Chatting in the park

Outside it's raining. I remember:

At Saturday eve I sat with a dear friend

 on the water place in the park

ate some scoops of ice cream and fruits with cream

and had a spirited conversation

without beeing able to talk in one language

Imagine! ( even the sundae ;))

An intimate talk in the park
 is sometimes like a garden party

of hearts

.

ac #195: GARDEN PARTY

I woke up in the morning

and knew this would be a nice day

to overcome fences 

and find warm hospitality

After the banquet together with very nice strangers

we are no strangers anymore

When I move home everything was shining

in glory

GARDEN PARTIES makes you happy!

Tammie has taken the theme of Melodye

for this weekend's Art Challenge

I am still living between boxes... so instead of being at home 

in the Castle at the Eisenbach I went out for an adventurous gathering …

Please come over to Tammie's place to find more GARDEN PARTIES

Thank you for your visit. Next week Patrice will be our host!

Love, Ariane. Rose

AC

...

 No. 190 METAMORPHOSIS

No. 191 LEAP

No. 192 PINK HORSE(S)
No. 193 PRAYER (MEDITATION)
No. 194 SKY|SKIES

NOW: No. 195 GARDEN PARTY at Melodye's, now at Tammie's
this weekend, at the 28th + 29th of May


Who wanna be our host for the next art challenge?


No. 196 at Patrice's on the second weekend in June, the 11th + 12th

...

Opa

Karl W. Faust. Geliebter Opa.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag

*1900  †1985

We'd have a GARDEN PARTY
that weekend in your most beautifully garden, lieber Opa,
 full of blossoms, fruits and veggies, self made glass house …

 This weekend, at the 28th + 29th of May
I'll meet you, dear friends of art challenges,
at Melodye's, no, now at Tammie's. GARDEN PARTY
is the theme for this week's Art Challenge,
the 195th.

Fürsorge (+ on with AC)

Care

at the Eisenbach

The heavy rain outside the Castle makes me feel at home

AC

...

 No. 190 METAMORPHOSIS

No. 191 LEAP

No. 192 PINK HORSE(S)
No. 193 PRAYER (MEDITATION)
No. 194 SKY|SKIES

NEXT: No. 195 GARDEN PARTY at Melodye's
this weekend, at the 28th + 29th of May


No. 196 at Patrice's on the first weekend in June, the 4th + 5th

...

Who wanna be our host for the next art challenge?

Blossoms in the sky

Feuerwerk hinter Pappeln {Kirschblütenfest in Hamburg}

Firework* behind poplars, on the balcony of the Castle at the Eisenbach
{*Cherry blossom festival at the Outer Alster lake in Hamburg}
nearly full moon
ultimata at the Lionpalace (varnish)

AC #194: SKY|SKIES

I started at the first tree of the botanical garden
{a huge plane tree Platanus x hispanica, planted in 1821 by Prof. Lehmann}

and I wrap myself in a palm leave, wearing it as a skirt, s.a.. You see, I am in a funny mood.

The whole week I felt like on cloud nine, especially in the open. Surely the influences coming from the south... with nice temperatures around 24°C 

Sometimes the veils raises

and the sky is an ocean

{of love}

I am back home
after the fire in my castle
the Castle at the Eisenbach

It is close to the skies
and it feels very good

It feels even very good to find back to a kind of routine, 

the sweet routine of the Art Challenge (former Drawing Challenge)

Eric of Cerulean is the host of the 194th AC with his theme SKY|SKIES

Between all the moving boxes I have taken my camera to touch the unlimited sky. You find more of it over his place! Thank you for hosting, Eric! And thank you for your visit, dear friends.

Wish you a beautiful weekend, happy Whitsun. 

Veni, Sancte Spiritus

AC

...

 No. 190 METAMORPHOSIS

No. 191 LEAP

No. 192 PINK HORSE(S)
No. 193 PRAYER (MEDITATION)

NOW No. 194 SKY|SKIES at Eric's CERULEAN

...

Who wanna be our host for the next art challenge?

New theme for the Art Challenge (#194)

 *

Eric is our host for this week's art challenge (thank you!)
Fly through to Cerulean to say you're in.

AC
...

 No. 190 METAMORPHOSIS

No. 191 LEAP

No. 192 PINK HORSE(S)
No. 193 PRAYER (MEDITATION)

NOW: No. 194 SKY/SKIES at Eric's CERULEAN
this weekend the 14th + 15th of May

...

Who wanna be our host for the next art challenge?

*View from the balcony from the Castle at the Eisenbach, Monday eve.

Family gatherings

My great-great-grandmother and great-grandmother

Family after the death of my great-grandmother:
sitting: my great-grandfather Emanuel, youngest is my grandmother Elisabeth,
left to right her siblings Dorothea, Richard and Alma

                                               
 grandmother Elisabeth

mother

1. daughter

Ich hatte ein zauberhaftes, langes Wochenende voller Lachen, Singen und herzlicher Begegnungen:

in der Hamburger Kunsthalle (meine kleine Führung vom Samstag halte ich noch für verbesserungswürdig ;-)) und beim großen Familientreffen, dann Muttertags-Rhabarberkuchen und Art Tea Shop in der Bel Étage bei Lili Nalovi und Jesko Willert mit Maman und ältester Tochter. Das reinste Vergnügen!

I had an enchanting, long weekend full of laughter, singing and warm connections: 

at the Hamburger Kunsthalle (my little lead through the collection is in need for improvement ;-)) and at a big family gathering, then Mother's Day-rhubarb tarte and Art Tea Shop at the Bel Étage of Lili Nalovi and Jesko Willert together with Maman and eldest daughter. A pleasure!

Hope you're fine! Wish you a wonderful start into a new week :)

Love, Ariane. Rose