Time is (not so) fleeting
The West-Eastern-Gate, a symbol of the reunion of the two German countries in 1990, is located in the middle of the former inner German border, …
05 Jan
Fire in ECK
Fire in ECK
Last night, my brother and I were caught by surprise when the fire siren in our village started to sound. At first we thought the …
26 Dec
Blue Tit
Blue Tit
A blue tit picks some corn out of a suet cake during the last days of late autumn. Sometimes it looks quite acrobatic in which …
03 Dec
Back to the Stone Age (cont’ed)
Back to the Stone Age (cont’ed)
As promised, here’s the second set of pictures from last weekend’s trip to the reconstructed Stone Age village in Unteruhldingen at Lake Constance. Julia and I …
27 Nov
Back to the Stone Age
Back to the Stone Age
This is what the scenery along the shores of Lake Constance looked like at the end of the Stone Age. People had just left their …
13 Nov
On Hölderlin’s paths
On Hölderlin’s paths
The yellow tower at the far end of the picture is where the famous poet Friedrich Hölderlin spent 36 years of his life while he …
11 Nov
Warp glass
Warp glass
Here are some impressions I snapped a while ago of Downtown Vancouver—seen through the dazzling reflexions on warp glass.
04 Nov
The Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper
When you enter the Chapel of Christ at Hohenzollern Castle you’re being greeted by this massive lion-shaped door knocker at the front gate. The Protestant …
02 Nov
Autumn in full colour
Autumn in full colour
With the awesome weather sticking around this Fall, Julia and I try to get outside as often as possible. Over the past few days, our …
01 Nov
The Blautopf
The Blautopf
As the second largest spring in Germany, the Blautopf represents the source of the Blau river at the end of an enormous subterranean water system …