A rainy Tuesday seems the time to reflect on a radiant autumn. This tiny girl has now started school.
Lately, every sunset in Berlin has been remarkable: after the show's over and I've drawn the curtains, I bask in the glow of sunsets from other Berlin neighborhoods in my Instagram feed.
The other day we baked a cake and celebrated a friend's birthday on Peacock Island. It's perfect in the autumn, for conker-collecting and more. The wind off the Wannsee was so strong the candle went out twice before we got it to burn long enough to sing a fast round of 'happy birthday'. The birthday girl wasn't halfway through when an avid peacock darted over and - yes! - seized her chocolate cake in his beak. A minute later, only crumbs were left.
On Sunday, we spent an idle afternoon at Cafe Botanico, about which more soon. For now, this crate of black walnut drupes and a head of mottled hydrangeas to mark the mid-point of the Cold Dew term.
Happy Birthday! 1st grade. It's crazy stuff.
Posted by: Suzy | 21 October 2014 at 09:40 PM