Tag Archives: landscape

Photos: Autumn Leaves 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Cora

This past week, we have been experiencing uncommonly warm and sunny weather for mid October. And so I took the opportunity to drive around and admire the fall colours in the area. Of course, I also took some photos, which … Continue reading →

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Photos: The Visbek Bridegroom Megalithic Tombs

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Cora

Yesterday was Pentecost Monday, which is a public holiday in Germany. And since the weather was sunny, but not overly warm, it was also the perfect day for an outing. While looking at the map, wondering where to go, my … Continue reading →

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Photos: Wangerland in East Friesia

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Cora

Easter Monday is a public holiday here in Germany. And since the weather was a bit cold, but otherwise nice, we decided to go on an outing to the East Friesian North Sea coast to visit the municipality of Wangerland. … Continue reading →

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Photos: Heiligenrode and Spring Flowers

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Cora

Due to several warm and sunny days in March, spring is currently in full bloom here in North Germany, so it’s time for some spring flower pictures. What is more, the long Easter weekend also caused massive traffic jams on … Continue reading →

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Photos: Summery Views of Vechta

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Cora

As longtime readers may remember, I taught at the University of Vechta for a while. And yesterday, I had the opportunity to teach in Vechta again, though not at the university this time, but at the St. Antoniushaus, a conference … Continue reading →

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Photos: Flowers and Sunsets… and Pirates!

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Cora

Enough politics for today, let’s have some pretty photos. The mild and sunny weather of the past week has given nature a boost with spring flowers in full bloom all over. So here are some of them. These are all … Continue reading →

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Missile Hill Revisited, now with bonus pumpkins

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Cora

Back in 2012, I posted about a place near the town of Syke colloquially known as Missile Hill, an abandoned US Army installation turned nature preserve with look-out tower. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take any photos from the top of the … Continue reading →

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A Hot Air Balloon on a Misty Morning

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Cora

Early on Sunday morning, I was awoken by the distinctive hiss of the gas burner of a hot air balloon. I got up, grabbed my camera, looked out of every window on the first floor and was finally able to … Continue reading →

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Photos: Lüneburger Heide 2015

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Cora

Last week, I took advantage of the pleasant and sunny weather to make a day trip to the Lüneburger Heide, a nature preserve with a unique heath landscape approximately 70 kilometers to the East of Bremen. The Lüneburger Heide as … Continue reading →

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Photos: Enchanted November Woodlands

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Cora

We had a lovely sunny and mild late November weekend, so I took the opportunity to go hiking in my favourite local hiking spot, the Westermark forest near the town of Syke, which has been featured in these pages before. … Continue reading →

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