This beautiful, autumnal shot of yellow wildflowers and a magnificent peacock butterfly in the golden, warm autumn light gives every living and working space a pleasantly warm, colourful atmosphere. This photo was taken with the NIKON D90 (lens: NIKKOR 80.0-200.0 mm f/2.8) in the Botanical Volkspark in Blankenfelde-Pankow on 16 October 2018 in the late afternoon hours.
The significance of leaf colours for the Iroquois:
In Iroquois mythology, the colours of the Indian summer have a special meaning. The yellow leaves symbolise the fires of the spirits, while the red leaves are soaked in the blood of the bear that the heavenly hunters have killed. However, the indigenous population only told such stories in winter. Because summer was reserved for work. And anyone who broke this law was punished by the invisible nature spirits Jo-ga-oh.
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Silva Wischeropp was born in the Hanseatic city of Wismar in the former GDR. Today she lives and works in Berlin. As a passionate travel..
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