Monthly Archives: January 2018

Harbingers of spring

Posted on 2018-01-30 by Karin Kiontke

Today, we got some more snow. Nothing much, but enough to cast a light blanket over the sleeping garden. Almost everything underneath is still dormant. However, right next to the entrance to the garden grow our earliest snowdrops, and these show the first flowers! A … Continue reading →

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2018 starts with snow

Posted on 2018-01-04 by Karin Kiontke

Maybe you have heard that we just got hit by something, which meteorologists call a “bomb cyclone”: A rotating storm with a cold center that is combined with a very strong dip in atmospheric pressure. Whatever it was called, it brought … Continue reading →

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