going for a walk

September has arrived in full swing and the temperatures have dropped. At the beginning of last week, we still reached 35 degrees Celsius easily and by the end of the week we needed jackets and even hats in the morning. That doesn't stop us from going outside though. The boys love going outside and by now they both want to run on their own feet. As we are out in the country that is something they can do to their hearts contend.  Sometimes we go to they playground but most of the time we are out in the fields. Niki fell the other day and bit his lip, so he is a bit more cautious but Jake will just run faster and faster and laugh and giggle while he does. 

I need to desperately go in the garden. The carrots need harvesting and after the recent rain, the weeds are exploding. I need to weed the garden and prepare the soil but I honestly don't know when to do this. The two of them are too much for my mum to look after outside and I don't want them to sit inside while I am outside. Our garden is not very save to be honest as you can fall out of the garden on the concrete, so someone needs to be next to the boys. I have to come up with something soon I guess.

Welcome September

Summer is at it's end and September is here. It's still nice and warm here but you can feel the shift in season already in the air. We are still spending the majority of our time outside. Niklas is doing pretty well now with walking on his own in the house, so I want him to practice as much as possible outside barefoot before the shoe season starts. 

We spend the majority of the afternoons on a meadow not far from our home. There we can watch horses and the ducks in the pond and the boys have the freedom to run and crawl around as much as they want. Sometimes we meet some of our friends there but today we were on our own. 

What are you doing this September?

the pond

Jessie has partly damaged her knee, so she tries to avoid going for walks. She is on pain medication but also needs to loose a few kilos, to avoid further damage. As summer has returned, I have taken her with me to the little pond a few minutes walk from our home. There she can swim, which she loves, and it's nice for the boys too. The added benefit is, that it's good for her knee & cools her down. When we were at the pond last night, we saw some some geese and goslings. Jessie totally ignored them and was content to swim and fetch her ball. In return the geese ignored us too.

summer returned

Summer has returned this week. While the beginning of the week was still so so temperature wise, the last two days temperatures have soared back to the high 30s. In fact it was so hot that I took the pool back out and the boys spend the afternoon playing in the pool to cool down.

photo shooting

 

 

Last week during one of our walks, I saw the blue skies and yellow fields and thought it would be great idea to have a photo shoot with the boys sitting in the field. So I packed the camera and of we went. Niklas and Jacob were not impressed to sit in the field and be all smiles for the camera, at least one of them kept looking away or looking grumpy. Niklas who always loved the camera decided now is the time to stop loving the camera but at least Jacob is now the one constantly posing for the camera. I did manage to take a somewhat decent picture too.

    

Welcome April

Today was the first day of sunshine in what felt like weeks. I did not have much time to enjoy it, as I spend the morning at the vets with the dog (Jessie has a swollen ear for about 3 weeks now and no treatment helped so far). After the boys woke up form their afternoon nap, we went outside to enjoy the sun. First time outside with out a blanket or winter coat... We soaked up the sun and hope that more is on it's way.

Snow

After a long wait the first snow of the season has arrived. Initially it was only a bit, barely covering the ground but eventually it settled into a nice blanket of snow. It was the boys first snow and I was way more excited then them but next year will be different.

Quedlinburg

Yesterday I loaded my car, put my mom, brother and both dogs in it and drove to Quedlinburg on the other side of the Harz Mountains. My dads cousin lived there and while both Dieter and my dad have passed away, I figured it was time for us to go back there, especially since it has been ages, since I last saw Eugenie and Michael. Beautiful weather saw us sitting outside all day, enjoying the company of each other. Michael and me went into town to go shopping for postcards and meat from the market that I can only get in 'East Germany'.

I am planning to go back there soon, then I will be on my own so that I can go and do some sightseeing in the castle etc.

Early this morning

I went out for a walk, the sun was just rising, the sky was blue and some fog was still visible above the fields. It was peaceful and once more I am grateful to be able to live out here in the country