Wintermorgen / Winter Morning

Winter

Rainer Maria Rilke

Der Wasserfall ist eingefroren,
die Dohlen hocken hart am Teich.
Mein schönes Lieb hat rote Ohren
und sinnt auf einen Schelmenstreich.

The waterfall is frozen,
the jackdaws are perched hard by the pond.
My beautiful love has red ears
and is thinking of a prank.

Die Sonne küßt uns. Traumverloren
schwimmt im Geäst ein Klang in Moll;
und wir gehn fürder, alle Poren
vom Kraftarom des Morgens voll.«

The sun kisses us. Lost in a dream
a sound in a minor key floats in the branches;
and we walk on, all pores
full of the morning's powerful flavour.

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Fotos: Schneelandschaften in NRW

Der Winter zeigt sich diese Woche auch von seiner schönen Seite. Am Wochenende scheint verbreitet die Sonne. Das verspricht schlittentaugliche Winterlandschaften.#WDR #Winter #Schnee #Schlittenfahren #Schneelandschaft
Fotos: Schneelandschaften in NRW

Finding a dear friend's spirit animal.

#birds #birdandmoon #cold #winter

Moscow had snow last week. It wasn't snowing hard nor it was unexpected. It just kept on falling for a few days. Soon the roads required far more than the usual maintenance to be cleared.

I have snow melting station near my home and I watched trucks coming in day and night. At some point it couldn't process so much snow so trucks started forming long queues alongside the street waiting to unload.

I have to admit the city handled it pretty well. Here is garbage truck repurposed for snow duty. Clever.

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