Wolves Wild

Early June. One of the rock rose (cistus) bushes in West Park covered in flowers. The flowers in their turn were attracting lots of bees gathering pollen.

The fashion started in pre-unification East Berlin, which had a quirky design to the cartoon figures used on pedestrian crossings. Post unification, and after some humming and hawing, the designs were adopted across the whole city, becoming a tourist attraction in their own right.

In the past thirty-odd years, many other cities across Germany and around the world have adapted the idea, often basing their designs on well known figures associated with their locality. Trier commissioned these to mark the bicentennial of Karl Marx’ birth there.

Another marker of the 200th anniversary is a 15 ton, 5 metre high statue gifted to the city by the Chinese state. I preferred this statue, in the window of a city centre art shop.

Bryony growing by the footpath along the Mosel at Trier, climbing on the grasses at the end of its flowering season.

A heron deciding to head for a quieter spot along the River Mosel than its previous fishing spot near the busy riverside footpath.

Once again, one of the rich variety of wildflowers by the River Mosel at Trier. These flowers are meadow clary, otherwise known as meadow sage.

On display in a shop window on a side street of Trier city centre, toucan ornaments.