Weeklog #5: Back to school
🛣️ More Freedom, Less SupervisionMy daughter is now in the Oberstufe and loves the new freedom it brings. She chose German, English and History as her advanced courses, and it seems she’s...
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39°C and a Bratwurst
This Friday and Saturday were hot here in Germany. We were close to 39°C. Again. So we did the only thing that felt right and spent some time at the...
Sometimes you just gotta look up...
Sometimes you just gotta look up. Highly underrated point of view. 👀
The lower the sun, the more fun exploring...
The lower the sun, the more fun exploring the neighborhood.
Summer in one picture
Over the last few weeks, I’ve kept wondering how I would describe summer in our region with just one picture. Maybe a day at the lake? The old town flooded...
I fixed the Star Wars cup
Back in March, I found this broken Star Wars mug. I really loved the design, so I decided to take it home, fix it and give it a new purpose....
Weeklog #4: About the Kids
🎓 Back to SchoolMy “Räubertochter” turned 16 this week. Tomorrow she’s starting her final three years at Gymnasium. I’m so proud of how far she’s come, with all the obstacles...
Tomorrow I’m heading to the Loreley...
Tomorrow I’m heading to the Loreley! 🤘🎸 The open-air stage sits high above the Rhine and was built as a Nazi “Thingplatz” in the 1930s. And what makes it awesome...
Write more postcards
Update 1: Awesome. Already four new pen pals. I love the direction this thing is heading 🫶 When was the last time I wrote a postcard, let alone a letter? I honestly...
Sunday morning Stroll
Finally, I have a new batch of photos. This past weekend the kids were with my sister, so we finally had time for some lengthy naps. 😴🤣 But we also...
Weeklog #3: For the Emperor and Old Ghosts
🤧 The Flu Strikes BackYay, my family is back from Mallorca 🥳. Being home alone was harder than I thought, but I think I managed it quite well. Turns out they didn't...
Between Concrete and Stone - Day 30/30.
So, this is it. The last batch from my 30-day photo challenge. I’ll write a separate post with a few thoughts on how it went. As mentioned at the beginning...
Behind our cemetery’s walls - Day 29/30.
Below our cemetery, the land drops down into the Lahn Valley. As a teenager, this little dirt path was always fascinating to me, and pretty much off limits. Down there...
Random snaps - Day 28/30.
Just three snaps from a short walk today. Completely different subjects but I like the mixture. Thirty posts. No schedule, no daily pressure. Everyday pictures, shot the same day, no...
Around the castle - Day 27/30.
Still busy trying out my new Voigtländer Color-Skopar 18mm lens. This time I went for a short stroll through the old town of Diez. On top of that I set...
Afternoon Snack at Oma H.’s
After my wife's father passed away, we brought her mom, Oma H., to live near us in the village. She'd been living out in the countryside, too remote to manage...
Windy enough to hear the fields - Day 26/30.
My new Voigtländer Color-Skopar 18mm lens arrived, so I took it for a walk through the village. It was warm, windy, and the sky couldn’t decide what it wanted to...
Home alone
I honestly can't remember the last time I was home alone. I mean truly alone, with no other humans around. This week my wife left for Mallorca with both kids....
A Day Together - Day 25/30.
A few photos from my wife’s birthday. We had breakfast in the city and spent the rest of the day relaxing by the lake. Thirty posts. No schedule, no daily...
Around the House - Day 24/30.
Life has been a bit full lately. Water trouble, basement trouble, ants in the wall. The usual glamorous stuff. So I took the camera around the house for a moment...
Weeklog #2: When Everything Starts Leaking
This week was all about water. Not exactly in the relaxing, summer kind of way. About a year ago, our home insurance company sent us a leak detection sensor that...
Muted Fields - Day 23/30.
Stressful days lately. Luckily, curating photos helps me slow down a bit and revisit the small moments. Like these four. It was overcast and still fairly cold for June. But...
If I could be transported back...
Recently, David answered a question he originally asked as part of Hyde’s Over/Under series: “If you could be transported back in history to a period of time, when would it...
Weeklog #1, and a Thank You!
So these are my first weekly notes ever, and I somehow picked a pretty eventful week for it. 😮💨 🐶 Kishu at the VetOur 13 year old poodle lady Kishu...
Back in the Garden - Day 22/30.
Today was a real mental low. I looked at all the jobs waiting around the house and in the garden and simply couldn’t be bothered with any of that annoying...