And now it is done.  Ican rest. If I want to. But why should I? Is there any reason, not to enjoy time, when you can?

Don't let your time be wasted by worries. Do live the now. All at the proper time.  Enjoy now, and stard worrying, when it is that far. Don't listen to your thoughts. Think with your heart.

Nature is a good example. No matter if the forecast tells about storm, and eventually frost.. Today is the day to flower. A power shower of good energy.

And soon, this (chestnut) bud will flower as well. But the magnolaias will be ready with flowering then. They at lweast had a good day, today.  Something that all the future first should give, to achieve.

It was a beautiful day. And I look forward to more of them.
Let there be rock... Let there 

be light!

Outside the temperature is rising

 And it really is time, to consider to wear the open shoes, short trowsers again.. Yea! The wonderful weather is there!
No idea how long, but, the most important is, that it is today :), and since today is the only day we have, we should enjoy it, before it is over again.

So, after this boost to you all, I can say that this day was a day, happy at home. Of course, the private worries, but they are private ;-), who really knows me, knows and for the rest, it will not differ too much.

Happy at home, that was the idea and it worked relatively good.  We need to make research for cookies, the ones I baked today were not  that good as usual. But we will get it sorted, we are struggling forward.

A happy day at home, sun shining in and all looks a bit better, from out of my rings. Looking to the madness in the world, save behind our doors. Yes, it is not easy, and definitely not in our country, where there is hardly someone who knows how things will get further.
As I say... We shall see!
We can not change it, we can make thoughtts, worry, yes, and with a good right. The clouds are there and they do not disappear, no matter how much sunshine there is.

In the end, thins will sort out,for sure.  The world will turn, the moon will shine (it was a bright full moon, yesterday), spring is thete and soon the hot summer will come. Enough to complain about.. I mean, enough to look forward to. 

Stay positive. Stay away from negativity, when you can. It is not very helpful, not for others, not for yourself. Be good for yourself. When the weathe is beautiful, and you not wat want to leave the house... Then do so! It is your life! :) 

The photo is from yesterday, I am slightly irritated, it is almost a good one, and there is one big error in it. I will not tell you what it is.  
:-D

Sunny ...

 And it was a very sunny day today, the temperatures came close to the 20 (C) and tomorrow they will even get over the 20 Degrees.  Wow!  I love it, but my blood pressure is struggling with it. But why should I complain?

Today I slowly started the preparations for Easter, have bought a decent portion of cheese (some of you will agree with that, I have an idea who the lovers of cheese in my circle are :-) ).

In a good tradition, the after sales were the best, the park around the Kunstpalast, at the moment you can go to sit and wait for the buds to spring open, Spring is definitely there, and no one is going to stop it. And that is a good thing!
It is time to colour the grey again.
Same goes for me, for us, let's colour away the grey.  I not mean the hair now (lol), but our toughts, our braoin.
When did you dust your brain a bit? When was the last time you put the negativity aside, so that there is space for the sun and warmth to get in?
And, if the brain is too difficlut, then why not trying the heart?

Listen to the birds. Be amazed about the chords. Try to spot them, now the trees still leave places where you can see them.U

It was a wonderful day. I coloured, and I forgot to dust the house ... Oh oh.... Well, no one takes this away from me anymore, a man need to set proiories, right?  

And, as the topping at the cake... Well, the photo reveals it, the (feathered) friends were there again. I still need to find out how I can get them more sharp, but still, you can see what it is.

Easy like sunday morning

 Time is  running, when you are having fun. And one time in a year, we just have to sleep and all the sudden miss an hour.
Dailight Saving, or, in normal German Sommerzeit, is there again. Longer evenings, earlier mornings, it all has its charms, only that the mind is not used so much in this missing hour. All the sudden the day is over, and I had so much more in mind to do. 
Lucky enough, most things can be done tomorrow as well, and so it will be.

As said, a lazy day, with a walk at my 'Hausstrecke', the usual walk through the park. I looked at the magnolia tree, it will flower this week, I am sure, the buds are ready to explode with a bit of sun.
this morning I experimented a bit with the tulips, that I bought yesterday, I love the colours and they will be my  models, the next few days.

Have a wonderful time. Make the preparations for easter, just as you want to celebrate it, in harmony and peace with yourself :) 

Slightly mad

 I think it finally happens.

Or, at least, it could happen, after days like today.
Oh dear
I'm going slightly mad...

No, not really, but my chaos is horrible again, all day I have been busy with all kind of things, and if you ask me what the result of today is?

In my shopping it went already not as expected. Our first choice to eat is cancelled (because that kind of met was soled out) and the alternative we had in mind.... As well! 

