A cheer for craftsmanship

This was my Long-Term-Edutainment this year.

In the neighbourhood they refurbished a house, renewed the roof. They decontaminated it from doves' remains and dismantled the old roof truss, mounted the new beam, installed the battens and integrated the windows, they insulated everything and aligned the roofing tiles.
Impressive experts working with total focus.

My pleasure to watch at breakfast - not only the crane and his dance.
At dawn dozens of crows gathering on it for the night.

What masterly performance did you meet?

A CHEER FOR CRAFTSMANSHIP!

A cheer to you!

[Toady i may also share the German version, as its text came out totally playful:]

Dies war mein Long-Term-Edutainment in diesem Jahr.

In der Nachbarschft wurde das Haus saniert, das Dachgeschoss neu gemacht. Das alte Dach von Taubenhinterlassenschaften dekontaminiert, der Dachstuhl demontiert, neue Dachbalken montiert, Dachlatten fixiert und Fenster integriert, alles isoliert und die Dachziegel justiert.
Tolle Fachleute fokussiert am Werken.

Meine Freude beim Frühstück - nicht nur der Kran und sein Tanz.
In der Abendröte dutzende von Krähen, die sich auf ihm einfanden.

Welche Meisterleistung ist Euch begegnet?

A CHEER FOR CRAFTSMANSHIP!

Ein Hoch auf Euch!

Real life's nature's beauty's party

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Green-golden lametta - the Weeping Willow a feast for the eyes.
In German even a play on words: Eine Augenweide diese Trauerweide

Maybe you find one nearby you in real life's nature.
This one stands at the bank of the river Spree, in Berlin-Mitte
and will be back to full green beauty in spring.

Muse and Muße - Muse, Ease and Leisure

This word play in German with the two terms of
Muse and Muße always makes me smile.

Muse = muse, like in "waiting to be kissed by the muse"
Muße = being at leisure and/or doing with ease

The Bathers, 1899/1904, by Paul Cézanne, French Artist, 1839-1906
They seem to amuse themselves and enjoy being in the moment.

The photo is taken at The Chicago Art Insitute
Amy McCormick Memorial Collection, 1942.457

There is play in every game

Happy Play-Day!

This Photo was taken at an outside temperature of over 30° Celsius (or 86 Fahrenheit). Hat and fur were added only later.

Many thanks to Ulli Makowski my great photographer and coaching-colleague,
who had thought of every detail and made me play and shine!

Yours Nikolausine