Cyrinne

@cyrinne

Software developer and hobby gardener in Germany. I like books, snail mail, birds, sewing, knitting, and running. she/her. A bit weird at times.

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Cyrinne@cyrinne· 1d

I ended a pen friendship of 25 years today. We grew apart, it happens. Wished we could’ve found a way to agree to disagree on a fairly trivial matter, but apparently this is impossible. The wild reflections in the picture match how I feel about that.

A nutria in a very green pond with lots of wild bright green and blue reflections on the rippled water around it. The nutria has one paw in front of the open mouth, giving an “oops” impression.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 4d

Today's run was much better! First time running 10 miles (~16k). 2:25 hours. 29°C (84 °F) by the end. 🥵 New hobby: Making dog walkers laugh at what I tell them while I slowly overtake them. Oh, and I ran 500k this year! And 727k in the last 365 days. I guess I need a new goal now. 🤭 #running

Yellow grain stubble in the foreground, not very healthy looking trees with some bare branches poking into the light blue sky. The leaves are turning red already.

A circle graphic saying I completed 102% of my 500k goal for 2026.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 5d

Human pretzel, 2008. 😆 (Of course, I still sit like that. When trying to fall asleep, I often have a knee near my shoulder and arms all over the place.)

A White, quite thin, young woman sitting on a wicker armchair on a porch. One leg is folded onto the seat, the other is folded up against the torso. The woman is reading a book on the flat leg, chin in hand, head bowed so far forward that the crown is facing the viewer. The back is slumped forward.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 10d

Ruthje tomatoes are cute! 🌱 For some reason, international seed sellers claim it's a greenhouse tomato. I grow it in pots outside. #organic-gardening

A small heart-shaped tomato on a white saucer. It has a small yellow pattern.

A dense cluster of green Ruthje tomatoes in front of an off-white wall.

Another cluster of Ruthjes in various states of ripeness, from green to red.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 11d

Saw some interesting patterns on a walk yesterday. #trees #forest

A tree with thin cracks in the bark that look like art. One a clearly see a human with the arms spread wide as if giving a blessing.

More cracks in the bark. At the top, there could a beetle, then there’s a half moon and finally a figure that could be a devil riding a sled!

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 11d

Me too, this is at our local pond (in Germany).

A clump of trees with their roots exposed that should normally be under water. The pond water is very green. Some leaves floating on the water as the trees are dropping them early due to the drought.

Old structures are showing at the edge of the pond that are normally under water. A nutria looking like a sculpture in the pond.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 11d

I was told to keep mentioning if a run was my longest yet, so here goes: First ever 15k (9.4 mi.). A personal record climb of 273 m (895 ft). Longest run yet (2:20 hrs). Got lost more times than I can count, but found my way back home. Saw the friendly runner again (she waved). ☺️ #running

The edge of a grain field that's just been harvested. Bales of straw in twos here and there. Some low green plants in the foreground, a forest in the background. The sky is blue with a few thin white clouds.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 18d

Got one "enjoy your meal" when a man saw me chewing. 😆 Saw the carcass of a dog next to a wooden cross and some burnt grass. Ran in circles around a lonely elderly widower for a brief chat. He had been a runner for 50 years himself and called me an athlete. I complimented him on his cute dog. 2/2

A view from a hill (same as last week). Grass in front, forest in the distance. A large patch of the grass is burned.

A handmade wooden cross lying on the ground in a forest with German writing on it: R.I.P. dear Hatschi (the sound of a sneeze in German), we wish you lots of fun in heaven. Surely you are already bouncing around with the other animals.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 18d

Running by feels sometimes also means doing much more than you had planned on doing. 🤷‍♀️ 14k (8.75 mi.) - 256m (840 ft) total climb - 2:12 hours Saw three other runners, a female runner also wore a vest and beamed at me. The other female runner gave me a cheery hello. 1/2 #running

A narrow dirt path with lots of bright green ferns on the left and other greenery everywhere else. You can barely see where you're going and better use a tick repellent (which I did).

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 20d

I lost my gardening mojo some time last winter. Having the tradesmen throw their trash everywhere and having the third friggin’ heatwave forecast for next week when we already have drought conditions, doesn’t exactly help. 😢 🌱 Hope next year will be better … #organic-gardening

A patch of lawn that’s very dry. Only very few thin blades of grass are still slightly green.

A piece of mostly dry and trampled lawn that is covered in a thick layer of saw dust. Some debris from tearing the old roof down is also visible.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 26d

I’m #running more these days to cope with the construction noise. 12.5k (7.8 mi) today, my longest run yet. Saw no other runners, but a few cyclists taking a break who looked a bit confused when they saw me run up a hill, take a quick look at the view, and then run down again. 😆 3 small blisters.

A view from a hill with grass and wildflowers in front of a forest with a few buildings peeking above the trees in the distance. The sky is cloudy but it’s dry.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· 28d

I guess I accidentally did a progression run today. I was starting to get a headache and wanted to get home more quickly. Was surprised when my app told me about a “PB”. I guess I *really* wanted this run to be over. 🤭 #running

4k run splits of 8’23” - 8’29” - 7’52” - 6’42” (minutes per km)

A colorful heart rate graph starting in zone 1/2 (which I had intended to stay in) and then steadily progresses into zones 3 and 4 with a short sprint into zone 5

My app says I’ve run 100m in 23 seconds and that is a personal best for me. I’ll take it.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jul 12

How to get me to a) run in zone 1 and b) up and down hills (I grew up in a very flat area) - simply give me an adventure trail! 😆 11 km (6.9 mi.), 1 hour 43 minutes, 211 m total climb. Helped train a dog to not chase runners, got stung by a tiny tick (🤬). Saw a deer but no other runners. #running