I think my face was worth to look at, besides that it is hidden behind the mask, so I had quickly to decide for a new alternative, help, I had to think all by myself :) 
Well, I can, and I did, with the result that the smell of vegetables 'chinese brand'  is in the kitchen and I am hungry already.
J still have not seriously tried to change our food scheme, but I slowly come there. We have to be careful (and I will not reveal here why), what means that there are a few things that we can not eat anymore, and I have not found the proper alternatives.  My goal for next week :) 
After that 'chaos' (and my 2nd and 3rd coffee) I went to the market, found out that I had no money and  no card with me, so, I returned home (with the market shopping done), to make a 3rd round, later, to get the rest of the things for our weekend of one day.

Traditionally I forgot one thing, pretty essential -sigh- so a quickkie to the other shop was at the program.  So, no wonder that I have the feeling that I did enough, whilst it is pretty limited :) :) 

Now the evening can start. One hour less sleep, tonight, it is weird, that we will stop the 'daylight savings'  but that the EU first has to decide when and how.
Don't get me started about that... It so quickly leads to the things that we know so well, but tht we not need to talk about...

Just wear that effing mask. Just lfollow the rules. And if you not know the rules (what is good possible), do then your normal moves. Masked, distance, and with respect for others.

I go to wash my hands. It is time for another coffee.  I lost counting. Amazing, how much structure I build between my chaos.

No new photos today, also here is a beatuy from yesterday,in Düsseldorf.


Ah yes, one thing that is worth to mention. I am soooooo very proud, when people ask me, if they may share my photos!  Of course that is fine, and it is even more wonderful, if you give me the credits for it. And in this case, someone gave me not just the credits, but a huge compliment too!  It is there for, that I do it. I will not end rich, but happy :) :)   

Feel good, feel better

 Sometimes it are the small things, that do the miracle.  You feel a bit 'meh', and something, that no one notices, transfers the meh to jay!

I read it, it is adviced, always look to the bright side, but how to do it? How can you see the bright side, when your body is in pain, when you are worried for the future...

It is definitely not easy, to cheer up every day. But should you? When you are not ready for it, why should you keep on trying  to be happy, when you can't be happy?
Let it go.
When you have an off day... Let it go
When you are feeling tired, or sad,  it is okay.. let it go
When you don't know anything anymore, let it go
It is  all right, to feel so, for a while.

When you start to accept, who you are, right now, and accept that you are this way...you might find the inner peace again. Why trying to change, when you are not ready for it? Why fighting, when you can not win, at the moment?

Maybe we should learn to look less to others.
It is important to look to ourselves.  You not need to be the clown at the job.  Just be yourself, be authentic. Show that you may be weak, now and then. It is okay!  It is part of you!
When you try to let it go... let it be... it might bring peace with yourself. Start loving you, the way you are. Why should others care for you, and not you, yourself, who are the only one who is friends with you for your entire life, from birth, until the last breath?  And afterwards, if you believe in it.

You are the most important person in your life. It is YOU, who you have to live with.  Take the blanket, pull it over your head, it is fine! And then, when you peek out again, back to the light, smile. Tell yourself, and the world, that you did it, because you can! Jay for you!

Oops!

How often do you see it, when a political leader makes a mistakes, leaves the country in disbelieve and then, a day later, she appologizes for the decision and takes it back?

Welcome in Corona Germany, it happened here.  
It is remarkable, and best, that this has no political consequences.  Meanwhile, the country is still not able to manage the pandemy, but in that our neighbour countries are not much better. Since I can not change it, I will not let it get at my nerves.

A smile each day, takes the doctor away :) 

And smiling we could. The sun shines, blue sky,and I made a small trip to  a town nearby (Kaarst).  The cherry blossoms are flowering again, and one street there is  pretty famous because of it colourful trees.

I had luck, it was not that busy and I enjoyed being there, hearing the buzzing of the bees, and enjoying the  spring weather.
Two families, mothers with little children,  wer picking branches from the trees, to take them home. I sat there and did shake my head about this (there is a lot of shaking the head about, isn't it?)  Appearantly I was noticed, one of the mothers started yelling at me, that it is not of my business, what they do.  I said, that, if I want, I could show the photos to the police, and then they can tell us, whose business it is. 
That was the end of the playtime for the kids and picking time for the ladies.

I add a hoto, the trees are not in full bloom, yet, but the weather was good today, I always can return  soon, when I feel like :) 

Be good for yourself. But not be so egoitic, to destroy things, just for a few moments (or days) of  joy. 

pull on the chain

To stop  the train

In cases of emergency

Pull on the chain ...

