It is clear to see that we are back in the active solar cycle that occurs every 11 years. Auroral sightings from German latitudes are also becoming more frequent on social networks. On October 10, I was also lucky enough … read more or write a comment …
Autumn is coming. After the last warm weekend, the mornings are already really cool and in some places there is a gentle mist. A view over the Steinbeck fields.
Was it a reproachful look or a curious one? I had trimmed some bushes in the garden after the breeding season and when I had almost finished tidying up, I noticed the young robin looking down at me from the … read more or write a comment …
My last picture from East Frisia. Finally, once again the Holter Hammrich, which I had already shown at the beginning in an evening mood. This time the cloud cover was thicker, but the clouds were still translucent to let the … read more or write a comment …
Seeing a stork in a meadow right next to the road, which then takes off after finding food, was a very special experience. I had to put on my telephoto lens first because I was on my bike, but I … read more or write a comment …
Papenburg really appealed to me. Not because of the Meyerwerft shipyard, Papenburg’s major employer, because I don’t like cruise ships in particular. But mainly because of the beautiful main canal. The streets on both sides are traffic-calmed and therefore left to … read more or write a comment …
The Hahentanger Mill in Rhauderfehn is one of 4 mills owned by the municipality but rebuilt and operated by mill associations. It was built in 1864 and 65 and burned down in 1885. It was then rebuilt in 1886 and … read more or write a comment …
The listed sexton’s house next to the church of St. Laurentius and St. Vincentius is a so-called Gulf house. It is a type of farmhouse that appeared in East Frisia in the 16th and 17th centuries and houses a dwelling … read more or write a comment …
I was particularly taken with the interesting light on the slate-covered roof of the apse of the church in Backemoor. From glistening light on one side to dark black on the other. Backemoor’s church of St. Laurentius and St. Vincentius dates … read more or write a comment …
Previously, I had already reported on the hedgerows as a typical cultural landscape of East Frisia. As I was so often out and about in the countryside near Backemoor, I decided to show these small fields, framed by stately old … read more or write a comment …
Hedgerows are an integral part of our East Frisian cultural landscape, whose origins go back over 1000 years. They shape the landscape, protect against wind erosion, mark boundaries and are a habitat, refuge and food source for hundreds of animal … read more or write a comment …
Nature photography in your own garden begins again. Now that the first crocuses have long since faded, the apple tree is getting ready to provide food for the insects. This year I tried to show other flowers in the background … read more or write a comment …