A small clearing in a beech forest. There’s a fallen tree to jump over, then a fairly steep (though it doesn’t really look it in the picture) short descent down to a muddy area. There are branches and tree roots to keep you alert while walking or running. There’s a rivulet at the bottom and someone put branches into the mud to create a crossing. There’s something that might have once been a concrete cover for a public task bin next to the crossing. The path up the next hill is also steep and first wide, before it narrows very quickly and starts winding into the underbrush, so you have no idea where you’re going.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jul 7

I should’ve taken a picture before the scaffolding went up. 🤦‍♀️🌱 #organic-gardening

A fairly large pink hydrangea in full bloom squeezed onto scaffolding for construction works. The earth is mulched, a red brick wall in the background.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jul 7

A tiny miracle from the garden. 🌱 #organic-gardening

A white currant on a white plate. The dark brown “nose” is pointing slightly up and to the right. On its cheek, there’s a dried flower with five petals. The colors have faded, but it looks like it might have been a forget-me-not.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jul 2

I love how the previously super neat gardeners in my neighborhood have embraced not mowing flowers in lawns. This is part of our front lawn. 🌱 #organic-gardening

A partially mown lawn with lots of small yellow flowers left to grow which are probably bird's-foot trefoil.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 25

Despite the humidity and heat, I’m still #running! The light is pretty in the forest. (Only in the early mornings and with plenty of ice in my running vest!)

A dirt trail at the edge of a forest with narrow strips of grass on both sides. The sun is shining and the “rays” are visible because of the steam rising from the ground as the dew is rapidly evaporating and because of the contrast from the shade that the tree branches hanging over the path possible. Some leaves are glowing very green in the sun.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 13

Such a sleek poppy! 🌱 #organic-gardening #bloomscrolling

A very red poppy with a black cross in its center that has surprisingly sleek and even glossy petals. The picture was taken on a sunny day. Lots of poppy foliage and buds in the background.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 7

#organic-gardening 🌱

A cherry-red poppy with a thick white cross in the center (almost looks like a flag!). It has a yellow-green pistil with yellow cake-slice markings and yellow stamens that look a bit like coarse oatmeal.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 4

I might get into trouble for it later, but I ran a 10k fartlek with 180 m (590 ft) total climb today (my second 10k ever). I had lots of fun. First run with soft flasks in the running vest. Lots of mud, many fallen tree obstacles, some very steep places, few people, no dog incident. 🎉 #running

A colorful heart rate chart that is almost a line of zig zags with the heart rate mostly oscillating between zone 2 and 3 with a fair bit of zone 4 mixed in. Towards the end, I went faster for a bit and some of the very steep hills made me briefly hit zone 5 as well.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 2

#organic-gardening 🌱

A white poppy with red “veins” looking like someone brushed red paint from the center to towards the edges of the petals. There’s a white rim. The pistil is green with yellow stripes like the cuts on a cake and the stamen are yellow. If you look very closely, there’s a thick white cross underneath the stamen. The poppy has just woken up, the petals are still a bit wrinkled.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 2

Cherry-jewels 🌱 #organic-gardening

A cluster of cherries growing on a tree (with more cherries in the background). The cherries are very shiny and vary in color/ripeness from yellow-green to bright red.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 2

After an easy 4k this morning, I’ve now completed 500k in the past 365 days. 🎉 Seems like the poppies are celebrating with me by being extra pretty this year! #running

An unruly lot of poppies in different shades of red (with dark or white centers) and pink (with light centers). A bit of bare soil in the background where I’ve just planted some corn. The part where the poppies are was also supposed to be growing corn, but they are too pretty to pull.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· Jun 1

We have lots of those in Germany. I don’t know the technical details, but I think they figured out how we can use them safely as Germany is very keen on doing everything safely. 🙃 de.statista.com/infografik/3...

A graphic showing that the number of new plug-in solar panel installations grew to 429k in Germany in 2024.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· May 30

It’s poppy time! 🌱 #organic-gardening

A bright pink and red poppy, picture taken from almost straight above the flower. More poppy stems and leaves in the background.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· May 24

Not the best perspective, but here you go. We had so much fun, thank you!

Cyrinne@cyrinne· May 24

I went to Kotlin Conf in Munich this week. I was too busy to take pictures while there, but a co-worker and I went on lovely long walks in the evening. There was a large park only a few minutes’ walk from the venue.

A meadow covered in small yellow flowers and a few trees in the distance. The evening sky has pretty pink clouds.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· May 24

Took a walk on my favorite trail for slow runs the other day, so I could finally take some pictures! #running

A dirt path in a forest. A multi-trunk tree has fallen over the path (it’s been there for months). To continue, you need to first duck under a thick tree trunk that’s splitting up into thick branches over the trail, then climb over a thinner tree trunk while ducking very low under the third branch. You can’t go around the obstacle as there’s thick undergrowth on both sides and the tree is quite large, too.

A narrow dirt trail through a very green late spring forest. The undergrowth is closing in on the path.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· May 24

Hi, I’m Cactus! 🌱

A cactus shaped like a thick sausage with lots and lots star-shaped flat white spines and two bright pink flowers with yellow centers near the top of the cactus that look like slightly cross-eyed eyes. It looks rather cute imho.

Cyrinne@cyrinne· May 17

Still feeling off, but I did a slow 5k today. Was happy to see quite a few run-walking beginners in the forest. Since I had just missed a total of 250k last year, I thought this would be a nice goal for 2026. Love the “more confetti” button! Next up: 500k in 365 days. #running