tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post613288912226341004..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: A SUNday living up to its nameLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-48951587156642270832014-03-01T08:04:26.278+01:002014-03-01T08:04:26.278+01:00By the looks of it, we're in for a mixed weath...By the looks of it, we're in for a mixed weather weekend with anything from rain to sunshine. I woke up to the beautiful song of the blackbird. I hope the storms won't be too bad in your area!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-71197806140144418552014-03-01T08:03:15.662+01:002014-03-01T08:03:15.662+01:00The grey squirrel is, in total appearance, larger ...The grey squirrel is, in total appearance, larger and "rounder", even in their little faces. You are right, squirrels can be a nuisance - ask any couple of parenting birds trying to defend their nest from them! Years ago, I witnessed a couple of crows chasing after a squirrel who had just stolen an egg from their nest. The squirrel was running for its life, and the crows were trying to defend the life of their (as yet unhatched) child... it was dramatic, but I'm afraid the squirrel got away with the egg.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-80718530142749267072014-02-28T21:50:28.085+01:002014-02-28T21:50:28.085+01:00Gorgeous pictures, and the sky is blue, such a dee...Gorgeous pictures, and the sky is blue, such a deep blue, even here we have not had such sunny days recently. They are now predicting storms for this weekend. Have a nice weekend, thank you for stopping by.Saucy Sicilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044337117600868975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45842165071076222362014-02-28T18:50:47.589+01:002014-02-28T18:50:47.589+01:00Oh yes, I do know that it is a different species. ...Oh yes, I do know that it is a different species. I know more about squirrels than I want to know! If you feed the birds here, they are a real nuisance. They are rats with hands!<br />I meant to say that they look very much like the grey squirrel here, except with black tail and tufty black ears, I am always struck by the similarites rather than the differences, but I never say exactly what I mean! HA! :-)<br />Hoping more SUNdays for you!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-29259795264511190172014-02-27T07:17:43.499+01:002014-02-27T07:17:43.499+01:00Our squirrels are a different species, Kay, and un...Our squirrels are a different species, Kay, and unfortunately, the grey "American" ones endanger the indigenous kind wherever they appear, being bigger and stronger. So, much as I like (nearly) all animals, I hope there won't be any grey squirrels in my area anytime soon.<br />It was indeed a gorgeous day, and I am glad we made the most of it!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-47029152549360730432014-02-26T12:55:28.511+01:002014-02-26T12:55:28.511+01:00Sorry I am just now telling you how much I love th...Sorry I am just now telling you how much I love this post!<br />What a gorgeous day, and I know exactly what you mean about the difference from being in the sun as opposed to the shade, you feel quite chilled in the shade but step into the light and the warmth is fantastic!<br />That squirrel looks so different from the ones here, yours has black on its ears and such a black tail!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-76110584293404915372014-02-26T07:29:28.144+01:002014-02-26T07:29:28.144+01:00Friko, I know exactly what you mean! I want them t...Friko, I know exactly what you mean! I want them to be overgrown and neglected to a certain degree, too, but I don't want to see litter around.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-597146088309555432014-02-26T07:28:44.688+01:002014-02-26T07:28:44.688+01:00Until not that long ago, we only had the red squir...Until not that long ago, we only had the red squirrels; they are the native species. But I do hear worrying reports of grey squirrels starting to take over in some areas. So far, none of them where I live.<br />Glad you liked our walk!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30824362915466969212014-02-25T20:57:04.425+01:002014-02-25T20:57:04.425+01:00I love old cemeteries and I really don’t want them...I love old cemeteries and I really don’t want them to be all polished and spick and span. They are much more romantic when left to decay a bit. Not too much, of course, I AM German, after all.<br /><br />Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-14122641031203766402014-02-25T19:51:29.328+01:002014-02-25T19:51:29.328+01:00What a beautiful walk and surroundings. Thanks for...What a beautiful walk and surroundings. Thanks for sharing the lovely pictures. Are red squirrels common in Germany? We have so few left here all we see are grey now. Twoyys4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120851542520020759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-59606307577901581752014-02-25T19:35:46.144+01:002014-02-25T19:35:46.144+01:00Oh yes, my sister did indeed have the right idea t...Oh yes, my sister did indeed have the right idea there! And like you, I don't want to see such a place too neat and tidy, much as I love my own place to be just that.