Wildflowers
Wild Daffodils, Perlenbach, Eifel/Ardenne, Germany/Belgium
These photographs were taken on Easter Sunday, April 11, 2002.
Some flowers were open but the best show will probably be in about a week. We
walked along the Perlenbach (Pearl Creek - used to have lots of freshwater clams
with pearls) along the Belgium/German border, upstream from Gut Heistard, to
the Galgenberg (Gallows Hill).
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This bank was covered with daffodils. Many plants in this group - in
a sunny spot - were already in bloom. There were lots in bud and many
with leaves but no buds yet.
Actually the daffodils are in the river valley and lower hillsides, not
up into the hills. |
A close-up of a wild daffodil. The whole plant is about 10 cm (4 inches)
tall; this is about lifesize. The largest are about 15 cm tall; i.e. these
are much smaller than the garden variety.. |
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This was one of the tallest plants that we saw - about 15 cm. |
Another, smaller daffodil. The dead beach leaves give an idea of the
size. |
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Some of the daffodils were grwoing under bushes along the river and
on the banks. Were the bulbs washed up there when the river flooded? |
| This floor was right against a moss-covered birch tree. |
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Daffodils pushing through last year's dead grass in the river valley.
There was a lot of dew - you can see waterdroplets on the petals and leaves. |
| These 4 daffodils were higher up the bank under some bushes - quite sheltered
but lots of sun because the bushes do not yet have leaves. The branches
make an interesting pattern. |
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The musician and author E.T.A. Hoffmann lived in Bamberg between 1809
and 1813, when he was choirmaster at the Bamberg theatre. The house is so
narrow that there was room for only one room on each floor. There was a
hole in the floor of the attic so that Hoffmann could work there and talk
to his wife on the floor below. He is best known in English for his fantasy
stories, The Tales of Hoffmann. |
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