Penalty for inproper use 5 pounfd


That is where I was thinking about, because todays word, here in Germany is Notbremse. Emergency Break.

The wise men and people found next step to stop the virus in pulling the chain. 
The emergency break is told to stop public life. Shops will close again, and supermarkets will be  sparely open.
Wow! And that with Easter coming. And that while the planes are over filled with people who go on holidays in  Spain (Mallorca).

What has to be done, has to be done. Fact is, that the hospitals are filling rapidly with ill people. Most might recover, but that recovery lasts weeks, if not longer. And,  we know the story, when every day about 1000 beds more are needed, then there might be a lack, what is as critical as the lack of vaccination serum...

Also, it is going to be an emergency break, to get the entire economy stopped.
Sounds like a plan, uh?
Yeah.
But, not yet.  The emergency break is planned for next week. From Thursday on, there might be more silence in the city then ever.  
In the mean time, the virus will make more offers. And, I do hope that, at the time that the emergency breaks are pulled...  the train will stop withouth too much harm.
Let the courts be wise, this time. And hey, we not need to wait until then, with behaving!  Why not sta<rt now and follow the rules, that we know for a year already, but that no one cares about anymore?  We are the people! We can do it. WIth a little help from the decision makers, but that only works, if WE do what we need to do

Happy shopping.  I learned my lesson and stored plenty of coffee,to survive for at least two months. Now that is sorted, I can plan the shopping rushes.  Argh.

Sorrry for a corona blog.  I now will go to my (home) schooling. I think I finally got my tablett working, so in a minute it might be banananananana meeting again..  Or not. We never know!

For my homework I needed to draw rose-bush shells.  Wow, what a challenge that was. I tried to be Vincent, while doing it (I will show it, I promise!), but it endid like the chaotic me, as expected. They wanted it, so they get it!  And hey, it is me, so in fact it is a good drawing!!!


The photo is from a few weeks ago at the Jröne Meerke.

No time today for new ones, but I printed a few, new decoration in the house (more minions) is always a good thing!

What a difference ...

I think I wrote it before, but it is true.

What a difference a day can make.

Yesterday I was a bit frustrated, about all what went wrong, and today, I just am glad with the things that went so well.
A cold start (no hot water.. ), well, I am not such a hero, so I skipped the long cold shower, but alternatively was proper and in time at my appointment, and the talks went pretty good. Don't ask, who knows knows, and the rest is not missing a thing ;-)

Coming home, afterwatrds, and again cold water, but, the landlord did look after it, he sent a friendly and good installer, and tadammmm, the hot water is working again, the happy showers are awaiting for us!  Amazing, how much you are used to such, and how much you miss it, if only for a few days.  It reminds me strongly to people who have no shelter... How much they should love to have our problems...

At my walk in the city (shoppings need to be done, smelling or not, LOL), I run literaliy into a person, who wanted to tell me things about how I can support a refugee organisation (I forgot the name). The guy jumped to me, as a wolf at the innocent sheep.  Help! An attack,into my safe 1,5 meter square!  

My grumpy reaction was enough, the wolf wished me a nice day (maybe he expected I should wish it to him as well?).  Hardly recovered from this attack, I walked into the arms of a sanitater (first aid helper), in full costume. A bit confused (is it carneval again?), but it was actually the same as with this Refugee thing, he started telling me what good work they do.  Hey, I was only out for getting my joghert, I had to return home for the installer!  So, I successfully repeated my grumpy behavior, the second time it always is more easy as the first time...
Shopping done and there I saw a third 'Pavillion' this time in black. A big bow around it did not save me for a girl, who greeted me with .. hi, do you care for animals!  Sure, I do, but I knew that  a yes should meean a lecture... So, I repeated my grumpy mood, and it worked again.

Short before my breath came back to normal, I was attacked by a man, in blue, this time. No idea what  good purpose he was... He started to breath, my alearms wrere all on, and my siurvival grumpy mood did the work again.

Holy smoke!  What is that today!

In time at home, to let the man fix our water. Yes!  What a wonderful day it is! And the evening still has to come.

Enjoy your day, be good for yourself. Not let yourself being told what to do. Only by me 

Hmmm long enough for today, that's all, folks.  

Be good, be healthy and be hapy!

 

When you think, you got it all...

 Argh...

Yesterday the water boiler broke down, and of course no one comes to fix it, it is weekend. Who cares that we pay a very lot more for our house, the service is exponentional goeing down.
Also, we rely on warm water from the water boiler... What I accidenticaly put at the stove, what was hot and consequently the water boiler is ruined and the stove needed a clean up as that it did not have in a long time -blush-

D-mmit!  I hope next week will be better, in our struggles. I guess it is, until then we live with the hope for better.
We are both in a good mood, like, well, what happens happens, we have to deal with it. And we do.

