A nice walk after the rain. Which means more photos. Horray!

The summer started early in Allensbach.  It was lovely. Then it was cool and somewhat wet for two weeks.  Then, a few days ago the sum came out again.  So I went for a morning walk! 

It was a delightful splurge of green and blue and blooming colours...  This is a special birthday blog for Yvette.

In the picture above, if you look very carefully you can see the Alps on the horizon

The picture on the left is a representation of an Alet being caught in a fishing net.  Allensbach comes from the name of the fish Alet  and the German word for a stream Bach. Thus  you have Allensbach.

 

There is an nice addendum later to this picture of a pair of nesting swans.

Look closely toward the bottom center of the picture on the right to see a mallard enjoying breakfast.

-  The same day I saw a mother mallard with NINE chicks floating by.

To the left:  For good measure a heron just finishing breakfast near by.

Winding down my morning walk after the rain; that little blob of red in the background is my bicycle bag on my bike.   Will be cycling home soon to start the ´day job`. 

Addendum.

Was by the lake just four days after my walk earlier in this week.  And the brooding swan pair of four days ago were simultaneously proud to show off their three newly hatched chicks .....

............... and at the same time cautious.



























I ask you, can it get much more ´ ahhh´ than that!

 ´Same old, same old´ is often times not too bad in this neck of the woods!