The Flower Hour #53 A Peek at Flowers in Europe

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For the Flower Hour, share your images of flowers, gardens, fields of flowers, seasonal leaves and plants, fungus, algae, cacti, trees and tree blossoms, berries, and wildflowers. Bouquets and silk/faux flowers are welcome.

Saturday, October 10, found us in the French/German city of Strasbourg. More about the city later, but enjoy the beautiful apartment buildings adorned with these floral displays.

Strassbourg apartment and flowers

I wonder who waters them?

Here are some fun floral images I snapped while visiting the town of Breitnau in Germany’s Black Forest region. We visited this area October 11, essentially the last day of our Rhine River Cruise.

the Hofgut Sternen hotel
Hotel Hofgut Sternen adorned in Geraniums

The life-sized, giant chalet cuckoo clock in Breitnau, Germany, is located at the Hofgut Sternen Hotel complex.

Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Chalet.

We stood in front of it at 3:30pm and watched the big cuckoo pop out, while the dancers did their dance on the balcony, complete with pretty pink petunias!

closeup Life sized cuckoo clock germany

Remember, there are no specific themes for the Flower Hour, but please use your own photography from your archives or new images. Your original images reimagined with AI tools in post-editing are also welcome. And you have all week to link to this post.

New to The Flower Hour photo challenge? Please check out my page for more information! I encourage “double-dipping” with other blog challenges if you do not want to create a separate post.

A hearty thank you to Pam Perrault at Enchanting Essex who hosted the Flower Hour for two weeks in my absence. If you missed her posts, you can still visit:

The Flower Hour #51: Purple and Gold — The Perfect Royal Pairing

The Flower Hour #52: Cornucopia – Abundance and Gratitude


Also sharing for Pepper’s One Step at A Time I walked an average of 10,000 steps a day on our daily excursions. Whew!

floral signature
graphic TW to Europe

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24 responses to “The Flower Hour #53 A Peek at Flowers in Europe”

  1. I just love the flower boxes! I remember them when we went to Bavaria in Germany.
    Beautiful flowers my friend.

    FYI… This post did not come up in my WordPress reader. I had to go search for it.

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  2. Gorgeous displays of flowers! And I love the giant cuckoo clock chalet! I’m here today with the fall color of maple leaves. Glorious Fall Color at Coulon Park – Cats and Trails and Garden Tales

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    1. Thanks, Susanne, the larger than life cuckoo clock was fun to see!

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  3. Germany looks lovely. What a fun trip you must have had. 💐

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    1. Thank you, Colleen! It was memorable and eye-opening!

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    Terri, I love these flowers from Europe. My favorite is the Cuckoo Clock! It takes me back to my senior year of high school when I spent some time in Munich.

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  5. Hi, Terri! 🙋

    The flowers look so awesome! I especially like the big cuckoo and the dancers, and the flowers made it much more beautiful.

    I’m glad, so glad, that the trip went well. Of course, keep us updated about the city! 👍

    Anyway, have a lovely rest of your week! ☺️

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    1. Thank you Aptivi. The Black Forest region of Germany was one of my favorite stops.

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      1. You’re most welcome, Terri. That’s really great! 👍☺️ Would you recommend me to give it a visit someday?

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      2. Thanks! I hope to be there someday. ☺️

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  6. Very fun Terri. The cuckoo clock is something else. I’d forgotten about the dancers! Here’s mine this week: https://grahamsisland.com/2026/10/20/firecrackers/

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    1. Thank you, Graham! The little area we visited there had a lot of nice things to see. I was miffed that some cruisers complained about it all being a tourist trap. Only if you let it!

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  8. I love the joyous images and beautiful mood of your images, Terri. The hanging flower baskets are marvelous. I love the life-sized cuckoo clock house images. It reminds me of fairy tales looking at them. Thank you for sharing these delightful images from your visit.
    P.S Superb graphic “Terri Webster Schrandt goes to Europe”

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    1. Thanks so much, Suzette! You can’t believe that many photos of flowers I captured on our trip! Fairy Tale is a wonderful description!

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  11. Those flower boxes are gorgeous though I wonder how much work they are to maintain!

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    1. Thank you, Jacqui! That is a great question!

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