Spring is in the air
It is always the same; The winter was extremely long and hard this year. The reality is: The Winter was as it was supposed to be: Wet, cold and dark. But when spring finally knocks … Read more
Posts in Category ‘Western Germany’
Kingfisher spotting in Bochum
A friend told me that he has seen Kingfisher near the University in the city of Bochum. After I saw one there as well when we were in the region for a short hike, it … Read more
Who’s flying by here? An evening walk along the river “Ruhr”
Right now Germany is facing one storm after the other. We’ve already had two big storms here but we were lucky and almost nothing has been destroyed. We only have lost a fence and got … Read more
The garden thief
Like many other we have left some birdseed in the garden, just in case bird come by. Unfortunately we do not have many feathered friends coming by. But we just want to be sure that … Read more
Illumination Take Two: Lumagica Henrichshütte Hattingen
After we visited the Westalenpark in Dortmund some weeks ago, we this time stopped at the Henrichshütte, in the city of Hattingen. It was illuminated during the Lumagica. In former times the area was a … Read more
Bringing some light into the dark
When you are not outside during daylight when the sun is shining, wintertime can be pretty much dark and grey. I am happy that some parks bring some light intgo the dark season of the … Read more
Sun Sun Sun, here we come
The Beatles already payed homage to the sun in the year 1969. And when I am looking out of my window today, I am happy about that the sun is still here, even when summer … Read more
Change of perspective: Macro photography
If you are here on a regular basis, you know that I usually shoot photos of animals, especially birds. This time I dived into the world of Macro. I have done this before but it’s … Read more
Attention, snake!
We just came back from a sunny, slightly easy extended walk through a Heather area nearby. After we started our walk on a crowded parking area and entered a small wood, Anna suddenly shouted “AHHHH … Read more
A visit in a zoo which makes me thoughtful
We’ve been in a Zoo on Tuesday. Yes, this actually works in Germany these days. You just need two things: An official negative covid test and a reservation. The Zoo in Gelsenkirchen, where we went … Read more