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-47307790464021196262014-02-25T19:34:22.215+01:002014-02-25T19:34:22.215+01:00Please do, Graham! I would very much like to see i...Please do, Graham! I would very much like to see it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-17559781408708193172014-02-25T18:24:35.437+01:002014-02-25T18:24:35.437+01:00It sounds very much as if your sister had the righ...It sounds very much as if your sister had the right idea here. What a lot of interesting things to see. I like old cemeteries too - they have an atmosphere all of their own. I get sorry when people try to "tidy them up" too much!. I'm glad you had some sun. We did too, thank goodness. It was wonderful :)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-78350188222840490562014-02-25T10:01:03.952+01:002014-02-25T10:01:03.952+01:00There is something absolutely fascinating about ol...There is something absolutely fascinating about old cemeteries - and even newer ones sometimes. I love them. I like the idea of turning one into a park. Oddly enough I walked round the old Napier Cemetery a few weeks ago with the intention of doing a blog post on some of the more interesting graves there. Doubtless I'll do it eventually.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61491750339466474302014-02-25T06:37:45.295+01:002014-02-25T06:37:45.295+01:00The allover look of the park has not changed since...The allover look of the park has not changed since the '70s, Kristi. They have done some minor modifications, but you'd still recognize it. The outside walls of the palace used to be painted in a golden-orangey yellow with white window frames, but at some stage in the late 1980s or early 90s, it was decided to go back to what it originally looked like. Old documents stated that the window frames were brown (wood) and the plaster was painted in a pale lemony yellow. So that is what it looks like now.<br />Thank you for the early good wishes - never too early for that!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49161840319518952222014-02-25T02:51:48.641+01:002014-02-25T02:51:48.641+01:00It looks beautiful. You are much closer to spring ...It looks beautiful. You are much closer to spring than we are here! I am trying to remember what the park looked like to me in the early '70s. Your mother is just a bit older than I am. I'll have my 70th birthday in January 2015! I am already sending her some early good wishes!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32500192755509195232014-02-24T19:39:21.378+01:002014-02-24T19:39:21.378+01:00They are, aren't they!They are, aren't they!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-28459190137591552072014-02-24T19:31:29.646+01:002014-02-24T19:31:29.646+01:00What a lovely walk! Old cemeteries are so fascina...What a lovely walk! Old cemeteries are so fascinating.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-60148099591836279562014-02-24T18:14:19.445+01:002014-02-24T18:14:19.445+01:00It makes a huge difference, Frances! Just getting ...It makes a huge difference, Frances! Just getting up and walking into my sunlit kitchen first thing in the morning makes me feel so much more full of energy than when it is all dull and grey out there.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-8599520333747396262014-02-24T18:13:38.370+01:002014-02-24T18:13:38.370+01:00Thank you, YP! I am glad my post inspired you to g...Thank you, YP! I am glad my post inspired you to go for a walk - usually, it is the other way round. Yes, it felt very, very good to be out in the fresh air (as fresh as it gets in our densely populated and industralized part of Germany) and the sun, and to talk about many different subjects. Although we live only a 10-minute-walk apart, my sister and I don't see each other all that often.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33586216362144492192014-02-24T18:11:43.274+01:002014-02-24T18:11:43.274+01:00It definitely felt like it in the sun, Fi!It definitely felt like it in the sun, Fi!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-51943392410109360162014-02-24T18:11:26.331+01:002014-02-24T18:11:26.331+01:00This one was very helpful! My sister and I were lo...This one was very helpful! My sister and I were looking for the tomb of a locally well-known philosopher and couldn't find it. Jokingly, my sister said something like "Little squirrel, will you show us the way?" and guess what - he did! After he had finished his meal, he skipped along the path, the two of us in tow, and lead us straight to David Friedrich (yes, yet another Friedrich..) Strauss' tomb. Only then did it disappear behind some trees.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77378221054331442892014-02-24T18:08:52.476+01:002014-02-24T18:08:52.476+01:00Hello Jane and Lance,
You will indeed see and hear...Hello Jane and Lance,<br />You will indeed see and hear more about the 70th Birthday celebrations! We know there is still plenty of time until August, but we deliberately started early with choosing a suitable location so that there won't be any last-minute rushing about.<br />Cemeteries have always held a special fascination for me. I never found anything spooky about them. Kerepesi sounds like a place well worth visiting; maybe you have talked about it on your blog in the past? I must go and have a look.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-83144086003231370172014-02-24T17:33:35.415+01:002014-02-24T17:33:35.415+01:00Doesn't the sun make a difference? Glad you ha...Doesn't the sun make a difference? Glad you had such a lovely walk.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-20131797259700404572014-02-24T14:41:42.278+01:002014-02-24T14:41:42.278+01:00A very enjoyable post Arian. Great pictures - espe...A very enjoyable post Arian. Great pictures - especially the one of the carp in the fountain pool. Sounds as if you and your sister did as much talking as you did walking! But isn't it so psychologically uplifting when you have walked for so long and seen so much in good weather? You have inspired me to throw my boots in the car and go for a two hour stroll right now.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com