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Draculaura in the house.

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2024-02-26

Draculaura in the house.

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πŸ“· [058/366] https://florian.photo/2024-02-27

Observing color. […]

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2024-02-27

Observing color. An interesting thing happened, since I started laying out all of the images of this 366 project in a magazine: Every other day, while taking photographs, I am considering if the subject in front of my lens will fit next to the image of the previous day. Unfortunately it doesn't in most cases so far, and now I am aware of it… This definitely adds another dimension to the whole process and makes it much more challenging. (As if it wasn't hard enough already!)

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πŸ“· [059/366] https://florian.photo/2024-02-28

Wet paint! […]

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2024-02-28

Wet paint! I guess this kinda works as a spread with yesterday's image, at least content-wise. πŸ™‚

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πŸ“· [060/366] https://florian.photo/2024-02-29

Went to the climbing gym today with the whole family. […]

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2024-02-29

Went to the climbing gym today with the whole family. Found out that my wife might indeed be spider woman. (Definitely very talented when it comes to climbing, which I never saw her do before. Because, when do you actually need to climb in everyday life… ?) The kids had fun as well, so I guess we will be back there soon. πŸ™‚

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2024-03-01

Hope – is what this what this particular origami bird stands for. Glad to see the patient making a lot of progress. (Photo taken earlier today during another visit to the hospital.)

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πŸ“· [062/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-02

Took only photos of the family today, so you get _the flock_, from a couple of days ago. […]

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2024-03-02

Took only photos of the family today, so you get the flock, from a couple of days ago. Have a nice weekend!

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She's seven years old today!

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2024-03-03

She's seven years old today!

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Mario seems pretty enthusiastic about the firmware update.

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2024-03-04

Mario seems pretty enthusiastic about the firmware update.

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Found this poor thing on the stairs leading from the basement to the backyard. […]

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2024-03-05

Found this poor thing on the stairs leading from the basement to the backyard. It looks like it has been lying there for quite some time. I guess it is a squirrel? (We have lots of those in the trees around our house.) No idea how it died. Probably not from falling off the roof… Maybe the neighbors' cat got it? Jack is a proper predator, catching birds, squirrels and even small rabits all the time. He is so deadly in fact, that during bird breeding season he is only allowed into the backyard on a leash.

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πŸ“· [066/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-06

Station closed due to public transport strike. […]

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2024-03-06

Station closed due to public transport strike. (So glad, I can take my bike everywhere I need to go.)

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πŸ“· [067/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-07

Early morning walk through Gruga. […]

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2024-03-07

Early morning walk through Gruga. I need to come here more often during this time of day. Pretty much deserted say for the few people gardening around the park.

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Lots of construction going on at Gruga at the moment […]

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2024-03-08

Lots of construction going on at Gruga at the moment. Did another long walk thought the park today. The weather was perfect. Just walking and photographing – my zen place. And I took the M, after months (!) of not really using it. Hello, my old friend.

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πŸ“· [069/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-09

A gray parrot looking at me. […]

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2024-03-09

A gray parrot looking at me. These birds a so fascinating to me. I think if I had to choose a pet, I'd probably go with some kind of bird. (Generally I am of the opintion that most people should not have pets.) I always thought they looked quite misserable in their cages, but learned that Gruga is a sanctuary, which explains why some of the birds seem to be in pretty rough shape. So while still living in a cage, most of them probably came from even smaller ones to begin with.

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πŸ“· [070/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-10

Apparently it was "fixing street lights" day last Friday.

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2024-03-10

Apparently it was

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πŸ“· [071/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-11

[…] Thus a photo from the weekend: I accompanied my daugther to a birthday party at a trampolin park.

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2024-03-11

The weather was complete garbage today, so we only went outside to go to and from school/kindergarten. Thus a photo from the weekend: I accompanied my daugther to a birthday party at a trampolin park.

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πŸ“· [072/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-12

Playing with soap bubbles.

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2024-03-12

Playing with soap bubbles.

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They dismantled the neighborhood advertising column. […]

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2024-03-13

They dismantled the neighborhood advertising column. My wife spoke to a neighbor, who – with tears in her eyes (!) – said:

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πŸ“· [074/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-14

Out and about, enjoyed the nice weather today.

