Friday, March 26, 2010

Milena Velba Air Security

The trumpeter and welcome the spring crocuses

"Look since ! View since , Timothy, The Cranes of Ibycus "This line of poetry by Schiller struck me a few days ago one of the occasion.
The first cranes herald the spring and are the last few days to observe the sky and the fields in our region. On their way back from their winter quarters in southern France and Spain, they make us stop and then continue to fly towards Rügen / Baltic Sea. Some pairs remain to breed here. Spring is coming and will hopefully !


your trumpets can be heard for miles. On the field, had far Hundreds of cranes gathered. But unfortunately you can not approach them without them realizing it and look into the distance. Therefore, only this but quite inadequate picture. 'll Make in the coming days on the road again. The time is currently somewhat limited, because the garden calls!

Schneeglöckchen

Galanthus nivalis - snowdrops,

Schneeglöckchen gefüllt

Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno' - filled snowdrops

made the beginning of spring flowers round dance nivalis as always, the snowdrop Galanthus. Since last year I have also filled Sote - Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno' . This, in contrast to the simple type are only propagated vegetatively. But here are quite fast daughter bulbs.
almost the same time, the panel shall flourish Iris - Iris reticulata, cavort side of the purple form is also blue and yellow varieties.

Iris reticulata

the panel Iris - Iris reticulata

After last fall, the OBI his bulbs had dropped by 70%, I makes a bulk purchase of crocus. Different varieties I jumped in the cart. Of small-to large-flowered Dutch crocuses Wildkrokussen. I let myself be surprised! In this Year they will indeed bloom a little later, they arrived only in November in the ground. But that does almost nothing.


ich bin der Erste

Wild Crocus 'Blue Pearl'

In the next post I will present further OBI crocuses

Saturday, March 13, 2010

2010 Jeep Liberty License Plate Bracket

The hibernation of the cactus ⋯

⋯ near the end. In recent days I had been in the sunshine during the day temperatures above 20 ° C in the greenhouse. This is the time that you should raise the "spiky" journeymen out of hibernation. As the night temperatures are expected to rise from the middle of next week, so it's time with very careful to stop watering the winter dormancy.


seen since they got no water since October, many plants shriveled from all beautiful. But before they can organize the first drinking session, I have to perform an inventory to see who has suffered minor or major damage in the winter. Some candidates I have already disposed of. Now
end of the winter sowing season starts again for cacti. I started in late February with selbsgernteten seeds. This comes in a box compost for cacti. On the upper fine-grained mineral substrate (many do not take mineral clumping cat litter) are spread the seeds and pressed on. Thereafter, accumulated from the bottom with water. Earth and minerals previously treated in the microwave, so many germs are killed. I put the Styropurkiste then into a plastic bag. Daily 12 hours of light are now necessary so visible after about 10 days, the first seedlings.



Now, after a further week to form tiny spines at the apex of seedlings. The further development of this first seed of the year I am going to document continued.


Saturday, March 6, 2010

Business Answer Message Samples

Rehbeobachtungen

Jetzt, nachdem der Schnee bis auf wenige Reste geschmolzen ist, gehe ich wieder auf Rehjagd, natürlich mit dem Fotoapparat. Während des Winters nahm ich davon Abstand, um die geschwächten Tiere nicht unnötig zu beunruhigen. Von der Straße sah man sie während dieser Zeit in Gruppen bis zu 30 Tieren während des Tages lagern und fressen.



 Jetzt, wo der Schnee geschmolzen ist, sieht man sie wieder in kleineren Rudeln auf den Feldern äsen. Sich ihnen zu nähern ist momentan recht schwierig. Die Hecken bieten kaum Sichtschutz. So komme ich höchstens approach up to 50m.




particularly impressive, I found the buck in the velvet, which I saw yesterday in glorious weather photo. His lady was hiding in the bushes. But came to help him along quietly, as they noticed me. So no rout.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Now Have A Bump On Throat After I Got Hit

a young naturalist

pulled Ever since childhood I am in nature. During my elementary school (up to Year 8 - after that you went to middle school or high school) I worked with enthusiasm in the working group "Young Naturalists". To forest walks Birdwatching on the attachment and the control of nest boxes because I can still remember very well. Often, we were exposed to the ridicule of our peers.


In this picture I am on the ladder. I eagerly look into the nest box, hopefully nobody comes flying out.


These two recordings are from 1957.


trip of the "Young Naturalists" at the Stoltera at Warnemünde in early 1957th My pride and a jacket made of a gray military jacket. And the trick down, she had several seams. I am very right!

Monday, March 1, 2010

Proof Of Volunteer Service Letter



In spring 2010 we will be the third time in Morocco.
This time there is a round trip with car hire mostly south of the High Atlas to the program. Starts and ends in Marrakech (which we already know).



Overall, we come to 1800 km. For 14 days not too much. There will be plenty of time, landscape, people and culture to enjoy. We have
follows the route as planned:
From Marrakech airport (arrival at about 9.30am), we cross the Tizi-n-Test to Taroudant (3 nights), with a detour to the oasis Tiout.
From here, the south by the Anti-Atlas of Igherm to Tata / Agadir rest (1 Ü). Next
on Akka (with a detour Rahal Ait) to the oasis with Amtoudi Agadir Id Aissa (1 Ü).
then only a short step to the Oasis at Ait Bekkou Guelmim (2Ü). About
Sidi Ifni interesting along the Atlantic coast to Mirleft (1 Ü).
from there back to the Anti-Atlas to Tafraoute (2Ü). Here is a round trip through the Gorges d'Ait Mansour is planned. About
Ait Baha (various old castles memory) and on to Agadir Essaouira (3Ü). On Sunday the plan is the visit to the market in Had-Draa. Then there is
for Ü back to Marrakech to the next day to board the plane to Germany.

