Month: August 2012

On Our Guard

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To be on our guard has been the order of our day, lately. Why? Because we knew that one of these days, the harvesters would stop by on the field next to our home. And if you aren’t on your guard, that means dust, dust, dust … all over the place. And since we didn’t want to have to fight the dust war, my mom kept reminding us: Watch out for the harvesters, and make sure to close all the windows on time! And today, her apprehension became reality when a faint sound reached our ears and stirred us up from our routine immediately. As soon as we became aware, we chased up and down the house in search of any open window that might turn on us and prevent us from keeping it somewhat free of all that dust which inevitably surrounds any machine trying to harvest a field!

Summer at Its Best

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Summer at its best means it’s the hottest day of the year. And you may guess what I did on this hottest day of the year … I got to spend it in the car, traveling halfway across the country, away from family members whom I don’t get to see for another whole long while. A good reason to be a little sad, even though today summer’s been at its best. At least this morning we were able to make the most of our time together as family, and visit the garden exhibition again.

Flowers, Hop and Malt

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Having relatives is a good thing. Not only do you have someone to love on and spend time with, but also you get to do fun stuff with them. Like going to the Landesgartenschau (a garden exhibition which different cities get to host), and for which my family happened to have free tickets so they could take me there. And I got to be with people I care about a lot, while at the same time enjoying the beauty of creation – and of German beer producing culture – all in one day.

Saying Good-Bye

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It as a sad day today – the day on which I had to say good-bye to the beach, the ocean and everything coastal related to it: We had to pack our things and return home. Of course, I couldn’t do that without quickly sneaking back to the beach one last time, to take it all in and store deeply in the recesses of my memory. Who knows when it’s the next time that I get to enjoy an ocean view like this again …?

Schlei Münde

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Seeing off the others at the train station Exploring Kappeln Boat ride on the Schlei fjord, to and from Schlei Münde Lighthouse at the Schlei Münde Exploring the peninsula at the Schlei Münde Last evening at the beach … and we finally get the kite to fly!