Irises, Jardin des Tuileries (photo: Martin G. Wienert, May 2015)



at the fountain
lunch time for tourists
and pigeons

(AW, May 2015)

Versailles, in May 2015 (photo: Martin G. Wienert)

Walk in the park.

A boy shouts: "Un, deux, trois!

Le roi, c'est moi!"

(AW, May 2015)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (cherry blossoms in our garden)



spring stroll 
a bumblebee likes
my pink handbag 

(AW, April 2015)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Landschaftspark Duisburg Nord 



birdsong 
the door is wide open 
for spring 

(AW, April 2015)

acer palmatum japonicum; photo: Martin G. Wienert


start of the year 
bare branches whisper 
about spring 

(AW, January 2015)

the Chaenomeles (Zierquitte) blooms in our garden, December 2014
photo: Martin G. Wienert




mild winter
snow, ice and frost on 
page twenty 

(AW, Dec 2014)

Frohe Festtage! Glück und Gesundheit für 2015!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Père Lachaise, Paris (photo: Martin G. Wienert, Oct 2014)




day in November
some pieces of the puzzle 
are missing
(AW, Nov 2014)

Halloween 2014 (edited photo: Martin G. Wienert, Oct 2014)

Die Krähen kommen heute bis ans Haus 

( http://www.wortgetreu.de/angelika-gast.html )

crows 

so close to the house 

today  

(AW, Oct 2014) 

Canal Saint Martin, Paris (photo: Martin G. Wienert, Oct 2014)



autumnal sky
business means nothing
along the canal 
(AW, Oct 2014)

Galérie Lafayette, Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Oct 2014)



autumn light
a small girl picks up
a coin
(AW, Oct 2014)

Sainte Chapelle, Paris (photo: Martin G. Wienert, 2014)



Heavenly light
at this very moment!
Sainte Chapelle.
(AW, Oct 2014)

Valle Verzasca, Ticino (photo: Martin G. Wienert)



an old man 
an old dog
their slow walk 

(AW, Sept 2014)

stone cairn, Grisons (May 2014); photo: Martin G. Wienert


mountain trail 
greetings to everyone
no strangers here

(AW, June 2014)

Milano Mailand Milan (photo: Martin G. Wienert, May 2014)

I leave

Milan

WITH A PINK HANDBAG

(AW, June 2014)

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photo: Martin G. Wienert (2011)

Listen to Mancini!

We've finally found a parking garage in Milan. Well, we've found the entrance.
A man waves, "Go in!" A bell signal. Now we are ... in.

It's a place from the past. Driveway, walls, doors, windows -- everything old, very old. Just the modern cars disturb the scene. But over there a vintage car and ... Wow! I listen to Mancini! Audrey Hepburn is a few steps from here! I'm sure!

In the staircase a special scent. Audrey?

We leave the parking garage and cross the street.

Passersby --
the old cinema
is closed



Lauschen Sie Mancini!

Endlich haben wir ein Parkhaus in Mailand gefunden. Nun, immerhin die Einfahrt...
Ein Mann winkt. "Fahren Sie rein!" Ein Klingelzeichen und nun sind wir...drin.

Es ist ein Ort der Vergangenheit. Auffahrt, Wände, Türen, Fenster - alles alt, sehr alt. Nur die modernen Autos stören die Szene. Aber dort, ein Oldtimer! Und... Wow! Ich lausche Mancinis Klängen! Audrey Hepburn ist ganz in der Nähe! Bestimmt!

Im Treppenhaus ein besonderer Duft. Audrey?

Wir verlassen das Parkhaus und überqueren die Straße.

Passanten --
das alte Kino
geschlossen



(AW, June 2014)

the pond in our garden (photo: Martin G. Wienert, May 2014)



How to make friends?
Watch the newcomer 
in our koi pond! 

(AW, May 2014)

Castello Sforzesco, Milan; photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2014)

the castello

a chalk heart 

for Emilio

(AW, May 2014)

Ruinaulta, Grisons / Rheinschlucht, Graubünden  (photo: Martin G. Wienert, May 2014)




View down into

the gorge. The mountain 
swallows up a train 
(AW, May 2014)

Gasometer Oberhausen, Christo "Big Air Package" (photo: Martin G. Wienert 2013)



morning dew 
"Don't be afraid...
He is not here..."

