: Went downtown for coffee then walked through Prenzlauer Berg enjoying many performances for Fête de …

: It’s humid out here on the balcony hours after the storm - and dark. I sat outside for a couple of …

: Big thunderstorm to start my summer solstice Sunday

: Watched: Disclosure Day 🍿

: Got a kilogram of strawberries from the local strawberry hut yesterday - it’s going to be a very …

: The next sports tournament Football World Cup is on for the next 5 weeks - watched the opening …

: Saddened by the loss of David Hockney - to me his works of especially the last few years are the …

: Nighttime linden blossom scent is my favorite.

: Our Serbian bellflowers are in bloom.

: Caught this moment 7 years ago to the day, Nelly and Champi are still the best of friends

: Found peonies in bloom.

: Watched: Hamnet 🍿

: Didn’t go far for today’s drawing session on a day off for Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) - sketched …

: Went to the west, took a late afternoon walk from Stuttgarter Platz to Schloss Charlottenburg, and …

: Got out this afternoon to sketch the Volksbühne theater building and logo sculpture on …

: While sitting out front of the Neue Nationalgalerie museum watching the sunset I sketched a colorful …

: Sketched flowers which look to be Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’ from a bench on the …

: Watching 70th Eurovision Song Contest tonight - time for the points…

: Viktoria-Luise-Platz was the subject of today’s drawing session. Sketched the trees and apartment …

: Missed our local streethenge sundown, late by a couple days this year (after last year’s on time …

: After rain and hail showers on the start of a four day (Ascension plus one day vacation) weekend, …

: Went to the tram stop and stood under a roof as it was chilly and threatening to rain. Sketched …

: Sketched the Reichstag building today finishing up the first mini pad (Hahnemühle Agave watercolor …

: Went to see Julian Lage play guitar in his Quartet Show at Huxley’s Neue Welt. Stood in line under …

: Sketched at the Alexa mall food court café as I drank a flat white today.

: Nelly looking majestic in her favorite vantage point

: The hawthorns are in bloom.

: Made a quick sketch of an impressive cloud while sitting on the corner square after work - Roman …

: The tulip area in Britzer Garten is changing, there are mostly wild tulips on the grounds, and there …

: Sketched the Berlin Neue Synagoge a year apart - first as a brown line drawing, and this time in ink …

: Sketched some trees on Unter den Linden / Bebelplatz from a bench across the street (I need to get …

: The view from the balcony seat: our hawthorn tree was trimmed a couple months ago to relieve excess …

: Up fairly early on a Labor Day after a short, quick week back to work from vacation. Going to sit on …

: Watched: Le Chant des Forêts Whispers in the Woods at the planetarium 🍿

: Watched: Bugonia 🍿

: Walked to the old neighborhood for coffee, to sketch, and a visit to Volkspark Friedrichshain.

: The magnolia petals have mostly fallen to the ground. It turned out to be a nice bloom this year. …

: Trees are showing green in downtown Mitte. Fernsehturm in sunset light and linden tree at night.

: Budding leaves, cherry blossoms, festive flags

: Green leaves and magnolia blossoms

: Viewed a completely empty Berlin Olympiastadion in a new light.

: Sketched the Easter egg decoration at today’s café.

: After yesterday’s blustery rain, I enjoyed a sunny yet gusty midday walk on my Easter Monday day …

: Peak forsythia bloom

: I was worried about the courtyard sparrows because I hadn’t seen them in a long time, but they’re …

: The Moon was giant tonight 🌕

: The midday sun lit the magnolias just right today, a sight at a time I don’t often see

: Saw: Project Hail Mary at the cinema 🍿

: First sketch in a longer while, pink tulips on the mini sketchpad

: Walk in the light rain, tram downtown for an oat cappuccino

: Two views of cloudy sky and the Moon, with Fernsehturm and magnolias

: Started reading the audiobook: A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke 📚

: Went to two concerts in two weeks. Had perfect views of Tom Smith (from Editors) solo on acoustic …

: Spent the afternoon browsing (and getting a few) art supplies. Then saw the sliver Moon after …

: The forsythias are blossoming 🤩

: The first leaves are budding, but I have yet to see some forsythia blossoms…

: Went downtown west center this afternoon to go Japanese stationery shopping - found and bought a …

: Micro.blog’s RSS reader Inkwell is now my way to view feeds. When I sit with my iPad, the web …

: Watched The Importance of Being Ernest, a Take Your Seats National Theatre at Home presentation, on …

: Currently reading: Dilla Time The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented …

: The Shape of Paris by Brett Novak is my intro to the creative freestyle skateboarding of Andy …

: Finished reading: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher - a new habit of mine as of this audiobook …

: Many cyclists (in groups or alone) on my midday walk. I plan to start getting out on my bike within …