Back home, we come now to our trip report (a few pictures Text and lines can of course do not reflect the overall impression of the journey):

way, arrival and assumption of the rental car (Dacia Logan, not quite new, of MEDLOC) in Marrakech at the airport have worked smoothly. We then set off with light cloud cover and were wondering after a few kilometers to the right and left of the road towards Asni stream flowed ... Once there, we learned that had been raging in the storm last night with heavy wind and rain. After we had stashed water and bananas, we left towards Tizi-n-Test pass on - and were thwarted
soon.

The river valley was extremely swollen, gravel and boulders were on the road that was partially and undermined.




A small landslide was cleared away, one of a bulldozer cleared Wade's free again - until we had to give up after about 85km Marrakech, because here was nothing more. That meant back to Marrakech (a small side road connection was also impassable) and go through the unfortunately very busy main road towards Agadir. And towards the pass was then rain, and it was dark ... The last 30km to Taroudant then snaked in the dark and in light rain from donkey carts, pedestrians and unlit bicycles on bad road to go there.

Our hotel in Taroudant (Le Palais Oumensour) compensated us for the effort:




And certainly the view from the room on the snow-capped High Atlas mountains the next morning:


two days (= three nights) stay with a visit to the souks, where the tanners, and in the oasis Tiout were as quiet start in 14 days full of pleasant impressions.


















On Friday ging es dann endgültig auf unsere Rundfahrt. Durch wegen des vielen Regens in den letzten Wochen und Monaten grüne und blühende grandiose Landschaft fuhren wir über Igherm bis zum Tagesziel Tata:








Weiter südlich wurde es dann doch trockener und kahler, aber durch die immer wechselnden Felsformationen dennoch weiterhin sehr abwechslungsreich:








Tata (wie die weitere Strecke bis Amtoudi auf ca. 800m Höhe gelegen) ist eine kleine ehemalige Garnisonsstadt mit dem "gewissen Etwas" - fast unberührt vom Tourismus. Die People here in the south are very friendly and greet you:









It continues on Saturday then through a gravel and stone desert to Akka to the Oasis Ait Rahal and the magnificent fortress situated village Ouzrou :










Through ever-changing rock formations, some with savannah or desert character, we went to the oasis Amtoudi.






We got the "Ondiraitlesud" (there is plenty of information about the area) nur noch Betten im Gemeinschaft-Schlafsaal - waren dort aber allein. Nachmittags besuchten wir dann noch den wie ein Adlerhorst gelegenen Agadir (=Speicherburg) Aglouy und wanderten anschliessend bis zur "Quelle" (Beginn des Bewässerungskanals) das Oasental bergauf (insges. gut 3 Std.).


















Am nächstem Morgen sind wir dann zum hoch über dem Ort liegenden Agadir Id- Aissa aufgestiegen. Der Blick von hier weit über die umliegende Landschaft ist einfach fantastisch!




Sunday noon departure for the short stage to Tighmart at Guelmim. Heading back "pure landscape":








Our stay here was an authentic oasis Farm, run by a French woman living there since 2002. Very simple, but for two nights and one order. A three-hour hike through beautiful flowering desert oasis along the stream was a highlight.










Guelmim is not a tourist attraction - but a typical, perhaps because of attractive City in southern Morocco (where it rains in March even!):




Tuesday departure to the coast (unfortunately still a little bad weather). Sidi Ifni disappointed by the total emptiness and silence. Appears at the moment almost extinct ...




Interestingly, it will be at least a few miles in stormy seas on the beach of Legzira with his rock gates:






We stop in Mirleft, a bustling small town with a large beach between rocks. Hotel Atlas has a charm and invites you for a night.








IMAX Tafraoute (about 1000m high). By green and flowering landscape, it is about Tiznit (Old Mosque) and the Col du Kerdous to Ammelntal.


















quarters in "L'Arganier d'Ammeln" - a beautiful setting, good restaurant, decent rooms, nice staff .




The next morning we drive to the Gorges d'Ait Mansour, a oasis located in a ravine. The mountains here in the Anti-Atlas are up to 2350m high! Since a round trip because of bad road is not possible, we walk tot two hours in the valley and back.














A few typical Ammelntal details:








... and towards Ait Baha with a short stop in the Kasbah Tizourgane, a mountain village situated on a Plate:














Shortly after Ait Baha is in a small village of Agadir Imchilguigueln interesting. The very nice Schlüsserverwalter with his "gazelle" and daughter were immediately on hand to look at the memory (Bank Suisse) to show. Here are some subjects still used by locals.








Another memory (Ighil) was closed:


We the hill country can now behind us, drive around Agadir and curves along the coastal road to Essaouira:


Essaouira - a Port city with flair, charm, energy and tradition. Let the pictures speak:


















particular, the harbor - would have remained as if time:








Our Hotel "Riad Chakir" fits fully into the picture:




Sunday market in about 30km away Had Draa - Images and words can reflect the feeling in any way. Lots people, animals, goods of all kinds, crafts, livestock and human transporter ....














Back to the sea and a short stop in Moulay Bouzerktoun:






Monday - it says bye. We are on the road to Marrakech, where we spend the last afternoon:








We sleep in Riyadh Marra Kiss - and stop by 7 clock then the airport.


SOON!!

PS If additional information about the route, the accommodation would have, etc., is welcome to e-mail to:
wdreesbach@online.de