Saturday, October 25, 2025

Hello, Us Again - Come On In

"We´re just back in Braunschweig, Henry´s Lion City, where we visited in April this year. 
The trees were green already but weeee... it was cold! 
But wait - there is an alternative to freezing your butt off!"
 

 
Yes, wait for that!
Meanwhile (and this was planned before I visited your blog, Eileen!)... 
 
 
 
Aren´t these birds so cute and also very clever? Watching Harry Potter! And learning from that!

This of course is for...


 Eileen.

And the following is for my ex-teamleader mT, it´s his Birthday today, I sent it via WhatsApp - Ingo had a bagpipe and played so beautifully I had to give the darn thing away - mT loves bagpipes so asked him if he wants it.

Oh, yes! When we visited it stood there neatly by the sofa. I asked how it´s going. 
He grinned and said, "well, I can´t play. We totally forgot about my missing fingers!!!"
We had a good laugh.
We both forgot about this! He had an accident and always hid his hand from me till he saw my scars and now he even wears a ring on that hand.
And of course they play:... 

 Rock into a new year into life!

The internet series:

 Highway to Hell: Spooky Stories from Route 66


 Hell's Gate, Arlington

In Arlington, Texas, deep in River Legacy Park stands a tree where members of the Confederate army hanged captured Union soldiers. 

Opposite this tree was a small wrought-iron gate (not pictured), which became known as the Gates of Hell because it was the last sight condemned soldiers would see. According to legend, more than 100 soldiers were hanged at this spot, and their ghostly screams can still be heard in the area today."

The countdown to Creep: 


 

Henry 🦁 


 Have a scary great Saturday!



 

25 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello Iris,
I love the dinosaurs, very cool exhibit.
The owl video is adorable.
Happy Birthday to your ex-team leader! The bagpipe music was great! Oh no, what happened to Henry.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

Iris Flavia said...

Hi Eileen, to dinos and owls! And old friends and Queen! And hosts! I hope Henry will mutate back to a Lion - he just couldn´t resist to play along! To a great weekend!

Tom said...

...Iris, they are so cuddly!

Iris Flavia said...

At least they are, Tom!

magiceye said...

Oh wow a Dino party!

My name is Erika. said...

There's a lot of dinos at that display. Wow. And you're going to have a lot of those great little creatures by Halloween too. They're lots of fun. Have a super weekend. hugs-Erika

Iris Flavia said...

Wait for it!

CJ Kennedy said...

Oooh, the latest pumpkin dude looks like chocolate! I hope it's sunny out and a nice day. Enjoy the weekend

RedPat said...

Love the dinos, Iris. Getting close to a full passenger list for your Halloween train.

Iris Flavia said...

Yes to both. Sadly we do not celebrate Halloween ... yet.. who knows, hugs...

ashok said...

Cool Dinos

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

We all seem to love the dinos best! Fun post!

The Padre said...

At Least I Have My Mane , Classic - So Dig Those First Three Captures There My Dear

Stay Groovy ,
Cheers

River said...

I am very glad the owl got rescued and they are very clever birds, it's nice to see he learned from Harry Potter. I love bagpipes.

Iris Flavia said...

Raining like crazy - which is very nice, too, I love rain! Happy weekend!

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, RedPat, I´ll miss them once the train takes off!

Iris Flavia said...

Rrroarrrr :-)

Iris Flavia said...

One more to come :-) At least...

Iris Flavia said...

Priorities, huh!!!! Cheers to that!

Iris Flavia said...

Yes to the first two - the latter is better as deco!!! My, it was rough on all of us, except Ingo ;-)

DVArtist said...

I love reading your posts, Iris. The dino's art too cute.

DVArtist said...

P.S. Interesting history about Texas.

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Dear friend Iris, the dinosaurs are very cool! I loved the owl video, how sweet is that! And the bird is beautiful and intelligent, too!
Your train gang always makes me smile! :)
Beautiful photo of the trees!
Sending you much love and warm hugs!

Iris Flavia said...

Nicole, dito!

Iris Flavia said...

Dear friend Linda, the Dinos sure were fun, not only for kids. OK, they are now called the train gang, thank you 🥰 Warm hugs and much love on the way!