Alll in all it was a good day. I was early on my walk, we (my camera and me) saw a squirrel, climbing out of the tree and digging under the moist. He returned with something to eat, and was not at all disturbed by the camera.
A man, letting his dog out (or was it the other way around) stopped and, like me, did let the little one eat his breakfast.  As the evidence photo shows, he had a good meal, just like we are going to have in a minute. Veggie soup. Yeah! Allowed and always good!

Have a good evening and a good start into spring. Don't forget your troubles, but also not forget to count your blessings. To speak with the words of a wise man.. if you can't beat them... join them!

Helpless

Often, we take the things in our lives for normal.

It is normal, that we drink our coffee, it is normal, that we eat our müsli, it is normal that the light switch on.
I just start misssing it, when it is not there.

The opposite is there as well. When you, suddenly, need to be careful with sugar, and you are going to check things in what is sugar. Scary! Or, what to do when you can not have salt in your food?

With such things, I all the sudden realize how helpless I am. How dependend I am on the food industry, the electricity company... And today it is about hot water. Something I never think about, it comes out of the tap, but today, the only thing what comes out is cold water.
And of course that happens in the weekend, when the workers are not that keen on coming (for us it means, no one comes), and of course, due to Corona, we still have the restrictions in shopping (what is of course here a problem for our landlord, but, as side effect, for us as well).

Okay, that is our event for this weekend. Just cold water. Not doing the dishes, maybe? Or not showering? And what about washing the hair?  Not that that is for me, personally, a biggie, but still...

Value the things that you have. You not have to fall at your knees when the power is on, when you switch the remote on. But, I realize at moments like this the better how privilieged we are with light, hething, electricity and all. And, how helpless we are, when it is not there and we are dependend on others to fix it!

The photo... One from today. But one year ago. The first lockdown.

Argh, and I did not want to mention 'it' :--) .  

Chaos, my middlename

 Well... that is not a new statement, but it is still valid
My middlename ould be Chaos, indeed, because there are days, that I am so busy with ...no idea what... that I am exhausted and when I sit down then, I have no idea...

So, I finally sit down, today, sipping my coffee (hmmm) and eating my cookie, and I look back to the day.
What did I do?  Why am I so tired now? :-)
Well, I did do some things, this morning, organising my upcoming schooling dates, some offiical stuff and some medical stuff as well. So, in that optic, I have been doing things. All for the longer terum :-) it has effect later on, I think, and hope.
And that is good. I not always need to see effects right away. It is good to do things, and hope that they will lead to a better future.  
And yes, I always tell to live now. What is not in contradiction. Because, apart from all that dry 'office stuff, I also made a few nice chats, and I enjoyed, finally, again, walking in the sun. 
That was the real now.  It is so good, to keep into contact with friends. Even when they are far away. 
Just a talk, at the moment that something is bothering you  :-)  
When people say that they are very busy,  it sounds like they say, I have no time ... for you!
And the danger in that is, that, when you, (the busy one), then in the end has time or need the other, that the other has no time for you, when you need it most.

And that is the different, in friendships. Some can rest for a longer time, and when I pick them up again (always far too late...), then it is wonderful, to pick up the line again.
Just give me a glimpse, now and then, that you are there, say a hello  :-)   I will do the same. Don't expect me to behave perfectly.

Chaos is my middle name. Chaos is the world. But, that is not my world.  My chaos is in my inner rings, in my bubble. And only YOU see it.  :) 

Sorry for the chaos. I could not do better today, but hey, then I am good in chaos, aren't I?

The photo.... The harbour today. Too many pigeons :) 
Corona s....cks!

Take a break

Isn't it good, to take a break, now and then?

Just saying to yourself, bye bye, cruel world!  I am not there for you?
Just saying stop, to all the madness, all the people with strange ideas and unkind behavior?

You not necessarily need to take a break for a long time.  An hour, a minute, can do. It is like waiting for the traffic light, until it gets on green again.  What do you do at that moment?  Wait, looking angry at your watch, for you might be a few second late for your meeting?
All the sudden, you have forgotten where it is about.

When you come too late, you did not get early enough on your way.

 Okay, I must admit, now and then there are circumstances, that make it impossible to get in time. When there is an accident, or power down, or whatever.. then you can simply not be at the place where you want to go.
So, at those moments, you have your choice again.
Get yourself upset, stressed... And a bit frustrated, while you can not change the things
Or, make a deep sigh, lean back, and wait until you can carry on.
Write your friend a message, listen to a song, read.. Wait... it will get over!

