Making this World Prettier One Photo at a Time

Ionela

Photographer based in the south of Germany. I love animals, birds and plants. I believe life would be so much easier if we would take a bit of our time to simply listen to the (black)birds singing...

Blackbird(s) In Spring

Blackbird(s) In Spring

Territorials, foragers, great singers, puffed in wintertime (due to cold air), with shiny black feathers (males) after they pass their young phase... I could go on and on, describing Turdus Merulas and I would still feel that I haven't done them any justice. To say that I'm obsessed with blackbirds

Ghosts of Future Past

Ghosts of Future Past

It was the end of March 2019 and outside was still chilly - it felt more like a late autumn or the beginning of winter, rather than beginning of spring... There I was: snapping photos of my surroundings, with my hands a bit cold, [grass w/ a tiny twig, a

Between the Forest and the Gorge

Between the Forest and the Gorge

Last summer one of my biggest wishes was to visit the Alpine Garden on the Schachen [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schachen_(Wetterstein)]. On every free legal day or mini-holiday/ weekend we had to postpone due to rain or heavy rainfall - the day when clear skies were forecasted, we

It's a Catkin World out there

It's a Catkin World out there

Smiling down at passers-by and so soft to the human touch, they withstand wind gusts from 16km/h up to 85km/h (or more)... proof that delicate beings are often among the strongest we've ever seen. Just like the piece of plastic who had a good winter rest under the

Angle shades on Salix Caprea

Angle shades on Salix Caprea

It's not a coincidence that I recently went to visit the Botanical Garden of the City Prague and I saw many caterpillars (and butterflies) and that next day I came back home and discovered a green caterpillar on the balcony! Angle shades on Salix Caprea [https://in-g.eu/d]Some

... like footsteps in the [soft] snow

... like footsteps in the [soft] snow

Yesterday, and the day before yesterday, and all the days before that, seem so far away... [like footsteps in the (soft) snow] even though it hasn't been a long time since the first snow fell down... almost 8 weeks ago... And only 7 weeks ago there was a muffled quietness

Learning to appreciate

Learning to appreciate

Distance is what keeps us appart but what also keeps us together. Thanks to this distance we learn to appreciate more what we have, what we share and what makes our connection unique. This appreciation stems from technology (I specifically opted not to write "modern", because I believe that technology