Thursday, May 01, 2008

Fathers Day

Today is Fathers Day here in Germany and I am currently sat here in Frankfurt working day shift, whilst my family are up near Köln visiting an adventure park call Phantasia Land, with the Juniorette’s godparents. The Juniorette has been there several times and loves it. She’s a bit of a rollercoaster junkie I think. This shift is my penultimate one. On Monday I become a normal office hours worker. After 24 years of shift work normal days is going to be a bit weird.

The Magnolia that I planted for Mrs H has finally bloomed (see upper photo). The flowers have a really sweet smell and could be a bit overpowering for some people, but I really like the scent. I also planted another Japanese Maple (see lower photo) this week. This one has red leaves and is called Fireglow. The leaves look terrific when strong sunlight shines through them. I have spent quite a bit of time in the garden doing various jobs, and it’s almost been nice to come to work today for a bit of a rest from the physical activity

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9 comments:

  1. MaribethMay 01, 2008 4:38 PM

    Happy Father's Day, dear Haddock! It looks like spring has come to Marburg!

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  2. HaddockMay 02, 2008 4:22 PM

    I believe that spring has indeed finally sprung! :)

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  3. ShammickiteMay 03, 2008 4:50 PM

    Good luck doing the day shift... does that mean you have to join the rest of the commuters during Rush Hour? Or perhaps there isn't a Rush Hour in Marburg???

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  4. CanadianSwissMay 04, 2008 10:01 AM

    I love magnolias. It's just a pity that they bloom only for a very short time.

    It will feel strange in the beginning, but I'm sure you'll get used to the "regular" working hours in no time :)

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  5. CanadianSwissMay 04, 2008 10:03 AM

    PS: I wonder where my comment went that I posted on your entry below..... ???

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  6. AnonymousMay 06, 2008 1:32 AM

    Is the grass riz?!

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  7. L.L. BarkatMay 08, 2008 2:39 PM

    Magnolia. One of my favorites!

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  8. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 12:36 AM

    Greetings my quiet friend, bist du jetzt auf Urlaub oder wat?

    Anyway just to give you an incentive to come back here's a tag for you. Let joy be unconfined!

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  9. SylvanaJune 25, 2008 5:57 AM

    This is a beautiful magnolia. I want one!

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