Also in 2026, we once again had a pair of blue tits move in to our balcony bird house. Last week, two little birds finally made it all the way through, left the house and here’s a time-lapse of this year’s season.
For those of you interested, there are more time-lapse and motion-detection clips in a YouTube playlist.
A little roadtrip and photo diary from our trip to Scotland in August 2025.
A total of about 2400 km in driving in a Citroën C5 aircross, walking and hiking throughout Scotland’s mainland and the Isle of Skye.
This week, we went canoeing on the Regen river. We started at the Blaibach reservoir, which is located at kilometre 107, and paddled all the way to the Danube junction in Regensburg.
Spread over five days, we covered around 20 kilometres a day, totalling 107 kilometres, and spent the night in Cham, Roding, Nittenau and Ramspau (Regenstauf). We got the four-person canoe from Zankl and enjoyed four wonderful stays at the Hotel am Regenbogen, the Gasthof Hecht, the Campingplatz Nittenau and the Ramspauer Hof, respectively.
While it wasn’t exactly relaxing, being surrounded by nature and staying in nice places with good food at the end of the day made it a very enjoyable experience overall.
You can find some pictures and a map showing the route, places where we got or could have gotten off, and more below.
This weekend, we hiked through the Reintal from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to the Partnach spring and back. The route, which is approximately 32 km in total, follows forest roads and hiking trails along the Partnach river through absolutely stunning countryside.
We stopped at Bock Hut for drinks and spent the night at Reintalanger Hut. Both are great places to rest and/or spend the night. Our stay at Reintalanger Hut was made even better by a delicious ecological dinner and breakfast.
I would definitely recommend the trip/tour.
Also in 2025, we had a pair of blue tits move in to our balcony bird house. Two days ago, the only little fella to make it all the way through, left the house and here’s a time-lapse of the whole season.
For those of you interested, there are more time-lapse and motion-detection clips in a YouTube playlist.
