photo art: In Switzerland; Martin G. Wienert 

shrill laughter 

the magpie

joins in

(AW, Jan 2021)

Kirkjufellfoss, Iceland; photo: Martin G. Wienert

sunset 

the painter squeezes out

a tube of paint

(AW, Jan 2021)

 

 photo: Martin G. Wienert

January 2nd.

Re-steeping

the green tea.

(AW, Jan 2021)

 Iceland, stable; photo: Martin G. Wienert

Wintersturm.

Eilige Elstern,

eilige Leute.

winter storm

men and magpies

hurry away 

(AW, Dec 2020)

                                              photo: Martin G. Wienert

                           Happy Christmas Days! 

                                   Stay safe! 

Finches chatter.

Will it rain today?

Will it snow?

(AW, Dec 2020)

 Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert

Pandemic winter.

Petit Palais on twitter:

"Le musée vous manque?"

(AW, Dec 2020)

 Christo, Gasometer Oberhausen; photo: Martin G. Wienert

Pandemic, Dec 12th.

Even blue tits 

keep distance?

(AW, Dec 2020)

 Swiss mountains; photo: Martin G. Wienert

winter sun

a bucket full of

oranges

(AW, Dec 2020)

 Christo exhibition, Gasometer Oberhausen; photo: Martin G. Wienert

Monday Is Wash Day

... but my washing machine recently decided that she (well, she is a she!) does need new shock absorbers soon. And it's a bit difficult now ... She whispers: "Not much laundry, please. Not much..." 

clouds like

grey darning wool

peppermint tea

(AW, Dec 2020)

 Christo exhibition, Gasometer Oberhausen; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 a magpie inspects

the new

road markings

(AW, Dec 2020)

 

Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert

a child

with a grazed knee

sits on the curb

(AW, Nov 2020)

 Matcha Muffin; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Nov 2020)

dull day

a  happy ending 

on Netflix

(AW, Nov 2020)

 

 London; photo: Martin G. Wienert

pandemic 

the museum forecourt

a place for sparrows

(AW, Nov 2020)

photo: Martin G. Wienert (Oct 2020) 

harvest 

the old basket waits for 

the apples 

 

(AW, Oct 2020)

photoart by Martin G. Wienert 



mountain lake
the clouds try 
not to move 

(AW, Sept 2020)

Japanese autumn anemone; photo: Martin G. Wienert (August 2020)



cool breeze
the sultriness creeps
out of the garden

(AW, August 2020)

Grugapark, Essen (North Rhine Westfalia); photo: Martin G. Wienert


stepping stones 
a robin is
our guide

(AW, August 2020)

red lilies; photo: Martin G. Wienert (June 2020)



castle courtyard
a bird drinks from
a puddle

(AW, June 2020)

Schloss Dyck, Ost trifft West (East meets West); photo: Martin G. Wienert (June 2020)



Pine needles

No journeys at the moment (well, the pandemic ...).
But in this park in Germany East meets West. Bamboo, Japanese maples and so on. I suppose that even the kami  (ghosts ... some are friendly) have settled down here.

travel diary
a Shinto priest
beats a drum 

(AW, June 2020)

hydrangea in our garden (June 2020), photo: Martin G. Wienert



I write 
the Chinese character
in the air.
Rain, rain! 
After such a long drought!
The third tone.
Listen!

(AW, June 2020)

Swiss mountains; photo: Martin G. Wienert  (memories, journeys are not possible all over the world)


Ice Saints
the rose bud
hesitates 

(AW May 2020)

viburnum carlesii;  photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2020)




Stay at home! 
Behind the garden wall
a forest, the sea, ...


(AW, April 2020)

springtime; photo: Martin G. Wienert



it's Monday
and gardeners work
in front gardens
a magpie patrols
on the playground 
and pretends 
that a crow beside 
the waste bin
is invisible

(AW, March 2020)

Spanish Apple Cake; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Dec 2019)



winter evening 
the neighbours are
painting a ceiling

(Dec 2019)

Iceland; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Sept 2019)



Rowan berries.
Will we have
a long winter?

(AW, Sept 2019)

Reynisfjara in the South of Iceland; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Sept 2019)





the rolling waves
and there is no doubt 
in this very moment
that there is eternity

the witness will be

this giant rock

(AW)

parasol; Martin G. Wienert (July 2019)



heatwave
I squeeze
a slice of lime

(AW, July 2019)

photo: Martin G. Wienert


a child watches
a crow -- watched by 
a magpie

(AW, July 2019)

peony; photo: Martin G. Wienert


the artist
painted chickens
in the past
under a light blue sky
only some spots
of green grass
because
he had to buy 
new paint
but there was
enough white for
the chickens
and the clouds

(AW)

Thomas Schütte, Monnaie de Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)





the sculpture
I hesitate to leave
the room

(AW)

Jardin des Plantes, Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (2019)




gardeners examine
the underside 
of leaves

(AW)

peony in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (June 2019)




there's something
in the air 
at Pentecost

(AW, June 2019)

Place Dauphine, Paris; Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)



the bookbinder
his worktable close to
the window

(AW, April 2019)

Place des Vosges, Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)



facades
somewhere here 
lived the poet

(AW, April 2019)

Jardin des Plantes, Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)




obviously
a scholarly debate 
crows

(AW, April 2019)

Iceland; photo: Martin G. Wienert


Lentil Soup

Foggy weather since days and some carrots bring colour to the kitchen.

steam 
the sound of a ship 
far away

(AW, Nov 2018)

chocolate cake in a kaffi; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Sept 2018)



The Bookstore

I looked for baking recipes in Iceland and now I'm busy with Ð and ð, with Þ and þ, with Æ and æ. Whipped cream = þeittur rjómi.

the glacier
there is heat
beneath its ice

(AW, Sept 2018)

Iceland (Sept 2018), photo: Martin G. Wienert



local wool shop
a chat about rain
about wind

(AW, Sept 2018)

our garden in winter; photo: Martin G. Wienert


Radio News ...

... a polar bear has been shot after injuring a man who works for a cruise ship -- an act of self defense, they say. 

heat wave
remember
cold wind

(AW, July 2018)

water lily in our garden pond; photo: Martin G. Wienert (July 2018)





the dragonfly 
is proud to present
its shiny blue

(AW, July 2018)

hydrangea in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (July 2018)




the bumblebee ...
I should stop
being lazy

(AW, July 2018)

Petit Palais, Paris: photo: Martin G. Wienert



Sometimes
I talk to
old houses 
and one told me 
that it is angry
about a guy who
slammed the door
one hundred fifty
years ago.

(AW)

Kobushi magnolia in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2018) 




after work
the gardener cleans
the spade 

(AW, May 2018)

peony in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2018)





royal wedding
to walk on stairs
in high heels 

(AW, May 2018)

Saint Louis, Sainte Chapelle (photo: Martin G. Wienert, May 2018)




morning light

the birds support

the church bells

(AW, May 2018)

Jardin des Plantes, Paris (photo: Martin G.Wienert, May 2018)




the gardener
waters the plants
without hurry

(AW, May 2018)

our garden in spring; photographer: Martin G. Wienert (April 2018)





listening to birdsong 
crescendo
decrescendo

(AW, April 2018)

blossom in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2018)




white sheets 
and blue pegs 
in the spring sun 

(AW, April 2018)

Advent 2017; photo: Martin G. Wienert



lantern light
in the glittering white

a robin 

(AW, Dec 2017)

Brooklyn Bridge; photo: Martin G. Wienert



Ways

A tiny apartment. The fridge not far away from his bed.

November park
his highly reflective
running shoes

(AW, Nov 2017)