First traces of winter

The current temperature in Leipzig is 0°C or 32°F. However on the first glance outside you'd think it is warm with the sun shining brilliantly and the green woods and the moon (first pic). The second glance reveals that it is really cold: hoarfrost. Brrr, Baby it's getting cold outside. However looking again, on third glance you realize it is still a really beautiful day.

In any case seeing this hoarfrost and feeling the cold when I ventilated my studio, made me switch my wardrobe from summer to winter. Getting out my sweaters and stuff. And I even slept with my thick planket this night. Which was nice and comfy. Last but not least I turned on the heating.

What are you doing this weekend?

Mine is chock-full with things to do. One very important thing is recovery time for my muscles. Meaning I will eat a lot of fish, do some yoga, trink tons of magnesium and use other muscles than the ones I need to walk. Meaning I will use my bike instead of walking or using the bus. I will also take some pictures* at another nice graveyard in Leipzig, I've been planning to do so for months now. But I think tomorrow would be fantastic to do so. In any case there is some creative** and Starbucks time planned too.

Make your weekend magical.

* Lomographic and digital, there is still a nearly filled film in my Lomo with pics from my Austria vacation...
** read: drawing time

say goodbye to the winter - welcome the spring!

Chris

Winter in Munich - Nr. 3

... or a river reborn.

The motto of this unique and exciting project is “New Life for the Isar”. The Isar Plan is a plan for the renaturation of a once wild alpine river in a million city


Sand and gravel banks have already appeared, providing new habitats for plants and wildlife.



Whatever the weather - they work hard. The inhabitants of Munich are curious about the "new look". At the same time they are impressed by the size of the construction vehicles.



I'm looking forward how the Isar will looks in one or two years.

Chris

Winter in Leipzig - Nr. 4

Winter is back in Leipzig. Photographed at the Markkleeberger See (Lake Markkleeberg) during our sunday morning walk. San was very very tired - she isn't always an early bird :)





Chris

Winter in Leipzig - No. 3

Photographed at South Cemetery. It is located in the south of Leipzig in the immediate vicinity of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations. It's one of the largest park-like cemetery in Germany. Especially worth seeing are the historical monuments made by artists - for example Max Klinger or Fritz Behn. Here you find not only historical monuments but also modern tombstone (as shown at the photo).

Chris

winter walk ...

with my boyfriend.


In the last few days a lot of snow fell. Much too much for some roofs. BEFORE YOU GET ANY IDEAS; THOSE PICTURES WERE TAKEN WITH A TELE LENS. I DIDN'T GO INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA OR EVEN UNDER THE ROOF. I LIKE TO LIVE!


This was an old exhibition hall at the AGRA exhibition grounds in Leipzig-Markkleeberg. AND HERE ARE THE PICS TAKEN WITH THE TELE LENS: AGAIN, TAKEN FROM OUTSIDE THE RESTRICTED AREA!!!






JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING: NOBODY WAS HURT, THE HALL WAS EMPTY EXCEPT FOR SOME VEHICLES.

Beware of flat roofs!

Chris

Poor thing!

Any rest area in Germany. This sweet little plush dog sat on garbage can (a little bit longer). Look at the snow cap. Dosn't he look blue?






Chris

Winter Wonderland Leipzig - November 2010

Sunday afternoon walk with Chris. Some combined effort shots coming soon.