A Friday quick trip to the Eifel

[Gerdk]

Because the weather forecast promised a fine sunny day I went to my favorite region nearby (about 120 km sw). I combined looking for new limestone grit, which I needed for topdressing with a visit to a famous calc-sinter (travertine) occurence and of course, I hoped to see some interesting autumn flowering plant species. I was not disappointed.
This is the first part, dealing with the grit

1. Limestone quarry at Ahütte
2. + 3. Factory buildings
4. Larger limestones
5. the chippings I choose - 2/5 = 2 to 5 mm
6. I paid Euro 2.38 for this bucket
7. External mold of a bivalve shell (Middle Devonian)

Gerd

[Gerdk]

The next pictures are from the ' Dreimühlenwasserfall' (Threemills waterfall) - just about 1 km near the limestone quarry and the factory shown in part 1.
I hope the last pic doesn't need a translation.

Gerd

[David Nicholson]

Your 2-5mm limestone chippings were a bargain Gerd at E2.38 I have to pay the Sterling equivalent of E4.45 for a 25kg bag.

[Gerdk]

Here is the rest from this wonderful day

1. Fruits of a rose - Sorry, can't find a translation for German ' Hagebutten '
2. Leaves of Viola mirabilis - this species loves a shady position
3. Boletus edulis ? - I am not sure
4. + 5. Gentianella germanica
6. - 10. Colchicums growing in a wet meadow - I am not sure if the last one
           could be called slightly tesselated

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Gerd, 'Hagebutten' are 'Rosehips'

[Gerdk]

Dave,
Go on an excursion to the Eifel also, it isn't so far. There is so much more to discover - the first National Park of North Rhine-Westphalia for instance!

Maggi,
Thank you. Rosehips really make sense because of the form. German ' Hagebutte' is a combination of 'Hag' - Hedge and 'Butte' - something which is of a round shape (archaic German).

Gerd