Photo of the Day: Crystal hat

Photo of the Day: Crystal hat

On our walk on sunday morning we passed by this weed with it’s cute snowy hat. The blue sky gave a nice background color by reflecting from the snow. That made for a good but subtle contrast to the yellowish/brownish tones of the weed. Photo data: Pentax K20D,...
Photo of the Day: River of Ice

Photo of the Day: River of Ice

The Elbe, that big stream, has turned to a mass of ice. It is an impressive sight to watch the huge blocks of frozen water along the banks and the pieces floating to the open sea in the areas that are not completely frozen yet. The sound of the water moving below the...
Photo of the Day: Frozen Surface

Photo of the Day: Frozen Surface

This is a photo from our little walk on Christmas Day (short because of the cold). It’s the water of a little stream just before is runs down a mini-barrage. Before the stream opens to a small pond with almost no movement, that’s why it is frozen. When...
Double Glass

Double Glass

I just discovered something I never saw before: Our kitchen window has a frame of ice, at least on one side. Must have something to do with the combination of snow, wind pressing it to the window and warm air coming out of the kitchen when cooking. Probably. Anyway, I...
Photo of the Day: Goodbye Husum!

Photo of the Day: Goodbye Husum!

After 9 months, today was my last day of work in Husum. On January 3rd I will begin working in Flensburg. At least I saved the most exciting trip to work for the end: Masses of snow, strong wind and stuck cars. I made a short work around town in my lunch break, taking...