Ten Lakes, a canoe, four days and about 40 kilometres. That’s what part 1 of our summer vacation looked like in 2014. The lake district in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania is well known for it’s canoe tourism, … Read more
Tomatoes
Back from our summer vacation I picked some ripe tomatoes and a cucumber. While we were on a trip through eastern Germany (more about that in my next posting), our small balcony garden brought quite … Read more
Do you like spiders?
I don’t. I really hate spiders. Good opportunity to show you the spider which lives above our mailbox at the moment :-). I’m ok with that, as long as it stays there, doesn’t come into … Read more
Make 4 on 2 – The stork story
Unfortunately I have to correct my “storks story” in post Make 5 on 2. One of the three baby storks didn’t make it. Unfortunately that’s the way of life. And it’s good to see that … Read more
Where are the sea lions?
When strolling down “the Embarcadero” in San Francisco you’ll probably smell and hear the sea lions at pear 39 sooner or later. But not in these days. They are all gone and scientists are speculating … Read more
Enjoy a cup from the end of the rainbow
One of my favourite coffee cups is linked with memories from Grandma’s Coffee House on Maui. That place served the best breakfast and the best lemon squares we enjoyed during our stay on Maui. Those … Read more
Supermoon
I was just thinking what topic to take for this post, when I read that these days the moon is much brighter and bigger than normal. That’s why the moon on the photo, taken this … Read more
Black-Red-Gold
Germany is a soccer country. During the world championship there is soccer everywhere: In the radio, on TV, when you open up the newspaper or in social media. And in your neighbours garden. Since 2006, … Read more
Rainy day
It’s July tomorrow, it’s summer and… it’s raining. Today was one of these days when you wake up, take a peak out of the window and just want to roll up like a cat and … Read more
Time for Memories: Hot, hotter…?
… Death Valley! Nothing but sand, dust and hills. And sweat on your forehead. A lot. That is what Death Valley in California looks like. This was the first time I’ve seen 50 C° reached … Read more