Dreaming with the wind

It's already 2012 in some parts of the world, and there are only a few hours of 2011 left here, so:



Good riddance, 2011.
The year wasn't all bad - it brought two fun conventions, and London, and Dublin, and tumblr with all the amazing people I met there etc. - but overall it is not a year that I will miss terribly.

2012 brings a new job, and JIB 3, and AECon 3, and 7x17, and an Apocalypse - I demand Croatoan virus, and as soon as it breaks out I'll be on my way to find Camp Chitaqua - and who knows what else it has in store.

I hope we will all have a fantastic 2012 together!
See you on the other side.
And FYI: I'll be online tonight, so if anyone feels like having a Twitter or tumblr party, count me in.

While I'm here: Thank you to rogueslayer452, takadainmate and cienna for your holiday cards. ♥

Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays!
I hope you all have some quiet, peaceful but also fun days with your loved ones.

Thank you to raths_kitten, cassiopeia7, and eveningxstars for your Christmas cards. ♥

Have a fun night everyone!

I'll probably spend my time answering the door and giving out sweets. And of course writing my private review of the past year like I do every Samhain.

What are you guys doing tonight?

I wish you all a merry Yule / Midwinter / Christmas / Holiday Season!



I hope you'll all have some peaceful and relaxing days with your family and friends and get lots of nice and thoughtful presents. *hugs flist*

Edit: By the way, I wanted to squash a rumour. Reputedly, when my mother asks me to decide which cheese to buy, I choose by name because one is called "Petrell i a". Come on, do you really think I'm that much of a fangirl?
You're right. Of course I am. :p

I hope all of you had a great Beltaine/1st May.



I had. We drove to Zeubelried to meet with my grandparents at 10 a.m. and then my parents, my grandparents, Sissi (their dog), myself (and for the first stage my cousin) walked to Sommerhausen, later to Erlach and finally back to Zeubelried where we arrived at about 5:30 p.m.
The best part was from Sommerhausen to Erlach. We walked some really small paths you sometimes could hardly even make out and the whole world was a thousand shades of green. I don't like the vineyards we have everywhere around here very much but luckily around Zeubelried it's more fields and meadows and woods. It was warm but not too warm. And though sun's not really my cup of tea it was okay today. I even managed to get through this sunny day without getting a headache.
The air was heavy with the smell of spring and woods and rape. There where butterflies and lizards and even a heron. Sissi was dashing and jumping down the paths and through the fields and sometimes all you could see of her were her ears. She seemed to have a lot of fun.
The wind was playful sometimes hiding in the treetops, sometimes calming down just to jump at us a second later, sometimes painting waves on the fields.

At home my parents and I had a little barbeque to slowly end this day.

It might just be me but 1st May, Beltaine, every year feels like a special day. Beautiful and magical.

It's the time of the year when the world turns all red and yellow and brown. The time for long walks in the woods. The time to sit on your sofa with a blanket, a cup of tea or hot chocolate and a book. The time for "bremser", apples, grapes, windy and rainy days... in other words: It's autumn.

A great beginning of autumn to all of you!

Perfekt zur Tag- und Nachtgleiche hat der Frühling doch endlich beschlossen sich blicken zu lassen. Heute zwar nicht so sehr, aber gestern konnte ich zum ersten Mal ohne Jacke raus und auf der Heimfahrt von der Uni das Schiebedach aufmachen. Fahrtwind. Hach! Die Kopfschmerzen, weil dadurch die Sonne ins Auto geschienen hat, war es wert. Und die paar Wolken (und das bißchen Regen) heute können mir die Frühlingsstimmung auch nicht verderben.

Einen wunderschönen Frühlingsanfang euch allen.