That was a bit a spiritual blog today.  The thought came to me, yesterday,, because I did not get things working as I wanted. I became frustrated (me and technics are not always friends!), and then switched my mind (to plan B) With the knowledge that the other people do understand.. 
It is nice, to be not judged!  It is so nice, that it is worth to do that to others as well.  You get your smile back for it. And then you smile, and you forget where you were upset about.

Today was a good day.  Spring is definitely here, and I love the magnolia trees. It seems that we have a few days with not too much wind and rain, I should take advantage of it. And if it is not working... Well.. then it has to be that way :-)  Tissues are standing by :) :) :) 

The photo is taken today. Photographers have now their favorite corner, to click the first colours. I know my places :-) 

In the bubble

A new week, a new blog, and we are in the same madhouse, called world.

I think I will stay in my bubble.  When evreyone wants to fly to Spain, right at the moment that the discussion is back again to close schools and shops again (3rd wave sounds so posh), and everyone has an opinion about it....

Today the sun is shining a bit more then the past days. But, other than that, it is a day, happy at home. No new photos. Quality time instead. 
I slept so bad, I need the entire day to get awake, maybe I better give up and go to sleep early. Coffee will tell me, because coffee always knows.

There is a LOT to say, about things that go wrong. It is not making the situation better, when we get angry or scared.
My bubble is still there. It is a nice bubble. And the people in it, are wonderful. The people are the same as in my rings. The closer, the few, the better. :-)

I know your place, and  if you know yours.... then your bubble might be okay as well. 

Stay cool. Live your life. Don't tell others that they are wrong, if you have no idea how to do better. Care for each other. 

The photo is out of the archive. Randomly chosen, with no special  reason, other then to cheer us all.
My favorite crayon

On a sunday afternoon

 Lazy on a sunday afternoon

That describes the day, qualitiy time, not much activities and I did not get out of the house, and it is more then likely, that I will not go at all.  What is pretty rare for me.

No, I am not ill, I am just ... lazy.  The weather is unpredictable, great light, clouds and all was is in it, including rain showers. I simply don't feel like going, so why should I go then anyway!

There was a time, that I could not get myself to rest. I always had to walk, or 'do'  something active.
And now I know again, what I missed. How much I wish a few people, that they could find rest, ease and piece in their days. Especially on days (like today), when nothing is needed to be done.
The soup is cooked yesterday, the waffles are eaten, plenty of alternative (but far less urgent) cookies and chocolate.. What a lot to be grateul for.

Me, inside my bubble. We, inside our bubble. A moment away from the big evil world. 
The world what gets crazy. For all because of the egoism of some. Even countries do it. 
We first.  We have the vaccinations. We have 100 million spare, but we do NOT share them with the world. They are us!. They are US.America first.  
Oooops...I almost felt anger coming up. It should not change anything.
So, I let it go. Just like the clouds that wave over. Some drop some drops, others just go.  I see them, get wet (eventually) and then next sparkle of sun dries me up.
Deep sigh in.. Deep sigh out... 

A photo with it.  I wonder how the magnolia tree is coping this stormy weather.  Spring is on its way.

Stormy weather

 This saturday, we have quality time. Home together, what means traditionally, some more cooking or baking, making it extra comfortable, ah well, you know it, the same procedure as ever. 

And so I was already at 8 at the butcher, getting our weekend shopping.
It appeared to be the higlight today .) 

The day was good enough,  and when we ever were grateful for a roof above our head, it should be today. Stormy weather outside, and, when I went out this afternoon, I speeded home when I saw the sky colouring black.  Too late, so, consequently after the sun, I got rain, hail, thunder, and that all on a few minutes 'rush' home.

Then, when I went finally to the computer again (the waffles, fresh baked, taste delicious!), Facebook warned me, that one of my posts was encouraging violence and thus violated the FB Rules.  It has been a while ago!  But, my innocent post (I only wished someone the same as that they had done to other (locking someone in a cooling-house is not nice), and uncle Mark was unhappy with me.
In the procedure I was akked if I agreed with the warning, and of course I do NOT :)  

I found it amusing, I  still like my facebook, especially because there is a nice circle of people, fun and enterainment. But further then that, I can miss it. I not need the news, and I also can live with it, when I can not react at every news message anymore. On another note, a certain president did much more bad, and got away with it, at the time he did.  Na, let me not compare with that, those times are gone.

The soup is ready (lentil) and I shall see if  I can behave myself tonight.  
The photo is from the small walk today, the weather came my way rapidly.

Stay safe, stay happy and never let someone stop your freedom to speak!

Ole!

