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 ‘Spring’
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
61 kilometres trough the Netherlands
It is really weird to sit here in my Office, write this blog post with the knowledge about what is happening in the Ukraine right now. Of course I think about the Ukraine people every … Read more
Two pencils – One story
We have just decluttered some cornes of our apartment. Besides some other things we found an old Rucksack with tissues, old sweets and two pencils in it. After I put everything on a pile for … 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
Bird knowledge: Alcedo Atthis
Alcedo Atthis is the Latin name for the European kingfisher. And this is the bird which this blogpost is about. On Friday morning (I had one day off) I grabbed my photo camera and visited … Read more
Covid Tristesse
The french word Tristesse is probably a pretty good description of what people feel like all over the world in these days. Every day feels like the same and the media is flooded with negative … Read more
Springwalk in Switzerland
You may ask yourself now: Switzerland? How does this work in these times? I need to admit that the topic I have chosen is not 100% correct. The truth is: We were out for a … 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
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