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The Catcher in the Rime — Bigger & better Our former winters used to be colder, longer and better. Even a child knows that. And speaking about children: if you are too young to have experienced it yourself: we made snowballs bigger than ourselves. We didn’t have snowball fights, but ice ball wars. We used to […]

55. About Snow, Blizzards, Winter, Whiteouts and Foxes in the ...

This entry was posted on March 23, 2018

Fallow deer in the mist on a foggy sunrise — Happy 2017! I wish you all a year in which you can turn dreams into reality. A year that allows you to become, be or remain who you are, a year to tell what’s to be told and to give what should be given. And hopefully this will automatically lead […]

51. Happy 2017 – Reflections

This entry was posted on January 2, 2017

Roeselien snow hoar frost rime foxes — Formerly, our winters used to be constructed with care. Some freezing, some thawing. As soon as you had finally dusted your ice skates and dug up your mittens, thaw had already set in. The first ice scraping from your car window, a hopeful little snowman and some modest ski-fever, interspersed […]

39. Instant Winter 2.0 (About Deer, Birds, Foxes, Winter, Snow ...

This entry was posted on February 20, 2015

Although foxes do have a bad image of being these naughty, ferocious animals, I have never, ever seen them show the slightest sign of aggression towards a human being. I have, however, seen some violent behaviour towards other foxes, but only for the very obvious reasons. Naturally, a fox will […]