I made a huge failure today, and that is listening too much to the radio.  It is something different, as being too much involved with social media, but the end effect is the same.  Every 30 minutes the same messages come to you, until  you can dream them (just like the commercials for TENA products, you all know what I mean.  When you wathc tv, drink your coffee, tadaaaammmm commercial break for that kind of stuff. :)  ) 

Drifting away, sorry :-D

In the news, today, is that 'Mallorca (Spain) is not a risk area any longer, and the news explodes with it. If this is not yet the start sign for people to book a holiday to there,....   help!
A lot of enthusiasm, for Mallorca, who seems to cope the problem, whilest we here still can not win the battle to get enough vaccinations. 
And imagine, the EU is not really poor,  but some countries are incredible agressive, and of course, the highes bidder gets the reward.

Enough about that item. :-)  It is almost a (long) weekend. Not as long as planned, but since we are used that plans not work for over a year now, we can handle that as well Main thing is a bit quality time!  So that I not have to bother too much about all that media, that bomb us full with things that we not want to know :) 

I have so much more to share, but it has to wait, for later :) 

The photo... well, sometimes things look upside down, and sometimes I even wish to be downunder, in upside down countries .) :) 

Have a wonderful weekend.  And remember, when you turn a sad face upside down, it becomes a smiling face. 
Also, you know what to do, when you feeling down!  Turn around :-) 

 

Contact

One of the things that most of us learned, in the past year, is to overwin our fear for video meetings. We are more or less forced to communicate through computers, telephones or tablets, to be at least a bit able to live our normal life further.

I personally think that that is a good thing. People with not so much confidence about theirself, how they look like, how they act, are now over the border and show who they are. And I think no one got a heart attack from what they saw  at the screen. :-)
Tonight it is a new meeting, with a new tool for me.
Rather then being annoyed about my own look (I am who I am, who doesn't like it should deal with it), I like to take a bit attention to the background. It is not only me, that is shown, but it is as well a part of the house, it is a true view in (here) a messy house, so I try to find a corner, where the things look not that bad :) .

It is a bit a strange thing, that we judge eath others on what we see, rather then on who we are.  This past year learned me tthat I still do look critical to others, to others screens.  Maybe I am a stalker, deep inside?  :-D
Or, most likely, it is that I am pretty fast loosing my attention, looking for new things, drifting away from the subject.
And there you have it. Another 'thing'  that I told myself to learn. Concentrate on what I do. When the thoughts drift away, gently putting them back. In talks, in calls, but as well in films and so more.

I wont fall asleep, when I am active,  make my opinion about things. And, in some cases,  just keeping that thouthgs to myself :) :) 

Good, banana evening, with a photo that I took  today, in Düsseldorf.
The protests against the 'anti corona/anti vaccination/anti everything group gets more and more.



 

The reason to Grrr

 A short blog today, my reason to Gr, this afternoon.

When someone, with who you were friends for a longer time, tells me, that my German is as bad as my English and Dutch...  And  when that person, is right away disussing my posts, where ever I post them.  Yea, I GRRRRR for that.

And no, I am not going to block the person. I am just going to ignore it. After this heartmeant, deep GRRRR.

That's it folks :)  LOL.  Life is beautiful. And it is great, when some people disappear far enough out of my life, to get just a GRRR  :-) 

Next step

 On this remarkable day, March 8th 2021...

Where one of the princes from the UK tells bad things about his grandma (and more especially the monarchy), 
where the shops are open, but only for when you are registered,
Yay! We can buy our underwear again, just in time!
where a german political party is shivering for the 'mask fraud'  from a few people
where it is officialy Women's Day, on what we sadly still see that there is so many discrimination, of women as well (read at my Facebook Timeline)
Where the fovernment promised self tests for everybody, but it is not available for all

On this remarkable day, my highlight was seeing my favorite coffee seller open again!  Yay!!!  I did survive!  And please do that never again anymore!

Also, a normal day in this mad world. :-)  I feel good, and I did not even touch the camera, also you get an image from yesterday.  Someteimes the things that we take as normal, change into something special, when you stand still and look at it better. Or, as in our Lockdown, you miss it when you need it.
It is so good, when you have the privilege to be able to stand still for a moment..  Just do it. Listen to the birds, whistling, even in a big city, they are there. Listen to your own breath... Listen to your heart... And with that eerworm I leave you until next time.

New words

 If we learned one thing, in this one year of corona, then it are new words. Who of us knew a year ago from aerosol or FPP2 masks? 
Even when the words are not new, we all know now what they mean. 
And in contradiction with the new 'gender friendly words' (where I don't want to talk about), we all are confrontaded with those words in our daily life. 
The word of this week is 'Schnelltests'  (fast tests).  Similar as with pregnancy tests they tell you within  a short time if you are corona positive or not.

