Chrisus zlog

Long expected, but finally we got it: snow. Unfortunately it is still March and not November. I had to clean the carport driveout and had to remove 20 cm new snow. Thanks, it was powder-snow.

Looking north, in the background the B 189:

The terrace:

Looking south over the lake:


update: now, 4 hours later there is about more than twice as much snow lying outside.

I completed the light in the carport by installing a current socket, a light switch and a lamp with motion switch-on.

With Bernhards, a teacher colleague, help I installed 7 current sockets and 2 light switches. Also the socket and switch for the carport. That caused a hole in the wall. Afterwards I closed all unwanted holes with plaster and tomorrow I will paint the walls with silmallin, a white chalk wall-colour. Made from a company this would cost about 1000 EUR, knowing how to make it by myself it costs 70 EUR. God thanks I know how to do this things.

Today I mounted a bookshelf in the living-room. Fine. Maybe a place for a little spacecraft?

After 18 month of living here my cat found a new place to explore: Katharinas high-bed. I don't know how he managed the stairway, but have a look at your own:
A view from high above.

There must be something higher!

Looking down the stairs.

I did it!

When I woke up this morning, I saw little pieces of snow lying on some places. Oh, not the amount of snow that the forecast told. But when the train came nearer to Hall, the snow became more and more. In the five minutes by bike to school I became wet all over. In the meantime here in Obsteig too there lies a lot of snow. Gipsy's feet are too short to walk over the field. She sinks.

Today is the first day that our lake begins to freeze. From our rain-pot I took out today a 3cm thick round slice of ice. I placed it beside the street. Looks nice.

Coming home from a games evening, I found my car (in Mötz) covered with snow, so I had to clean it. Driving home was tricky. Little sliding round the corner. Sounds like a song title, but that was the style I drove home. In Obsteig I met the salt-car, but in the other direction. The snow lies about 1 cm high. I can measure the grip of my tyres in the snow. -4,6 degrees Celsius right now (1:16 a.m.)

Right now I was outside for a cigarette. 11 p.m. Snowfall startet. Wonder what it looks outside tomorrow morning.

As I got up today, I saw dark blue sky, the last stars and a wonderful dawn. At Fronhausen I saw nothing but fog. At school I saw fog. Back home again I had a cup of coffee out on the terrace in the sun under a wonderful sunny blue sky.
Today I wanted to take water out of the rain pot to wash out the bio-waste-pot. I had to take a big piece of wood to smash the ice to get to the fluid water. So here he is: winter!

Some weeks ago we saw holes in the leaves of the plants in our garden. We thought bugs are the reason. Some days ago we went out at night and saw some "dew-snails" on the plants. Because we don't want to use "Schneckenkorn", its too poisonous, I decided to collect them and kill them. So I started collecting in the evening at about 10 p.m. and finished at 11.45 p.m. I stopped counting at 300 and I had about 5 liter snails. Tomorrow the same show, but hopefully with fewer snails.

We found animals in our lake: polypen (Hydra spec.) look at it:

I don't know wether this is a good or a bad sign

We bought 1 m^3 wood and 50 packs of woodbricks for winter. When there is no change in weather, we will have no wood to burn when winter starts.

Unfortunately the water collected from the carport is contamined with something from the "Dachpappe". It has foam and looks brown. Looking at the 200 l pot offers a sight, as I would brew beer.

Today I almost finished the fence door. The glue is hard, the eye-screws are mounted. All I need is the steel cable to fix the net. I think it will be finished, when I will be at OBI the next time. So be patient for pics.