Mysteries of Kandern

Mystery 3:
Where is Spring?

I see robins all year long.

But it still looks like this..... ????

Easter is in 2 weeks.

literature week

The school is having their "Reading Olympics!" They get to dress up as their favorite literary charachter. Jennifer chose Aslin, from Narnia.

Heather chose Elina from Mermaidia.

And Hannah chose Dandilion from Mermaidia.

Aren't they adorable!!!

Mysteries of Kandern Germany (2)

Mystery 2:
How do they do that?

Log stacking here is an ART!

I feel like I did my share of stacking when I was in high school, but it never looked like this! I think it's amazing. Every house in the village has a perfectly formed stack of wood near their house.

Possible explanations?
1. It's genetic.
2. They take wood stacking 101 in 1st grade.
3. They buy "pre-fab" stacks of wood.

Any more ideas?

The Mysteries of Kandern, Germany

Mystery 1:
Why do the leaves only fall on our yard?


I wish I had taken pictures of the neighbors yards this fall. I could have shown you how perfect they were. Maybe next year. I would do it now, but it's snowing. So I ripped off this pic from the Shuman's blog. Even their golf coarse is leafless in the fall.

All the yards here in Germany have trees, but for some unexplainable reason... our yard gets covered with leaves when the neighbors yards don't. How do they do that?

Here are the only possible explanations I can come up with....

1. They teach the wind and the trees to only drop leaves into our yard.

2. In the event that a leaf does fall... they run out into their yard and grab the leaf. They then run back into the house very quickly.

3. They convince their pets to pick up the leaves and carry them over to our yard.

4. The sheep eat them.

What do you think? Any ideas?


Sheila