Category Archives: Schleswig-Holstein

Forests – Where you find Health and Peace

Forests are the lungs of our planet, forests mean life and health. Many think hugging a tree helps the mind and gives energy. I love to walk in forests and I am always amazed to discover animals and plants. A … Continue reading

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The Wild Life in my Backyard

Wild animals in my backyard – sounds like I would have lions and hippos there. In a way it is actually less spectacular from that point of view. But still spectacular and amazing. From pigeon to green finch, from seagull … Continue reading

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Spring-blooming Tulips everywhere

After daffodils there are tulips everywhere. Thousands of colors, as stand-alone symphony or in fields, huge flowers or little beauties … the diversity is endless. Tulips arrived in Europe from their original habitat in Central Asia. They were already cultivated … Continue reading

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The Color Yellow

Some time ago I wrote an article about an evening in a rape field and I posted a lot of beautiful photos of this plant which is used for making canola oil. I don’t like the oil and never use … Continue reading

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The Greater Rhea in the Wild of Northern Germany

The greater rhea is a South American flightless bird. In 2000 a male and some females escapes a farm in northern Germany and since then lived in the wild. From a handful of birds they became a large group of … Continue reading

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