Schlei:52 – Week 19
At this time of the year the fields around the Schlei are usually as yellow as these ones. This year it has been a bit harder to find a view like this one. There are noticeably less rapeseed fields. The farmers say that last year’s August and September were too humid to get the seeds out.
So, there is still hope for a yellow May 2013.
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Schlei:52 – Week 17
In the last light of the day we saw a swan floating in the water in front of one of Schleswigs most hideous landmarks, the Wiking tower. I knew when making a photo series about the Schlei some day I had to include it… well here it is.
I prefer the reflection of the tower in the water.
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Schlei:52 – Week 16
The Füsinger Au is a small river that runs through the Angeln area northeast of Schleswig. In Winning it flows into the Schlei. For centuries the river could be crossed with a small ferry close to the mouth, the Dreilingsfähre. Today the ferry is gone, replaced by a bridge, which was refurbished not long ago.
I took this photo looking from that bridge up the river.
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Schlei:52 – Week 15
It has been an extremely busy (holiday) week, so I didn’t have the chance to take a photo of the Schlei. As this was expected I took this photo in advance the week before. This is the view from the small town of Sieseby across the Schlei.
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Schlei:52 – Week 14
Happy Easter to everyone! Yesterday was the day for the traditional Osterfeuer (Easter fires). Almost every town has it’s own fire where old Christmas trees and branches are burned to scare away winter (and that’s about time – last night we had -2° Celsius!). This is the fire here in Schleswig, and if you look closely you can see two other fires along the coast.
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Schlei:52 – Week 13
One of the little boats the fishers use here on the Schlei. This was late afternoon, when the fishers take their deserved rest. In the mornings the Schlei is much more active these days – the season for herring just started!
I took this photo on Monday at the Stadthafen while showing Schleswig to my mother-in-law.
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