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 …
In East Frisia, the term Hammrich stands for lowland used as meadow or pasture in the transition from the Geest to the Marsch. It is a typical East Frisian landscape that is criss-crossed by small bodies of water. The Holter … read more or write a comment …
This is the first smartphone picture I’ve shown on my blog. I can now shoot in high resolution and especially in RAW so that I can capture beautiful lighting moods at any time with the camera in my pocket and … 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 …
On our cycle tours through the Nordheide, we are always discovering new paths. Sometimes we just take familiar paths in the opposite direction, as happened on this day when we were cycling through a forest path coming from the north. We … read more or write a comment …
Between the training sessions, both dogs were allowed to romp around with each other again and again. I have captured a few scenes here that show the typical romp of young dogs.
The Vizsla is a pointing dog originating from Hungary. This one is called Taco and is about the same age as the previously presented Small Münsterlander Finley. Both were on hunting training together that day, so I was able to … read more or write a comment …
This is Finley. The Small Münsterländer (there is also a breed »Large Münsterländer«) is being trained to become a hunting dog. Here I was present at one of the first sessions, where obeying and attention were trained. In the picture … read more or write a comment …
This is how beautiful it can be after the rain in spring. The crocus flowers are full of drops and are made to glow by the flat sun. What a burst of color!
After a cold night, it looked as if the crocus had given up between the paving stones. Not only had the flower not opened during the day, it had also bent over and was now lying on the cold stones. … read more or write a comment …
This crocus is blooming from a narrow gap in the path. I have no idea how the bulb got there, as the bed is 10–20 cm away. But it is beautiful to look at, especially after the rain with the … read more or write a comment …
I don’t know what the architect had in mind when he designed the Alster swimming pool. Formally, it says that the roof is made of two hyperbolic paraboloid shells. But from this perspective, I see a butterfly swimmer (some people … read more or write a comment …