Finally summer, and finally partially free from the virus lockdown! There is still a lot of faffing about with tests and weekly rule changes, but at the moment the Biergärten are open and we’re allowed to meet friends and family in them. Last winter Roland booked some vacation days for… Read more »
The seasons change, but not the cypress.
Dandelion season is in full swing.
The week after Easter we woke up to snow three days in a row.
The final phase of a condominium complex in my neighborhood is underway, north of the supermarket and south of the cornfield. The crane in the distance is for the new school across the street from the General von Stein Kaserne.
This bird speaks to me.
Somehow I managed to live here for five years without purchasing any Kümmel (caraway). It’s used in a lot of traditional Bavarian foods, but in normal times I didn’t try to make any of these at home. For example, Krustenbraten, a roasted pork dish characterized by a crispy rind that… Read more »
I wonder what he’s thinking about.
More exploring in Landkreis Freising! The ancient Romans built a road through here–about twenty minutes west from Freising–in the first century after Christ*, between their territorial capital in Augsburg and the river Isar. The road is long gone. But south of Fürholzen, along the Moosach, a marker has been placed… Read more »
Enjoy the afternoon sun and the ducks.
