
Two dandelion seeds wait for being carried away by the wind on a meadow in the Rhön hills, April 21.

Two dandelion seeds wait for being carried away by the wind on a meadow in the Rhön hills, April 21.

Fresh, white mining waste and older material form the huge dump of a potassium mine in the Rhön hills, some 130 kms (78 mls) east of Frankfurt, April 20, situated right on the former border between what was then West and East Germany. Forests and canola fields are in the foreground.

The white dump of a nearby potassium mine behind a field with blooming dandelions in the Rhön hills, some 130 kms (78 mls) east of Frankfurt, April 18.

Hanover’s soccer player Didier Ya Konan, right, tests the tear strength of modern fabric while jubilating with teammate Lars Stindl, who scored the second goal of the match. Hanover eventually won 3-2 against Frankfurt in a German first division match, April 17.