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Aug. 01, 2019
Paradise Lost
Back in the day, when God was still young and beardless he played Sim Earth. He played for six days without a break. In the seventh day he was done - in every…
June 16, 2019
A Kingdom for a Horse
When Felix saw our neighbors horses, he stood still for one moment and went complete nuts in the other. I’m sure he saw horses for the first time. Maybe he…
April 25, 2019
Ornithology
Kestrels making kestrels and I had the wrong lens. Honestly, let’s face reality even if I will get a better lens next week, I will never become as good as Shane…
April 14, 2019
Defender of the Universe
Please, take this picture as a summary of the last week. Today - no Sunday for the wicked - the tax collected my last sane nerve in my whole body. In the end I…
March 29, 2019
No Time for Slow Motion
Taking care of my parents does come with some benefits. One of this benefits is my mother’s garden – if the weather is as warm and sunny as today. Another good…
March 07, 2019
Dots, Blots and Spots
Felix has a vaccination passport, but still without his picture. Today the sun was shining and I decided to take some (more) pictures of him - at least more…
Feb. 21, 2019
It’s a Dog’s Life
I'm so jealous. This tiny chap is sleeping right beside my work place. Felix is dreaming (including barking and tail wagging) and I have to work instead of…
Feb. 07, 2019
Cloudspotting
Daydreaming by watching the clouds – just wishful thinking. At the moment I'm just glad, that I don’t have to work in the cloud. I’m looking at the screen…
Feb. 05, 2019
Let's Celebrate the Wart Hog
It’s the Year of the Pig. To be precise: it’s the Year of the Earth Pig. The last animal in the chinese zodiac, which is a 12 year cycle, beginning with the rat…
Jan. 28, 2019
And Now for Something Completely Different
Felix, our adopted dog, became very fast a family member. After two days he was at home. After three days he became my shadow. Meanwhile I should call him my…
Jan. 08, 2019
The Beaver is at Home
The weather is getting worse: drizzling icy rain and snow. At least the animal tracks are better visible by now. Roe deer, hare, wild boar, pheasant, heron,…
Nov. 03, 2018
Felix
We bought tasty things in Italy. We also bought very important things in Italy. Today I drove 850 km back to Vienna, but not the fastest way home, but to the…
Sept. 26, 2018
Little Cabinet of Horrors
We weren’t at home for 7 weeks. My husband arrived in Vienna two weeks before me. In the beginning he didn’t tell me, that he was very precisely cleaning our…
Sept. 25, 2018
And the Oscar goes ...
... to the villain! These zebras - and two more - are free standing in a large African Savanna diorama in Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. The four…
Sept. 16, 2018
Ant Stalking
My friend Christine sent her lemon trees on holiday. I really hope, they won't catch an overdose of sunlight, air, rain and not to mention some overdose of "to…
Aug. 28, 2018
Rotten Roses and a Bee
My friend Christine and I have something in common. We are putting seeds, nuts and every nucleus into the pots of our indoor plants, than we will wait for the…
July 25, 2018
Mr. and Mrs. Hopper
Pure madness, I crawled into this green jungle only to photograph a fat green bush-cricket. When I was done with him, I saw his wife sitting right next to my…
July 22, 2018
Hoverfly Bar
There are many different hoverflies – about 6.000 species. I was lucky to classify this hoverfly as a Volucella pellucens. Commonly it lives in woodlands and…
July 21, 2018
Butterfly Saloon
Please tell me, why the most beautiful botany has to be an invasive species? Take this butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) as an example. It is native in China…
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