Very handy, when you want to go to your football match. Just hand over the recent test, and your ticket, and you are guaranteed in a clean place.  They say so, at least. Time will have to learn if that works. 
I personal doubt a bit, if this Tesst will be as good as that they say. Imagine you do the test, and you are positive. Should everyone then go to stay home for days?  I mean, you want to go to that concert for over 2 years, your test is positive, you cant go.. Should you take the consequences to stay home, or sould you try to get in anyway (and most likely being sent back at the entrance...where you leave your virus to the people who have a legal negative test...

I don't know.  I do hope that people are having so much discipline. I do not see that happening in our country. But, maybe I am too negative (without tests). I will not hurry to get those tests in house, or use them, that is how I think now. But hey, a year ago I had questions with the masks, and now I wear them even at my walk, today. I was long at the lake, enjoying the sunshine and then I thought, hey...I still wear the mask... I did grin to myself, took it off,  and walked as happy as before.

The photo is of a few snow geese. who are summer guests at our little, and cozy lake.  There are more photos at my FaceBook album,  Jröne Meerke

It was a wonderful day, by the way :) 

The thinking planet

It is Saturday evening, time for a blog, on a day that not much happened, other then a bit of thinking.

I wonder, why some people stay friends with other, when they most of the time complain about them. You might have a bad day, I understand that, on what others are just a pain to you, but when it is about a person, that is very close to you, and you always think you can do it better, or, that the other one is not doing it the way you want to, why aren't you changing then?

In this full year of 'isolation', I realized more then before, that the most important thing is, to be happy with yourself. Others, as it tells, are different, they might have another opinion, they might like other chocolate, they might not share all your intrests, but you can still be good friends with them, because you share enough to make your life nice.

What do I expect from others?  If I expect that you bring me a coffee, as soon as I ask for it, then it will end, that I get frustrated, about the times that you not bring me the coffee. 
When you do bring me coffee, I will be pleased with it.  You not need to do it, because you are you, you have your own 'things'  and maybe you do not feel like bringing MY coffee. That's reallly fine!
So, when I think that someone else is doing a bad job, then I have always the choice to do it better. And when I know, that I can not do it better (or not at that moment), what's wrong with it, then, when the other is doing it, his or her own way?

And if I want desperately, to be with someone, then I can make effort to be with someone.  No matter if it is for a coffee, a meal or listinening to music, or watching football.  If I want it, it does not mean that my partner, or my friend, is having the same plans.  So, if I want to go to watch football, I should do it, because I like it. And not wait until the other gets as motivated as me :) 

Sigh.. Football is still not allowed. I miss it. Like other people miss other things.  But more then missing things, I am grateful for what I have. I can go out, and if I don't feel like, like today, I stay home.  What a freedom! <3
I wish the other the same freedom. He, or she, should not do whoat I wan him/her to do, but what (s)he wants to do.

Letting free.  Letting go. And knowing that  we always return to eachother. 

oh oh.. a bit philosophy.. Sorry for that :-)  But I felt like doing it.  If you expected different from me..... :) :)  :-) 

The photo... a touch of spring. Because I love colours!

Mad House

The weather is not sure, yet, what it wants. After a few warm days we had the rain yesterday, and now the sun is back, and the  temperatures are really cold.

No wonder that my blood pressure has difficulties in keeping me up, and no wonder that it now and then not succeeds, and then I simply need to go to sit down, taking it easy.  That happened this afternoon. I had sit down this morning as well, I had a wonderful talk with my wonderful friend in England,  even when the occassion was a bit sad,  it was good, to speak with her again.  We know each other for a longer time, back to last century (LOL), and the main word  in our discussions is 'Gekkenhuis' , also Mad House :) .
I personally think that the bond with somone really gets strong, when you can joke with each other, having fun, even about things that are not so brilliant. It brings people closer together, anyway, that is my experience.

Also, a good day, with literarily ups and downs, but in fact all like the weather, sunny and bright.  
Also, I have no big news for you, a fresh photo of today, the first bushes start to blossom, I love it, when the colours are back. 

Outside my rings, in the 'big world', there is a lot of confusion about all what is allowed, and what not, in the plans to bring the country back to normal again.  It is good that I have my rings, between the world and my life, or the bubble, as I call it often.  It prevents me from getting mad.  And that is it. One bubble, each day, keeps my insanity away. It still works, it is a strong mantra !

The land of confusion

Oh dear..

It finally happens...

