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In the Winter Woods

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Cora

I’ll comment on the Lower Saxony state elections tomorrow, once they’ve actually figured out who won and where things are going. My reaction is pretty “meh” anyway. I already voted by mail-in ballot some time ago. So instead of going … Continue reading →

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Snow by Day

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Cora

After yesterday’s nocturnal snow with “ghost” photos, here are some photos of snow by day, since it turned out that the snow stuck around. In fact, there’s even more of it now, since it kept snowing intermittently throughout the day. … Continue reading →

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Snow, Crafts and Cora photographs a Ghost

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Cora

Winter returned over the past few days and we also had some more snow tonight. So I took some photos, which was a tad difficult, since it was already dark. Still, I got some interesting results and even captured a … Continue reading →

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Snow is Gone and Back Again Linkdump

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Cora

Winter is in full swing here in North Germany. On Friday night, the temperatures dropped to minus 9° Celsius, Saturday night we got heavy snowfalls, so heavy that the two little girls who live in the house across the road … Continue reading →

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Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Cora

December 6th is St. Nicholas Day in Germany and the Netherlands. The weather was pleasantly Christmassy, cold with a light dusting of snow, and I celebrated in style by baking yet more Christmas cookies. As dusk fell – which in … Continue reading →

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Snowy Day Linkdump

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Cora

We had more snow last night and this time around, the snow even stayed, because the temperatures hovered around zero all day long. And because the weather was so conductive to the holiday spirit, I baked cookies today. I made … Continue reading →

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Snow and Seasonal Cheer… and Klingons?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Cora

Today, just in time for the first advent Sunday, it started to snow here in North Germany. Of course, the snow was very wet and it only lasted for two hours maybe, but it was still snow. Photographic evidence may … Continue reading →

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Sunrise

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Cora

I’m not a fan of our current hot weather at all, but it sure does make for pretty sunrises. For proof, see this photo I took yesterday morning:

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Accidental mispronunciations and very rude words in the schoolyard

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Cora

It’s still awfully and unseasonably hot here in North Germany, though it’s supposed to cool off tomorrow. Honestly, if they are going to have more and more schools that operate well into the afternoon, they should really revise the “hitzefrei” … Continue reading →

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Is Batman gay, Superman’s penis and some links

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Cora

Yes, the post title is search engine bait. Meanwhile, the unseasonably hot weather has made me slow and sluggish and teaching an afternoon class of fifth graders that are tiring under the best of circumstances doesn’t really help. I did … Continue reading →

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