Everyone has their favorite season, and mine is definitely winter. But looking at this magnificent vignettes by Markus Rollbühler, I think I have to reconsider this. Studying these vignettes is the opposite of putting together a jigsaw puzzle; instead of searching a correct place for a small piece, Markus invites us to find all the tiniest details in his assembled dioramas. I shall not spoil fun of discovering all the brilliant ideas hidden around the seasons, but I can’t help admiring a genius reindeer built of visor goggles and a stud shooter trigger!
The spring pagoda with the hotdog for an archway is inspired!
I realize now that these are Japanese Cherry Blossom trees. Their blooming is a traditional symbol in Japan that spring has arrived.
(And as for the autumn harvest, the word “harvest” actually has cognates meaning “autumn” in the other Germanic languages.)