Unter den Linden (3)

 

There are quite a lot of big old Linden trees in my neighbourhood. (Tilia cordata, also called Lime tree in English). The name of the famous street in Berlin (Unter den Linden - German for "under the linden trees") often comes to mind for me as I walk under them, especially this time of year, when they're in bloom (so that I'm reminded of what kind of trees they are). The photo above is from one of the trees in the cemetery a few days ago. 

Last year I had two posts about them (using the same title), also in early July: one from the cemetery, and the second from another park nearby.

A third place nearby where lindens grow is along a street where my nearest letterbox is to be found (next to one of the small local shops). On my way back from posting a letter there today, I noticed that the flowering season for the lindens now seems to be over for this summer... All the yellow stuff on the ground in the photo below must have been blown and washed off those trees during this very windy and rainy weekend!

 

Unter den Linden, Part 2

The other day on Facebook I came across an "infinite zoom art" video. Have you ever seen one of those?

In case you have no idea what I'm talking about, here's a YouTube link to another one:
https://youtu.be/bcndjzLhAsU 

There are also plenty of more examples on YouTube, including instructions how to do it - using certain apps. 

I've not tried that, and am not sure I ever will - but I sort of still had that "wow factor" at the back of my mind when I went out for a walk yesterday, looking for more linden trees in my neighbourhood... I.e. how we see different things when we look at something from a distance, vs when we go up close...

If I walk in the opposite direction compared to when I go into town, I come to this park down by the river. There are some huge old linden trees there, too (cf my previous post). 

 

Standing under that tree, looking up...

 

My phone camera not the best for zoom photography, but you probably get my point about how we see things differently depending on where we stand, and if we're looking at something from a distance, or up close...

 

Unter den LInden

 Unter den Linden is a famous avenue in Berlin (where I've never been IRL) - but I have one or two streets lined by Linden trees (Tilia) much closer to home. One is the path along the west wall of the old cemetery where I walk almost daily. Just now, walking there, one can hear the big old trees constantly "humming" or "buzzing" over one's head, as they are full of bees and bumble bees collecting nectar from the flowers... I wish I could transfer the sound to the blog as well, but you'll have to make do with my photos and your imagination...

 

 

 

 

I find that humming sound quite comforting, as it proves a lot of bees must have survived the strange long period of heat and drought we had this spring and first part of summer. July has started out cooler, and rainy... This weekend the sun is back, but forecasts predict more rain next week as well. 

 

Yesterday, I also walked into town for a few errands, and took the way through the park.