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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 – 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 […]
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.
The Church Crawl
When the group leader turned left at Sulzburg City Hall I knew it would be a longer than necessary walk. To get to St. Ilgen a right turn was required, at least if you wanted a direct route. Marching through the forest meant that my wife, who took the vineyard route, managed to be waiting […]
Another Day, Another Holiday
In Canada when there is a holiday approaching everyone knows it. Every store has a sign in the front door giving their holiday hours. Whether it is closing early Christmas eve, or just for the morning on November 11 to commemorate Remembrance Day, they want their customers to be informed well in advance, so they […]
The Family Photo
This portrait is in the municipal museum in Lippstadt, Germany. I keep meaning to share some of their collection with you and then get distracted and it doesn’t happen. Last night though I was going through some old photos and came across this one of one of my wife’s ancestors. Back in the 18th century […]
Sunset
Was walking into the vineyards at the edge of Sulzburg and saw this. The pictures really don’t do it justice.
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