We visited Germany this last holiday season. We stayed with the Deppe Family in Hannover.

It really was magical. Not just their hospitality, but the Holiday markets, The visits to mountain tourist sites that only the locals go to, The train ride and the walks in the rain around Berlin, we even got to visit Prague in Czechia, driving through the country side seeing the sites. Such a wonderful trip. One we will never forget.
I wanted to make a gift for our host family, So I cut a couple things out of steel. The wind spinner was just fun, but the Cicada was inspired by a long conversation with our friends mother who speaks little English, but enough that we talked at length about the coming cicada brood in the USA! What an odd conversation to fall into! May this cicada memorialize that forever. Happy Birthday Jana.
Thank you for your hospitality. It really was a wonderful, once in a lifetime experience.

The spinner is painted with a clear anodized red, The cicada pink, because we know what colors you like. 🙂