(AW, April 2014)

dicentra spectabilis, spring 2014 (photo: Martin G. Wienert)



the ferry disaster
parents wait for news
at Easter 

(AW, April 2014)

Zeche Zollverein in Essen; photo: Martin G. Wienert (2011)




spring breeze
my joy rises up
to the sky

(AW, Febr 2014)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Zeche Zollverein, 2011)



skyward, heavenward ...
the clouds know about
the proper word 

(AW, Jan 2014)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Switzerland, Oct 2013; near Trübsee)



quietness
the plane has become 
a line in the sky 

(AW, Dec 2013)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Switzerland in Oct 2013, Trübsee)



in the mountains
a single bird 
the echoes
(AW, Dec 2013) 

classic car show (Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord); photo: Martin G. Wienert




midday heat
an old man wears 
a paper hat
(AW, Aug 2013)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, 2013; Christo, Big Air Package (Gasometer, Oberhausen)

Festzurren.

Die Plane soll halten,

auch bei Sturm.

(AW, Aug 2013)

countryside near Neuss (photo: Martin G. Wienert)


roll of thunder
the field mouse finds 
a place to hide
(AW, Aug 2013)

Christo, Big Air Package (Oberhausen 2013), photo: Martin G. Wienert




even the door hinge
complains
about the heat
(AW, Aug 2013)

Christo, Big Air Package (Oberhausen 2013); photo: Martin G. Wienert



"A Light Exists In Spring" ...
No time for thoughts, 
just admiration! 
(AW, May 2013)

Camellia, spring 2013; photo: Martin G. Wienert





gloaming 
blackbirds intone 
their evensong
(AW, May 2013)

Swiss mountains (2012), photo: Martin G. Wienert 

dripping 

icicles and

an attempt to talk

(AW, Jan 2013)

Brooklyn Bridge, Oct. 2012; photographer: Martin G. Wienert


January.
Let's cross the bridge
again!
(AW, Jan 2013)

Central Station, New York (Oct 2012); photo: Martin G. Wienert




on the train 
an angel
with paper wings

(AW, Dec 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Brooklyn Bridge, October 2012)



we rush
the storm wants to be
alone on the bridge

(AW, October 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Switzerland 2012, Lago Maggiore)

Lago Maggiore.

The wind brings 

a foretaste of autumn.

(AW, Sept 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Delft, Netherlands; July 2012)


sightseeing ...
we take a breather
under the shady tree
(AW, July 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Florence 2012




fare la siesta 
only the wall clock 
continues its work
(AW, June 2012) 

photo: Martin G. Wienert; San Miniato al Monte, Florence (June 2012)




marble coolness 
we decide to stay 
a little longer
(AW, June 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; pollard willows


wail of a siren
ducklings escape 
into the river
(AW, May 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; dandelion clock




spring breeze
doubts 
blow away
(AW, May 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, blossoms near coal mine Ewald 




bumblebees
birdsong 
the question forgotten
(AW, May 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Langen Foundation near Neuss

spring morning

a bird tries to copy

a bird next to it

(AW, April 2012)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; classic car show (2011)

autumnal sun

the vintage car is

virtually dust free

(AW, October 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Jesuit Church, Lucerne (Switzerland, 2011)

along the river

a farmers' market

all colours of summer

(AW, 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Sachseln, Switzerland (May 2011)

morning in May

I lift up my eyes

to the mountains

(AW, May 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, Museum Insel Hombroich

daffodils

brought to daffodils

in the chapel

(AW, published: Asahi, 2004)

Happy Easter!

Best wishes,

Angelika

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Grugapark in Essen

I remove rotten leaves

and my heart

longs for spring

(AW, 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, Halde Hoheward (2010)

cold morning --

just an empty road

not an empty mind

(AW, 2011)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Icicles, Baltic Sea (December 2010)

sea breeze --

the fur hat hides

my grey hair

(AW, Dec 2010)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, apricot blossom in our garden (spring 2010)

Dear haiku-friends,

here this year ends with a lot of snow and ice.

In my heart are the colours of spring, the birdsong.

Let us hope that 2011 will be a good year.

Let us look forward to the colours, the warmth.

Enjoy the Holidays!

Best wishes,

Angelika and family