NASTURTIUM FLOWER

still radiant, and the marigolds too. A beautiful peacock butterfly came along and a hummingbird butterfly. They came when we were leaving for a walk in the old-growth forest between Helmarshausen and Gottsbüren. We never have been there and we were curious about is for some time.
A little drive and then parking and off we went. Not immediately in the virgin forest, we followed a trail, a bit difficult to walk upon, because of the tiny hills the boars had made looking for their food.
Then suddenly the forest changed and we stood gazing..... upon the wood giants and the fallen trees, and the sunny light that shone here and there through the branches. We walked upon a layer of brown leaves everywhere.
Mischa and I made pictures, tried at least, but now we are home and we decide this is still beyond our skills. The experience however to walk in this wonderland and know it is not far away and we come back and enjoy and try again for pictures.

My haiku:

They tower over
Us, their heads nearer to heaven
Than we can imagine

And the proverb:

Een wentelende sneeuwbal groeit altijd aan.

Translation: A rotating snowball grows always bigger..
Meaning: The slander moving around grows bigger and bigger.