Christopher Locke
@ex-libris.bsky.social
An Englishman abroad. Bookish. Pale and interesting, as my mother used to say. Vienna, Austria. He/him 🏳️🌈
Big storm last evening has given way to clear skies this morning over Vienna.
May 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Big storm last evening has given way to clear skies this morning over Vienna.
Oh! They’ve mown the meadow grasses, and in doing so the red clover is no more. They usually mow every other strip so they can still tend the vines, but leave the remainder for the wildlife.
April 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Oh! They’ve mown the meadow grasses, and in doing so the red clover is no more. They usually mow every other strip so they can still tend the vines, but leave the remainder for the wildlife.
Red clover. My favourite has appeared. As the days progress great swathes will put on a glorious technicolour show.
April 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Red clover. My favourite has appeared. As the days progress great swathes will put on a glorious technicolour show.
The difference a few weeks makes. Obersievering right now.
April 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The difference a few weeks makes. Obersievering right now.
I actually have books in my collection From Gilbert and Son that have their name pasted in.
April 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I actually have books in my collection From Gilbert and Son that have their name pasted in.
The finale of my State Opera season. Le Nozze di Figaro was a sheer delight, with stunning costumes and sets. And for once no one died!
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
April 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The finale of my State Opera season. Le Nozze di Figaro was a sheer delight, with stunning costumes and sets. And for once no one died!
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
A walk past the Austrian parliament building where a nonchalant Athena avoided my gaze.
April 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A walk past the Austrian parliament building where a nonchalant Athena avoided my gaze.
I found the soil has been turned at the foot of the vines this morning. Presumably to limit the competition from the meadow grasses.
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I found the soil has been turned at the foot of the vines this morning. Presumably to limit the competition from the meadow grasses.
My woodland trail has come alive in the last couple of weeks. So many beautiful flowers. The violets did especially well, but have now been lost to the taller plants.
April 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My woodland trail has come alive in the last couple of weeks. So many beautiful flowers. The violets did especially well, but have now been lost to the taller plants.
They’ve trimmed the vines back to two stems, and won’t be long before the first shoots appear now that the weather’s turned.
March 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
They’ve trimmed the vines back to two stems, and won’t be long before the first shoots appear now that the weather’s turned.
A entertaining evening programme of Prokofiev at the Musikverein provided by the Budapest Festival Orchestra, directed by Iván Fischer, and with guest solo pianist, Igor Levit.
March 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A entertaining evening programme of Prokofiev at the Musikverein provided by the Budapest Festival Orchestra, directed by Iván Fischer, and with guest solo pianist, Igor Levit.
Great clarity over the city this afternoon.
March 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Great clarity over the city this afternoon.
A beautiful dog walk through the vineyards this afternoon. Great clarity across Vienna and into Wienerwald.
March 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A beautiful dog walk through the vineyards this afternoon. Great clarity across Vienna and into Wienerwald.
Angus Wilson’s, The Wrong Set. I’ve recently discovered his work and I’m really enjoying him.
March 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Angus Wilson’s, The Wrong Set. I’ve recently discovered his work and I’m really enjoying him.
Vienna U-Bahn vending machine. Spot the odd one out.
February 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Vienna U-Bahn vending machine. Spot the odd one out.
Rathaus ice rink.
February 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Rathaus ice rink.
Beautiful but cold (-6°C) dog walk up to am Himmel this morning. Terrific silvered and golden ephemeral views over Vienna.
February 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Beautiful but cold (-6°C) dog walk up to am Himmel this morning. Terrific silvered and golden ephemeral views over Vienna.
A very melodramatic evening at the Wiener Staatsoper with Verdi’s, Il Trovatore. The takeaway being one must be more careful just whose child you’re actually throwing onto the fire that‘s consuming your mother for being a witch. A valuable lesson for us all I fear …
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
February 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
A very melodramatic evening at the Wiener Staatsoper with Verdi’s, Il Trovatore. The takeaway being one must be more careful just whose child you’re actually throwing onto the fire that‘s consuming your mother for being a witch. A valuable lesson for us all I fear …
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
📸 Wiener Staatsoper
Beautifully cold this morning. Frost and snow crystals clung to vine trellis giving them the appearance of spider threads.
January 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Beautifully cold this morning. Frost and snow crystals clung to vine trellis giving them the appearance of spider threads.
The cloud cover not so low this morning.
January 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The cloud cover not so low this morning.
The touch of Jack. Happy New Year everyone.
January 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The touch of Jack. Happy New Year everyone.
The first true cold of the season greeted me for my dog walk this morning. -4°C. Lovely.
December 31, 2024 at 3:51 PM
The first true cold of the season greeted me for my dog walk this morning. -4°C. Lovely.