
A tree in a garden near Friedrichsdorf, north of Frankfurt, Sep. 17.

An election poster behind trees in Frankfurt, Sep.12. (For those who wonder who it is: It’s the German chancellor who is up for re-election)

A plant sprouts out of an old milk container at an urban gardening project in the city’s east end, Aug.24.

Fresh and older contrails spread over the otherwise blue sky over Frankfurt, Aug.15, contributing to what is called ‘Global Darkening’. According to scientists, our planet has not only been getting warmer, but also darker. Over the past decades the quantity of sunlight that is reaching the earth’s surface might have reduced by 20 percent due to air pollution and aerosols.

A bench and a flag on a rock above the village of Waischenfeld near Bayreuth, northern Bavaria, Aug.11.