Teil 728 – Aufwind

Teil 728 – Aufwind

To answer yesterday’s question first: Islay did indeed loose his balance and went down head-first (see above). So well guessed/spotted, Karl-Theodor and Martin! On March, 10th I promised you a special crane edition, as I had the luck to watch a flock (or is it a...
Teil 727 – Westbank

Teil 727 – Westbank

Remember the ventilator a coal tit chose as place for its nest last year? Islay most certainly has not forgotten. He is already frequenting the window sill which forced me to bring out the window box as I cannot be sure that the bird has not returned yet. I know it is...
Teil 724 – Katzenzungen

Teil 724 – Katzenzungen

I am not quite done with issue 723’s topic yet: Cat tongue, langue de chat (French), Katzenzungen (German), lingua di gatto (Italian), lenga di gato (Spanish) or língua de gato (Portuguese) are known all around the world. These chocolates do not really look like...
Teil 723 – Bionik

Teil 723 – Bionik

Simply put, bionics has the objective to learn from Mother Nature and to copy and translate highly optimized and efficient aspects of fauna and flora into technology. We all know the so-called lotus effect of paints that are self-cleaning by copying the mechanism from...
Teil 721 – Montagsrätsel

Teil 721 – Montagsrätsel

We had real spring weather this weekend and it will last for the whole week. The forecast even predicts 17 degrees centigrade! No wonder that the cats are in a boisterous mood. Even quiet Joschi cannot help himself and bounces happily down the meadow towards me. But...
Teil 720 – Der Garten im Februar II

Teil 720 – Der Garten im Februar II

As we are expecting double-digit temperatures over the weekend and I am hoping for blooming daffodils and more, let’s finish off February! In the first issue I have already mentioned that the second half was marred by storms, rain and thunder. Thankfully all our...
Teil 719 – Klammeraffen

Teil 719 – Klammeraffen

As mentioned yesterday I have a couple of free climbers for you today. While Mrs. Peel and Sander stick to their trusted magnolia tree, Islay has to show off and climb into the second floor of the ash. But maybe he justed wanted to find out whether anybody lived in...