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Hi Mariana, I am so glad that you improved my drawings. The articles now look much better with the vector graphics. Thank you so much! Sorry that I can't do something for you as a countermove. A drawing perhaps? Kind regards, Ingeborg --Schnobby (talk) 07:40, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
A salute
Hello Shnobby, My message is just to salute you for the lovely watercolor paintings after the "Blue and white clothes shop" Slaunger's photo, and more widely for all the artistic works that you offer to Commons users. Some months ago, I've inserted some of your drawings (without knowing the artist yet) in the fr:WP article about topiary. This article is still a poor stub, but at least it contains some original and relevant illustrations thanks to you :-) With best regards, --Myrabella (talk) 08:20, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
That's me cutting a box
Hi Myrabella, thank you very much for your message; I am still wondering how many nice people from all over the world you can meet here in Commons. Concerning my paintings: I have a lot of them in Category:Ingeborg Bernhard, as you may know already. The drawings about topiary I made for my own article in the German Wikipedia (called Topiari); I didn't know that they are in the french article too; thank you for the hint. In a couple of weeks we shall go to Southern England to see all the famous gardens with topiary; I do it myself in our garden. My husband and I like France very much and have often been there, also in Carnac. I saw that you like to take photos of these interesting old stones. In Carnac we have been about 35 years ago and went to the menhirs at midnight. My husband took a photo with the full moon over them; we were all alone there. We also were in the cave of Gavrinis, taken there by a fisherman, alone too, and found a candle in it to see the rock scratchs. I don't think that this will be possible today. Kind regards, --Schnobby (talk) 09:56, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
What marvellous memories are yours (and so romantic...)! It wouldn't be possible nowadays indeed (at least legally :-): all the main sites have been enclosed (even Locmariaquer and Gavrinis), visits are strictly organised, and you couldn't walk freely through the Carnac stone alignments... As you like topiary and France, maybe do you know the gardens of the 'Château de Villandry' in the Loire Valley? With kind regards, --Myrabella (talk) 08:25, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Good morning, Myrabella! Yes, it was indeed romantic in these times... No, unfortunately we never saw the castles in the Loire Valley and their gardens; we mostly visited the Bretagne, the Normandie, Paris, the Provence and other parts of France. In my article about Topiari in the German Wikipedia I added a photo of Villandry. I tried to add photos there of many different countries. I agree that the French article is too short and not very good, considering the many wonderful gardens in France! - It's a pity that all these interesting places in the whole world are enclosed now; we are happy to be old enough (more or less 70 years), so that we could see many things like the Pyramids in Egypt or Mexico without too many tourists. Have a nice day! --Schnobby (talk) 08:52, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Yes, Schnobby, you are lucky people!—but it's not only luck; it seems to me, through this pleasant conversation, that you and your husband know how to make life intense :-) About gardening (and land art), I would also recommend the annual International Garden Festival at the 'château de Chaumont-sur-Loire' - an opportunity to see contemporary gardens. Have a nice day too ! --Myrabella (talk) 11:22, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the recommendation of the International Garden Festival. We'll see if we can go there. Land art is a very interesting thing; I have a book about it, its gorgeous what you can do in the nature with some grass, wood or stone... - Yes indeed, my husband and I have an intense life. We are both artists - he is a stained glass painter - , and I think that is why we never are bored. And since we have a computer, new worlds are wide open for us. I like to upload fotos and I like to write articles too. Now, in summertime, there is the garden waiting (but not at 10° like today) and I'm looking forward to do some work. Kind regards! --Schnobby (talk) 12:33, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
