November 17th, 2016…our One Year Anniversary of living in Germany! What better way to celebrate than share about the goodness and beauty we recently experienced this Fall! Just know that as I write…its raining. Such is life here! =)
Autumn is my FAVORITE season. I deeply enjoy the brilliant colors, the blue skies and the cool yet still warm temperatures. Getting to experience our first Fall here in Germany was an absolute DELIGHT! The array of colors were amazing!!! It’s as if Germany gives off an orange glow with all of its changing foliage. The outdoors have beckoned to us the past month or so and we have been more than happy to go and enjoy it! Even if it just meant shuffling our feet through the leaves, there was a richness added to the experience.
Back in the land we came from, we took a traditional Fall Hike with the boys each year. We kept that tradition going here by venturing out to the Magic Forest one lovely afternoon in October. This was my second time along this unique path where nature seems to come to life. I wrote about it back in September here https://www.germanyjournals.com/?p=2234. To our surprise, we met the artist on the trail! He was adding a new piece to his outdoor museum that holds around 500 of his creative wood carvings and stone work. He stopped and chatted with us for a while before moving on to place his next piece of art.
Later, he caught up with us again and gave both boys a little wooden gift he crafted himself. We will hang them on our Christmas tree this year.
Here are some colors we saw around our village in October…
Near the end of October, the boys had a Thursday off from school for a teacher inservice. We took advantage of a beautiful day and drove to the Dino Park. There were pumpkin creations everywhere!
The changing leaves added to the beauty of our surroundings…
A few days later, we joined our friends for a Sunday afternoon stroll near the farmlands that surround our village. Our boys rode their bikes ahead of us on the path while we walked and talked. Lovely weather and fun friends were a fantastic combination!
On November 1st, the boys and I took a bike ride after school along one of the trails near our home. The days are getting shorter now so it’s getting darker earlier. However, beams of sunlight shined through the trees that afternoon while piles of leaves blanketed the forest floor. We live in such beauty! Just remind me I said this when we are in the throes of grey, gloomy winter!
Vielen Dank Germany for sharing such beauty with our family! Even in the most mundane moment, I couldn’t help but be in awe. We have loved every minute of it!
