Thursday, Oktober, 30, 2008

OUR FIRST SNOW!!!!!

Just a dusting in the yard, and it has started to rain....but look up higher.....

over the roofs of Rümmingen...

high on the hills of Öttlingen....

there is SNOW....as seen from our upper window!

not a lot but it is there.

Thursday mit kamera- Oktober 23, 2008

Trees along the road to Basel.

Trees on roofs in Basel

Roof top Tree gardens

Ladies waiting for the tram along the way among the trees, green and grey.

A new law ...

I ran across this video by Derek Webb. It is good. (Or as Bruce Almighty would put it, "it's gooooood").

And if you are like me and enjoy reading along with the lyrics, they are below the video.

Enjoy ...



A New Law
(vs. 1)
don’t teach me about politics and government
just tell me who to vote for

don’t teach me about truth and beauty
just label my music

don’t teach me how to live like a free man
just give me a new law

(pre-chorus)
i don’t wanna know if the answers aren’t easy
so just bring it down from the mountain to me

(chorus)
i want a new law
i want a new law
gimme that new law

(vs. 2)
don’t teach me about moderation and liberty
i prefer a shot of grape juice

don’t teach me about loving my enemies

don’t teach me how to listen to the Spirit
just give me a new law

(pre-chorus/chorus)

(bridge)
what’s the use in trading a law you can never keep
for one you can that cannot get you anything
do not be afraid
do not be afraid
do not be afraid

All music, words, ©Derek Webb (derekwebb.musiccitynetworks.com)
Video ©2008 by The Work of the People (www.theworkofthepeople.com)

Thursdays with camera, Oktober 23, 2008

Yep, third Thursday in a row it has rained. The day before was beautiful, the day after sunny with partial clouds blowing through. Ah well, so we go inside:

We girls are taking riding lessons at the stable here in Rümmingen. My girls for the first time; me not for the first time, but my legs think so. It is a scene from the familiar approaching middle age life: My mind is willing, but my body says: what are you doing?!

I must say however that all of the knowledge and time in the saddle are coming right back. Now, my nerve to do some of the same things while astride a horse, four feet plus in the air, well, maybe not~~~but you never know, once I get my legs back.

So enjoy the girls while they groom down Nadine after their third lesson.

Thursdays with camera

I am beginning a new project: "Thursdays with camera".
My basic concept to to take pictures every Thursday.

I started with the first Thursday in October, 2008. It was raining. I skipped the next Thursday, since it was raining. The third Thursday, 23rd, it rained as well, but I continued with the picture taking. rationalizing that if I stopped because of rain, at this rate, I may never get any Thursday fotos.

So here are the first in my series entitled "Thursdays with Camera"