Well, before I really get slightly mad, I shall stop myself, step into my inner rings and stay there for a while.
There will be a lockdown until the end of the month, but some shops might open, when you have an agreement. But they can also be closed, when it is needed 8-)

One of the good things in meditation, is getting your concentration back, on what it is about. Listen to your breath, and when your thoughts glide away, notice it, put them gently aside and return to the breathing.
I think that that is a very healthy thing to do now as well.  If the world is chaos, then return to where it is about.  Live, Love life. 

It is much more easy then you might think. If you started, and continue with believing, really believing, then it will work. You will get your concentration focused on what you want.
Ahhh, I wish I had that more. But I am trying, again, again and again.

And just when I think that I am getting better int  then I switch to the social media.  Aaaaargh....I am missing that one final clue :) :) 

Well, I keep on trying until the end of time.  And who of you who got the message in this 'royal' blog, you will know where it is about.

Stay positive. Stay healthy. Tell yourself what you should do, before you tell others what they have to do.

So far for your personal Guru of the day!

The photo is from past Sunday. When the world was spinning as much as yet. Only not so cold and wet :) 

 

It's in the air

 Spring is in the ait!

It definitely is there, today it really is a day of spring, full activity of the animals. And I was (for me) pretty active too. I did not only go for the cheese shopping, but I also made a little round in the park.  People everywhere, do they have nothing to do?  Oh... no... it is still lockdown, that's why they are all around.

No problem, today, I had more troubles with my wintercoat, but that will be over soon, tomorrow it will be cold again...  And we shall see if it is true, when it is that far. As well as that we see what happens, when the wise men and women decided what all will be allowed (again) next week.

And I can already write, what the crying minority will say.  It is not good, this Regime is not letting us free anymore... And so in every country a extreme small and extreme loud minioriy is crying their fingers out at the social media-
And meanwhile. The large majority is just doing the most easy thing.  Deeep sigh, and go, with the flow. 

As my favorite band tells me, if you can't beat them, join them, and that's it. Why ruiin your own life (and that of others) with fighing someting that you can not fight with?

Live now, be happy.  It was a sunny day. I was the best day of your life, did you live like that?  You still have the chance... Tells Guru Hans :) 

The photo.  Lockdown at the Kö, one of the most 'expensive'  shopping streets in Düsseldorf.  No niche,  the empty stones look as miserable as in every other corner.

Against everything

 Here in Germany, it is on Wednesday, when the new rules for  getting through the corona pandemy are decided. As usual, the press knows already before roughly what the plans are. At the social media they make the contest, who can publish the news as first. And of course, everyone can react on it.

At Facebook there is a phenomena, that, everybody who has too much time, can write their opionion below the articlles.
Most people don't.  They just wait until tomorrow (wednesday) and they do what they have to do today, between the lines that are put.

At Facebook it is different. The people with too much time, are all experts and tell already long before the measures are official, how ridiculous they are, how bad they are.  And of course Merkel is responsible, alll the limitations fit in her plan.  
The people, who scream so loud, that the measures are bad and should stop, do not accept the new steps back to normality, but they are against.... Against every thing that is ordered. Against every step back to normality. Against the fact that we (most likely)  can shop again, after having made an appointment with the shops... 

What's wrong with people?  When we not want to stay in this situation, why are 'they'  then again every new steps back to normal? 
I do not understand (those) people. I do not want to understand those people. 
Why can't we just be happy with every little step? Why can't we enjoy the beautiful weather, and accept the things as they are, for now? It will not be forever!  Even when it is a long time, look to the bright points.
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, you should go forward, and not staying in the middle of the darkness!

So far my whining for today.  I heared so many people, who are not happy, and have a good reason to be not happy. And that has nothing to do with the virus, but with how people treat eachother. 

Breath the air. Enjoy the sun. Laugh about nothing! :) And, as the song goes .... LOVE is all you need.

Be love.  Love it 

Tomorrow I will not rant. Promise! :) 

THe photo.. A man from Space (?) in Grevenbroich.  Noooo idea what it is exctly :) :) 

A nation of ...

 The excitement is big ... The crowds at the hairdessers and barber shops (I know the difference now) was big, as far as I could see it, and as far as we could expect.

Little by little, we go to normal, but it will be a  road with a lot of questions :) 
My day turned out calm and nicely.  I spend a bit of time witth photograph tutorials, and I went out for a small round, to see the results. Progression is made, I think, even tho the 'Hausstrecke'  is done uncountable times, I had my fun, even without the Eisis/Kingbirds, they are magically gone again.  

Time to prepare dinner. Another highlight of the day, because that means that my best half will be home soon. I love the days with longer light.  
The photo...  Tomatoes.. Out of the box, also, without editing.  I thin I love it :) 

Sa