About Mice and Men during the apocalypse

…at least you could guess that Germany is just about to collapse, when reading the news. My warnapp on my cellphone informed me 3 times in the last 3 days. As much as in the … Read more

Pellworm – Sunny autumn vacation

After the heater in the apartment on the island of Pellworm totally broke down, we were lucky get an alternative option. Our AirBnb hosts have another house on the island which we could use. That … Read more

Kingfisher shooting in Muelheim

I never get tired of Kingfisher posts. And why should I ? The European Kingfisher is one of the prettiest and most colourful birds in Germany! We recently discovered that there is a bridge nearby … Read more

A balcony with a view

Having a balcony definitively is a plus in days of Corona and “stay@home”. It’s probably much easier to cope with the situation when having a small outdoor space. And I am aware of this privilege! … Read more

Birding at the Kemnader See

I am not a (early) morning person and it is really nice to stay in bed 40 minutes longer in times of Corona and home office. On weekends it’s the same. When there is no … Read more

December 2019

It feels like the only goal of December is to prepare for the holidays. And then it’s all over, so fast that your mind cannot even follow. When I listened a radio show I heard … Read more

Birdwatching on the Island of Pellworm

After we arrived on the Island of Pellworm and checked the weather forecast, it was sure that we could not do very much outdoors. But reading, drinking tea and from time to time browsing through … Read more

Kingfisher challenge – check

It is kind of weird that I can finally complete my “self made Kingfisher challenge” in 2019. And it is not because of the year. It is because I took these photos from our balcony. … Read more

Short summer posting

Germany and the rest of Europe (maybe the rest of the world?) is suffering from the extreme temperatures and the dryness. We are lucky that it got better, at least were I live. But the … Read more

Urban wildlife

I finally have found the time to show you some pictures I shot today and yesterday. As you may have noticed I did not post new content in the last few month. This was not … Read more