*no man's land

I wish I could share the sounds that we could hear on that weekend in April when we stayed in the woods of the Forest Quarter for two days. We accidentally crossed the border of Czechia once which already happened to us far too often on our little adventures. I loved the border region in the north-western region of Austria since my early childhood. Back then the Iron Curtain still existed and I remember how there was a little zone that was called no man's land and it especially caught my attention. This area felt so different to every other region I know. It is almost unpopulated due to the happenings of the past and feels like a forgotten place. If I could choose again where to live, I would pick an isolated farm location on the edge of those forests.

We are still working on our hedge, but fortunately an end is in sight! Since the Ice Saints are over now, I have started planting the tomato and pepper plants in the beds and many sunflower, zinnia and corncockle seedlings. I also sowed two more rows with old pea seeds that I found in one of my seed boxes. Hopefully they will still germinate! I managed to paint ten illustrations for the #maykind challenge so far, but I really don't know if I can keep up the rest of May, but let's see!

I will go off now and put the oregano that I picked a few days ago and dried into glasses. Have a good weekend!

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