March 13th, 2010. Sophia (2), struggling the hardships of winter, conquered cold, icy wind and the deep snow on her way. Eternal fame, chronicled on posterous.com, will be her reward! (in the woods close to the game preserve of Laichingen, Swabian Alb, southern Germany)
March 8th, 2010, Altental, between Blaubeuren and Herrlingen. On my way to work on a fricking cold ( -18° C / 0° F) morning. Beautiful sun, though. The light makes the fresh snow shimmer in blue.
I just couldn't resist, stopped the car and in my fine business leather shoes (aaaarghh!) I took a stroll in the deep snow near the Blau-River.The cold raises steam - not only out of my mouth and nose, but also from the river. Winter sometimes is great!
February 21st, 2010. Once a year, during the last days of February, a huge pile of collected old cristmas trees of our small village is burned in a big public bonfire. This so called "Funkenfeuer" is supposed to clear out the winter; consistently it is accompanied by beer and BBQ... ;-)
February 21st, 2010. Out in the snow, walking the Blau-valley, Blaubeuren. Blazing sun. First brief glimpses of forthcoming spring.
January 30th, 2010. Our first winter here. We didn't see that much snow since we were kids!
Pictures were taken around Gerhausen near Blaubeuren, Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, on a clear blue sky winter day. We dedicate them especially to all our friends in Texas, California and on Crete, Greece! ;-)
January 24th, 2010, near Hohenstadt, Swabian Alb, southern Germany.
While on the way from Ulm to Stuttgart I had to stop at a parking lot of the Autobahn 8 and take some more pictures of the frozen fog, just those minutes, the fog started to vanish and the sun came out. Incredible white light. Astonishing icicles, here, at the highest peak of the Swabian Mountains.
Funny: Five of the eight drivers, that were resting at the small parking lot, grabbed their cameras as well at that moment...
2010, January 23rd: Frost and fog in combination with wind created bizarre icicles on twigs and branches
Pictures were taken at the valley "Eggental" near Blaubeuren-Seißen (701 meters above sea level), Swabian Alb, southern Germany.
2010 January 10 - 22nd Patenter Race in Blaubeuren-Gerhausen
2009 October 26 - autumn at the Altental ("old valley"), between Blaubeuren and Blaustein
