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More than a Year

EW July 5, 2026

It has been a while since my last post. After one year, life seems to go into a routine. Well, I feel pretty much at home here, get around my daily tasks and there is still a lot new to discover, like, how it works here with the health system, e.g., dentist, doctors, prescription drugs and more.

It was my first birthday here. Back then, my mom always put daffodils on my birthday table. Now I have them in my garden, even diffent kinds of them.

Projects I finished

Finally, all the firewood is in the shed. It was quite a pile outside for drying and it took me some time to bring it in the barn and stack it properly.

Another task was to finish the bridge over the ditch. Now I can access that piece of land and start planning what to do there. I think, we will plant trees there if the ground is suitable.

I also caught some birds with my camera

I published a short video clip with a young white wagtail on

Youtube: https://youtu.be/8tLfQ9vAqs8

And of course, there is a wealth of flowers ...

… other than daffodils.

That’s it for now. More to come.

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Happy Easter

EW April 5, 2026

Easter Bunnies are raiding my property. However, I did nor find any Easter eggs hidden under the bushes. Too bad, I have to cook and stain them myself.

Spring is in the air

The first flowers pop up.

Colors seem to become brighter

Mornings can surprise you

Some times look like this …

… and other times like that

And it's time to prepare for next winter

Since the house is mainly heated with wood, there is a lot of wood cutting and wood chopping to do. I felled five trees in winter – that gives me plenty of work now.

That’s it for now. More to come.

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End of Winter?

EW February 27, 2026

After more than two months, temperatures are finally climbing above freezing.

My favorite bathing lake was frozen solid and hidden under a blanket of snow.

Animals come out of the woods in search of food

There are many tracks and footprints imprinted in the snow on my property.

I filmed some deer eating scattered birdseed at the bird feeder and published it on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/AEFmOXp4K4c

After winter is before winter

I used up almost all of my firewood by now. Therefore, I needed to start taking down trees for next winter’s supply. That will keep me busy for a while.

That’s it for now. More to come.

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Ice & Snow

EW January 24, 2026

Winter has come. It began snowing right after winter solstice and we had a full snow cover since December 22nd. A short spell of warmer weather turned the surface of my driveway partially into ice. Since temperatures are supposed to stay below freezing, I will have to cope with the ice for a while.

I got used to it by now.

Another daily routine is to start the wood stove first thing in the morning. Removing the ashes, splitting wood, hauling wood. In the quiet out here, that is almost a meditation.

Even snow shoveling is kind of fun, especially since the ATV with the snow plow works again: https://youtu.be/naNhzwYyGTE

At midwinter, the sun does not even reach the top of the trees. I filmed it coming up in the morning. A short video clip on YouTube shows it at 50-fold increased speed: https://youtu.be/hoy6RFlqxSU