People are always asking me how we get to the top of the Alps with all the various camera gear we travel with…let alone the Terrier. Well, I am happy to inform you…we take the easy way. Luckily here in Europe many mountain tops are accessible by cable cars. For a few...
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Fasching or Carnival season is upon us here in Germany, Carnival is a time of frolic before the forty days of Lenten fasting. I managed to visit two Faschingsumzug or Fasching parades in one day while visiting in the mountainous region of Garmisch.
This year I set out to capture as many traditionally carved masks and...
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This past Christmas Eve, my husband, dog and I all took a long walk through the National Forest here in the Heidelberg area. Nearing the end of our walk, I noticed my husband lift his hand towards the sky. I found it an interesting gesture especially so as he was holding the dogs leash with...
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When I first moved to Germany I was fascinated by the symbols scribbled in chalk above most houses in the village. Luckily on e day while I was home around January 6th a group of children rang my door bell. To my surprise there were 4 children, 3 dressed like the Three Kings of the...
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Happy Saint Nicolas Tag from us here in Ladenburg.
Sunday, Dec 6 th here in Germany all the little children awake to find that Saint Nicolas visited their homes and filled their boots full of wonderful things. Most times those gifts are bright shinny apples and colorful oranges.
I found this wonderful description on a website “The...
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So, today it is official. I can finally wish you all a very Merry Christmas or as they say in German…Fröhlich Weihnacten!!
Not only does the 1st Advent signify the beginning of the Christmas holiday season…it also welcomes once again our annual village Weihnachtsmarkt. This fairy tale village of tiny pine covered wooden...
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Our nugget of gold as mentioned in the last blog, turned out to be a hand turned, hand ground Derogy lens, made in Paris around 1860.
This lens which will be used for portrait photography, in a large format studio camera. It is a lens that comes for sale once in a lifetime, so you can...
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