One of our work associates told us about a beautiful place to take a drive to see orchards of apple blossoms. On this Saturday afternoon while waiting for General Conference to start here in Germany, we and the Feinauers decided to take the drive to Ockstadt. Things are finally getting warmer here. On the way, we drove by so many golden fields of Rape Seed. The seeds are harvested to make oil. The fields are just beginning to bloom. Soon they will be nothing but yellow.
Here are a few pics of Ockstadt, the little town. There was a bike race going through it today, so we had a little time getting around the road detours to find the orchards on the outlying hillsides. Here is an Easter decorated town fountain.
We eventually found our way to some orchards. I’m not sure we were in the right place, but it was beautiful and reminded me of home and growing up surrounded by orchards.
So far, in any place we’ve seen, the grass (in yards or fields) is not yet mowed. These beautiful little daisies are growing everywhere.
From the hillside, we could wee the church tower in neighboring Friedburg. It pulled us to it as we left the orchards.
Clumps of mistletoe like this are seen all over Germany, growing in the trees above us.
Here’s a look at the blossoms on our Portstrasse street when we got home.
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