..when the winters were snowy and cold. After the snowfall, the days were clear and cold, and the landscape was peaceful, fragile and silent. We could only hear the crunch of snow under our boots as we walked and the occasional snow falling from tree branches, and in the squares of towns and cities, people […]
I had long wanted to visit a group of old friends who live on a hill, 400 metres above sea level. One morning, before the end of the year, I decided to take the road to the top of the hill. The torrents were coming down with a lot of water due to the heavy
In the last days of November, winter suddenly arrived. It snowed heavily. The snow, wet and heavy, caused many branches and some trees to break and fall to the ground. I wanted to go out and photograph, but laziness prevented me from doing so. There was always some “must-do” task to be done. Finally, before
For two to three days, an easterly gale hit the Danish and German coasts of the Baltic Sea. On the opposite side of the Jutland peninsula, in the North Sea, the gale caused a drop in sea level, preventing ferries from sailing due to the shallow water. The damage on the eastern side of the
Last June, I visited my homeland, on the northern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. One day, strolling a long the beach, I saw a woman standing in the water, facing the waves. I looked at her during ten minutes or more. She looked like a statue. What did she hold against the sea? I never
After a gray and wet winter, spring means we’re finally able to enjoy time outside again. The trees are flowering with impressive blossoms. And the old friends share a group hug.
And here is my advice – go slow and take the pleasures and sceneries as you go. – John Muir So I did it.
Sometimes we cross unusual landscapes, where it is possible to perceive a strange transformation of the physical landscape. And we will never know about the struggles and pains of the living creatures who inhabited these landscapes.
Last August was the hottest month yet recorded. Some heatwaves across Europe, in conjunction with unusually drought, have led to a summer of extreme high temperatures and forest fires in many parts of Europe, with disastrous consequences for society and nature in various ways. Some regions in Germany reminded me of the semi-arid plateau (Meseta)