After spending the 4.5 years before moving to Germany in dry* Colorado Springs, and the 5.75 years before that in sweltering* Austin, it is amazing to see how brilliantly green it can be in a place that gets lots of rain (the opposite of Colorado Springs*) and not too much scorching sunlight (unlike anyplace in Texas, including Austin*). I am just amazed at the amount of green I see around Heilbronn, and it reminds me of being back in Iowa. What I don't remember from Iowa is the flowers everywhere. Some are natural, but others are only there by human intervention (like the flower ball, above). I don't care how they got there, they are all quite beautiful and brighten my day.
* Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Colorado Springs and I loved Austin. But the former is dry the latter is sweltering, especially in the summer.
I don't have a picture at hand, but Reiman Gardens got a ball sorta like that. They made a globe and I think each continent has a representative succulent. Kinda cool, but not as colorful.
ReplyDeleteA flower globe with succulents. That would be cool. And thanks for commenting, it's good to know someone is reading this stuff.
ReplyDeletehe said "balls" uuuhhhh, heh, heh
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