Chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the church of Maria Weißenstein in Welschnofen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Fourteenth way of looking at a blackbird? Photo taken last week in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Partially frozen stream in the mountains of South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Reflections in puddles on train tracks in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

My wife (offering me an apple) and me on a late Sunday afternoon walk near Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Not sure what has caused this river-like pattern in the greenish growth on this vertical concrete wall near where I live. It looks like a path water might take through a flattish landscape but this is a vertical wall. Any guesses? Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Tree in winter in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Walked by a small truck with a bit of snow and ice on its windscreen, and this reflection of a tree. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Water flowing over rocks in the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

This is a wild apple tree I often pass while taking a walk in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. The top photo was taken in spring, the middle photo in fall, and the bottom one a few days ago. And, yes, the apples are actually very good. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by…

Wild apple tree still hanging on to its apples, if not its leaves, in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Broken symmetry: a high-altitude airliner above Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

 My favorite tree next to the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

I went a bit “meta” this week with this self-portrait by reflection in a framed photograph of my wife taken by Tanyth Berkeley which hangs in my office. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

In the woods, near Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

A box containing an assortment of Pakistani sweets given to me by the owner of a shop in Brixen, South Tyrol, in celebration of the birth of his first grandchild. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

The sun seen through wispy clouds, from my window. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

My (almost) daily walk in my neighborhood becomes quite colorful this time of year. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

A surprisingly strong cube I made out of staples after seeing this video. Yes, I am a nerd! Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

Road near Meransen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.