P is for Peppy

Once again the outdoor market Auer Dult (or shortly Dult) takes place in Munich. I took some pink photos for the Pink Saturday crowd and made a YouTube movie clip of all my photos and movies with some peppy music for the Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday. So get ready for a walk over the market and fairground!

So much to see and discover.

A pink apron.

Beautiful tableware from Italy.

Sweet Lissy.

Aufgebrezelt is a Bavarian expression for dressed up.

Glass heart pendants.

Candles made from beeswax.

A cute dog toy -- and it's partly pink.

Candy.

A beautiful pink scarf.

Up in the air.

Beauty queen.

Pots.

Have you already watched the movie with the peppy music? No? So do it now and visit the Auer Dult together with me!

I wish you

I recently created a small photo book with some of my favorite photos as a gift for Easter. The book cover shows the tulips below and has the title I wish you. So without further ado -- I wish you...

Curiosity

Light

Pleasure


Serenity

Calmness

Color

Contentment

Joy

Time

(The most relevant hour is always the present. The most important person is always the one standing opposite you. The most essential is always love.)

Beauty

Laughter

Brilliance

Wisdom

Below you see the back cover of my gift booklet.

Since there's some pink in my photos now and then, I am linking this to Beverly's Pink Saturday. Have a great Pink Saturday!

P is for Ponderosa Ranch

Welcome to Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday! Since you enjoyed the outing into the Old West last week, I am heading out west this week again -- to Nevada to be precise.

Do you know the Ponderosa Ranch? The name sounds familiar, doesn't it? What about this map? Maybe you remember it burning -- and now a melody comes into your mind.

Yes -- right! Bonanza. The Cartwrights. Adam (Pernell Roberts). Little Joe (Michael Landon). Ben (Lorne Green). Hoss (Dan Blocker).

Living on the Ponderosa Ranch in this ranch house.

Do you know that the filming location was a theme park between 1967 and 2004? In 1997, I visited the Ponderosa Ranch. The mountains and forest around are amazing. Here you see a photo towards the entrance from within the park.

The hotel and saloon.

Here you could buy a Hoss burger -- which I did. It tasted delicious! According to Wikipedia approximately 3,000,000 burgers were sold during the park's existence.

The film sets looked as if a film crew had just stopped working.

A cabin in the forest.

There was a pathway on a hill which allowed great overviews over the whole filming set.

A look into town.

The scenery is amazing -- you can even make out Lake Tahoe in the background.


Another gorgeous overview -- the weather was sunny but cold. It was in early October.

Here's the Cartwright Ranch.

Hop Sing's (Victor Sen Yung) kitchen.

Here's Hop Sing setting the table for the Cartwrights.

The dining room.

The lady on the right side was the guide on the ranch tour. The big fireplace was really impressive.

Hoss's hat and vest and Little Joe's hat and jacket hanging next to the door.

Here's the patriarch, Ben Cartwright, sitting behind his desk. Do you see the map of the Ponderosa Ranch hanging on the wall?

Back in town.

Oh, some action -- a hold-up in the bank!

The last two photos were taken nearby -- I almost expected the Cartwrights riding into view any minute.

The scenery around Lake Tahoe is so very beautiful.

I hope you enjoyed your visit at the Ponderosa Ranch.