Happy May!

Happy May to all my Friends and Readers

New Calendar picture with this

beautiful watercolour painting by Frank Koebsch

"Holländerwindmühle Rövershagen im Raps"

"Dutch Windmill Rövershagen in the rapeseed"

Frank says to this picture:

"Ein ganz besonderes Motiv ist die Mühle in Rövershagen, wenn sie von dem leuchtenden Gelb der Rapsblüte umgeben ist. Die Zeit der Obst- und Rapsblüte an der Ostsee bietet Motive mit wunderbaren Kontrasten. Das Gelb der Rapsfelder, der strahlendblaue Himmel, das erste Grün an der Bäumen und Büschen und das Weiß und Rosa der Ostblüten zaubern ein wunderbares Ensemble in die Landschaften."

"The mill in Rövershagen is a very special motif when surrounded by the bright yellow of the rapeseed blossoms. The fruit and rapeseed blossom season on the Baltic Sea offers motifs with wonderful contrasts. The yellow of the rapeseed fields, the bright blue sky, the first green on the trees and bushes, and the white and pink of the eastern blossoms conjure up a wonderful ensemble in the landscapes."

Windmills are always beautiful. And somehow, they seem to belong to spring with all its tulips and other flowers blooming though their most important time is in the autumn when the wheat is ripe and the grinding of the grain starts.

Read more on their website here. *

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We just happened to go to an open air museum that has three different kinds of windmills, depending on which part of the construction is moving.

The postmill (1st on the left) is the oldest form of windmill. The whole body of the mill is turned to bring the sails into the wind. The further development was the Koker windmill (middle picture). The word comes from the Low German for quiver and the mill itself moved around the main shaft which staid in the lower fixed part. The third type (right) is the smock mill (also called Dutch mill) where only the upper part (the head) moves.

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I had two great books I would like to recommend this month: "Year of Wonders" (Das Pesttuch) from 2001 by Geraldine Brooks. And a great non-fiction by Geert Mak, "The Dream of Europe. Travels in a Troubled Continent" (Grote verwachtingen. In Europa 1999-2019/Große Erwartungen: auf den Spuren des europäischen Traums) - 2019

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* You can also have a look under my labels Artist: Frank Koebsch and Artist: Hanka Koebsch where you can find all my posts about the two artists. 

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🌷 I wish you all a very Happy May! 🌷