We recently decided that it was finally time again for a hike. So we got the kids in the car, a few friends to join us, and drove up to Blue Lake (close to Cascade, ID). Blue Lake really is a special place. Even though it is still very close to “civilization” you feel like […]
Every year, Purple Sage Farms in Middleton, ID do a winter solstice celebration with a potluck dinner and a big bonfire. My family and I went there in 2017 and had such a great time that it was clear we’d return again this year. They had an impressively large pile of wood ready to be […]
End of January a spontaneous trip to Bruneau Dunes State Park led to a very special experience for me and my family. As it was a cloudy and windy winter day nobody besides us had decided to go there (well, why would you). However, when we arrived, there was a big “hole” in the clouds, […]
Even though I’m not really into cars (yes, I know I’m weird) I recently visited the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. I might have to add that the main reason for going there was because I managed to get a ticket for a special photography event that allowed me (and a few others) to stay inside […]
Isn’t it great when the days get sunnier and warmer and you can literally see the rise of nature? Flowers, trees, clover and grass – all seem to grow and come out of nowhere.
Last weekend we had close to 20°C (65°F) and it really felt like spring is finally here. Besides the temperature and the (occasional) sunshine the first flowers are starting to show. Especially snowdrops are now everywhere in our garden.
Have you ever noticed that falcons look like tiny kings sitting in their tree-thrones? Especially now that it’s cold and they are all “fluffed up” they get a very “royal” look.
On Sunday we felt it might be a good idea to go to Stuttgart and enjoy the sun (after all it was “sun”-day). The second half of the plan was to visit an exihibition about the Swabians in the old castle (a place I hadn’t been to for a loooong time). However, as it was all dark […]
I recently started a little photography project to capture things from a different angle. What I noticed is that “looking down” lets you see a lot of things you otherwise miss. We are typically busy scanning the area around us to see what’s happening so we don’t look at what is right at our feet.