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2024-03-14

Out and about, enjoyed the nice weather today.

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πŸ“· [075/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-15

We had a fantastic afternoon in the forest today. […]

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2024-03-15

We had a fantastic afternoon in the forest today. It was finally time for Lumi to celebrate her birthday with her friends and the theme was

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πŸ“· [076/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-16

Crafting a ladybug key chain.

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2024-03-16

Crafting a ladybug key chain.

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πŸ“· [077/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-17

Hanging out at the Sechs-Seen-Platte in Duisburg.

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2024-03-17

Hanging out at the Sechs-Seen-Platte in Duisburg.

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πŸ“· [078/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-18

Happy to report that I am still able to manually focus on fast moving subjects. πŸ™‚ […]

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2024-03-18

Happy to report that I am still able to manually focus on fast moving subjects. πŸ™‚ Photo taken yesterday from a bridge at the Sechs-Seen-Platte, where these two geese flew right over my head. (I shot the second image first, but I like the first one better.)

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2024-03-19

Packing.

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πŸ“· [080/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-20

Had to fix a flat tire today. […]

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2024-03-20

Had to fix a flat tire today. These seem to always hit right before going on a trip… Also: The same tire needed fixing earlier this year. Time to order some spare tubes, I guess.

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2024-03-21

At the airport.

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2024-03-22

Room with a view.

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πŸ“· [083/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-23

I love photographing people taking photographs. […]

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2024-03-23

I love photographing people taking photographs. In most cases I find them much more interesting than the thing, they are photographing. (Well, in this case especially, as the people in the picture are my parents and my sister. πŸ˜‚)

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πŸ“· [084/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-24

[…] Out photographing with my dad. […]

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2024-03-24

From yesterday: Out photographing with my dad. Coming here was his wish for his 70th birthday. It will also be my mom's 70th birthday on Monday. Exactly 10 years ago we went to another big city to celebrate her 60th.

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πŸ“· [085/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-25

We visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi yesterday. […]

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2024-03-25

We visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi yesterday. I have been here before, nine years ago. What an utterly different experience it was! Back then, there was no registration, no visitor center (with StarBucks and McDonald's, basically a full-fledged mall below the mosque!), and no people. Well, at least not that many! It's Ramadan, so a lot of visitors are expected, but the sheer amount of tourists really shocked me. That being said: This place is still amazing and worth a visit, even with that many people around. The guy in the last picture asked me to take his photo, because I had a proper camera. He is from Pakistan and his friend Sajawl (you can see him on the left, grinning) gave me his WhatsApp contact, so I can send them the images.

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πŸ“· [086/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-26

We went to the top of the Burj Khalifa […]

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2024-03-26

We went to the top of the Burj Khalifa yesterday. Again, I did the same nine years ago, but since then they added one more level (well three, 152-154) for visitors – with an open (!), outside balcony, which means you do not have to photograph through glass. Unfortunately visibility wasn't good, but the experience was still pretty great. We spent at least three hours at the top – there is also a very nice all you can eat/drink buffet included. Choosing the highest level also affords you the advantage of skipping all the lines going up (and down!). I'd say the (fairly high) admission price is worth it. Would recommend.

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πŸ“· [087/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-27

Still got lots of images to go through, so I will be posting some of them over the next couple of days […]

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2024-03-27

Made it back home! Still got lots of images to go through, so I will be posting some of them over the next couple of days – before going back to the regular ol'. The images above are from our visit to Burj Khalifa the other day. Make sure to also check the time lapse video I made.

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πŸ“· [088/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-28

We actually experienced rain while in Dubai! […]

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2024-03-28

We actually experienced rain while in Dubai! In other news: I am sick in bed. 😡

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πŸ“· [089/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-29

Night shot of some high-rises in Dubai. […]

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2024-03-29

Night shot of some highrises in Dubai. Feeling a tiny bit better today. Glad I still have enogh images to share from our trip.

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πŸ“· [090/366] https://florian.photo/2024-03-30

Made lots of photos of my dad taking photos while in Dubai.

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2024-03-30

Made lots of photos of my dad taking photos while in Dubai.

