Monthly Archives: June 2018
Black Forest Ramble – VII
My wife mentioned that the walk we were taking last Saturday above the village of St. Ulrich had a spiritual component, that it was kind of a mini-pilgrimage. I thought it might be like walking the stations of the cross, as many Roman Catholics do on Good Friday. I suppose that isn’t surprising – the […]
Black Forest Ramble – VI
When I was a child we visited Ontario, where I was warned it was illegal to pick trilliums, the provincial flower, if you came across any growing wild. Turns out that wasn’t true – the flower does not have protected status. The Black Forest seems to be one big nature park, and I have yet […]
Black Forest Ramble – V
I know there is wildlife in the Black forest – but I never seem to see any. That may be because there are always people on the trails. When walking in Ottawa’s urban forest it is not unusual to see many different animals. Small ones like squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits and raccoons are common. There are […]
Ontario Votes
We take a break from our Black Forest series today because…. …it is voting day in Ontario. Voters are set to choose which of the three major parties will form the government. I will admit to not being all that excited. If we were still living in the province, I would probably have written extensively […]
Black Forest Ramble – IV
A continuation of yesterday’s post, pictures taken in the hills around St. Ulrich.
Black Forest Ramble – III
Monday I gave you a taste of the paths around the Black Forest village of St. Ulrich. Today we walk the same paths, but with a much different view. On a hot day it is nice to be in the shade of the forest trees. But what makes the walk spectacular is the view when […]
Black Forest Ramble – II
Today I am featuring pictures taken Saturday afternoon during our walk through the Black Forest above St. Ulrich. My problem is deciding which ones to share today. The advantage to digital photography is that you can take hundreds of pictures with no regards to cost. That may be a disadvantage also – you don’t need […]
Black Forest Ramble – I
It was a beautiful Saturday, so I took the afternoon off work. It has been a while – it seems Saturdays there is always something that comes up that requires sitting at the computer or going out and doing something for someone. My wife said she had heard of a nice walk in the Black […]
The Church Crawl – II
Today just a few photos left over from yesterday’s post about Thursday’s event. I think my favorite is the people walking through the vineyard single file. By that point I had separated from the group.
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