: Spent the sunny, warm day in Potsdam walking among the early flowers on the Freundschaftsinsel and …

: There are snowdrops in our courtyard once again, with more flowers this year - today I caught a …

: ‘All you need is a chair and a view’: could daily ‘dusking’ make us healthier and happier? In the …

: Found a front yard full of my first flowers of the season (on today’s first day of meteorological …

: Inkwell RSS reader by @manton (beta) is great, has got me reading through feed posts that I’d been …

: First outdoor café visits of the pre-spring season - 18C and sunny - and long walks downtown and …

: Currently reading the audiobook: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher - started listening a couple …

: With the books that were with me for 3 months due back in a couple days I’ve stumbled upon the Libby …

: Had the pleasure of seeing a small v formation of geese flying east over the street crossing this …

: Got to see the women’s gold medal curling match SUI - SWE (5:6) this morning. Now watching the 2026 …

: Heard a v formation of geese flying over with the living room window open. Letting in some fresh air …

: Trying out Unread RSS reader on the iPad via @brentsimmons

: Watched the Olympics men’s curling final GBR - CAN (6:9) , one more match tomorrow morning - the …

: Went to another Berlinale showing and saw: La Face Cachée de la Terre The Hidden Face of the Earth - …

: Still watching the Olympics every day even if I haven’t posted about it for a few days…

: Trying out Current RSS reader app via @manton - NetNewsWire is my main reader app for a while now, …

: Went to the Berlinale to watch the screening of the competition film Rosebush Pruning 🍿

: Day off after the trip, got up early then went back to sleep. Lounging around now, going to go out …

: Winding down after a weekend train trip to Bremen and Oldenburg for an art exhibition tour of 3 …

: Rainy day, thought I’d be able to walk home in the mild temps, but it was too wet so took the tram. …

: Watched Olympics double luge, and more curling, men‘s CAN - GER (7:6) - what has turned out to be my …

: And on to the Hertha BSC - SC Freiburg DFB Pokal quarter final (1:1 Freiburg on penalties) ⚽️

: Watching the Olympics mixed curling final SWE - USA (6:4)

: I can hear so many birds chirping in the neighboring courtyards when I peek my head out the windows, …

: Did a fun figure drawing workshop this evening - hoping it’s the spark to get me back into regular …

: Ended up falling asleep early

: I have the day off tomorrow, should I enjoy the late night bedtime by watching a movie later?…

: Had a look at one of my favorite trees in the neighborhood, my red leaf tree, on a long, brisk walk …

: Watched the Olympics women’s downhill skiing

: Just watched Norway - Czechia (3:6) mixed doubles curling (round robin) - I’ve come to a greater …

: Champi in the new pet bed

: Tonight’s Olympics after an evening of coffee and a real walk downtown on paths of cleared or melted …

: Have to remind myself about the Olympics games - watched curling mixed doubles then speed skating …

: Just caught up with the thousands of backlogged RSS posts in my feed reader until this moment, …

: My delight when I got up after a nap, the cats together on the couch

: Watching the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony 🇮🇹

: Finished watching Big Mouth 📺

: Searched for books of creative exercises or prompts the other day to help me get into the habit of …

: I’ve imported all of my old, old transcribed ideas and notes which were just sitting on iCloud as …

: Watched: The Ballad of Wallis Island - on histories, collaboration, and creativity 🍿

: Exploring the Ulysses writing app, going to test it out on all my devices as much as possible for …

: Did some reading in the pink Poäng chair, then watched Hertha - Darmstadt (2:2 - Berlin’s 5th tie in …

: Café, some shopping, and a longer walk in the mall - glad Alexanderplatz has relatively well cleared …

: Trying out Awake app (via No More Snoozing Alarms) hoping its “missions” will help me get up better, …

: Watched: Before Midnight 🍿

: Documenting the sidewalk sea of ice in the neighborhood on my way home

: Watched: Before Sunset (a month after watching Before Sunrise) 🍿

: Managed to get to the library to renew my overdue books today, but realized there are yet more newly …

: Watched: The Phoenician Scheme 🍿

: Back from a neighborhood café and a walk in the mist. It’s gonna be icy tonight - another evening on …

: Watched: The Life of Chuck on Friday and completed on Saturday before bed - I haven’t read Stephen …

: Walked to the library to renew some books only to see that they’re closed for the weekend due to …

: Had a lazy evening in from the cold catching up on my open web browser tabs. Looking forward to …

: Just got back from the movies, saw: Silent Friend - as a tree lover I couldn’t resist this film …

: A listening session for pure, constant head bopping Fred again.. and I play music for each other…at …

: Started reading Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize) by Andrew Sean Greer a couple of months ago - …

: After a couple years of being interested in the Micro.blog project, I finally started an account …