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2024-03-31

My parents. I took this photo on our way back to the hotel on the last night of our trip. Not sure I mentioned any details about going to Dubai, besides it being my mom's 70th birthday. I went with my parents and my sister. This has been the first trip of just us four in probably 25 years and it was great. This marks a quarter of the 366 project done! Time is flying. It will be another 60 days until this becomes the second longest streak on this blog. I enjoy posting here immensely, even though I did not produce any new (shareworthy) images in the last couple of days due to being sick. Anyways, looking forward to getting back to the regular old photos from home and around the neighborhood tomorrow.

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πŸ“· [092/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-01

Painting with watercolors. […]

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2024-04-01

Painting with watercolors. I am very glad my daughters can play and do things together for very long periods of time. There is the inevitable clash after a couple of hours, but I guess that is expected, especially at that age. Haven't left the house since last Wednesday, but I am finally starting to feel at bit better.

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πŸ“· [093/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-02

Finally made it out of the house today. […]

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2024-04-02

Finally made it out of the house today. Went grocery shopping, didn't bring the camera – so you get a view of the office window out to the backyard.

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πŸ“· [094/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-03

Short afternoon walk and I brought my camera. […]

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2024-04-03

Short afternoon walk and I brought my camera. These

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Long time, no A41 image. […]

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2024-04-04

Long time, no A41 image. So here you go!

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2024-04-05

Evening walk.

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Tattoo artists in the making.

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2024-04-06

Tattoo artists in the making.

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πŸ“· [098/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-07

Enjoying the nice weather […]

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2024-04-07

Enjoying the nice weather as Easter holidays come to a close.

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πŸ“· [099/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-08

Quick visit to Gruga park after kindergarten.

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2024-04-08

Quick visit to Gruga park after kindergarten.

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Spring is finally upon us.

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The backyard is a sea of blossoms.

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2024-04-10

The backyard is a sea of blossoms.

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πŸ“· [102/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-11

Quick trip to the citizen center today […]

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2024-04-11

Quick trip to the citizen center today to pick up the girls' new passports.

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πŸ“· [103/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-12

Playground time. […]

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2024-04-12

Playground time. Going round and round on that spinny thing.

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Spent lots of time outside today. […]

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2024-04-13

Spent lots of time outside today. Got lots of work done around the house. Pretty good day. πŸ™‚

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Finally made it to the lookout […]

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2024-04-14

Finally made it to the lookout, which grants a very nice view across the Sechs-Seen-Platte in Duisburg.

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2024-04-15

Waves.

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πŸ“· [107/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-16

Cutting down the Christmas tree. […]

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2024-04-16

Cutting down the Christmas tree. We actually found this little tree, pot and all, after Christmas, brought it home. But then it died on our balcony, unfortunately. Image from a couple of days ago.

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πŸ“· [108/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-17

Playing inside a cardboard box. […]

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2024-04-17

Playing inside a cardboard box. Still a favorite, for all ages.

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πŸ“· [109/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-18

Took out a longer lens than usual for this latest A41 shot.

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2024-04-18

Took out a longer lens than usual for this latest A41 shot.

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πŸ“· [110/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-19

Heavy rain flooded the backyard. We obviously had to check it out.

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2024-04-19

Heavy rain flooded the backyard. We obviously had to check it out.

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πŸ“· [111/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-20

[…] the girls built a blanket fort […]

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2024-04-20

Their mom's away for the night and the girls built a blanket fort – utilizing some duct tape in the process. Btw.

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They were quite impressed by the training session going on next to the playground.

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2024-04-21

They were quite impressed by the training session going on next to the playground.

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2024-04-22

Observing reflections.

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πŸ“· [114/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-23

The girls wanted to go for a walk with their dolls yesterday afternoon […]

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2024-04-23

The girls wanted to go for a walk with their dolls yesterday afternoon. Often I have to convince them to go outside, so this was very refreshing! πŸ™‚ Once we are out the door everything is great, but the getting there can sometimes be… a bit exhausting. Anyways! The sun was out, so strolling through the neigbourhood we went. This is when I took the image above.

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πŸ“· [115/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-24

Getting closer. […]

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2024-04-24

Getting closer. Detail shot of A41.

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2024-04-25

The menu.

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πŸ“· [117/366] https://florian.photo/2024-04-26

I only took this one photo today.

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2024-04-26

I only took this one photo today.

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