Now this title is obviously a hoax as a) this photo is clearly not made on a plane, b) we are only looking at one sole animal, and c) this is not even a snake, but a Blind Worm who is kind of a freak of nature being a lizard without legs. I came across it after Sonja had dropped me off in the village of Bollenbach for a hike home while she joined her Harley-buddies for their monthly club meeting.
After a few very wet days we finally had some nice weather so I got to enjoy a most beautiful hike while listening to my Progressive Rock Favorites playlist - possibly an unusual contrast for most hikers.
A view on Bollenbach
The Black Forest hiking system is very well maintained, and you find many signs for different paths to the same destination. You can walk for hours all by yourself without getting too far away from your home location. Although the direct path home would have been relatively straight forward I decided to do a few detours and spent the rest of the evening without meeting one other soul.
A WWI memorial
Beautiful evening light...
Almost ready to be picked, but I stayed virtuous!
A pre-Alpine landscape
Sun almost ready to set
The beloved Black Forest. I am not getting tired shooting these photos...
In the end I hiked 15 km and came home after 10 PM (Sonja had already returned from her Harley meeting). Needless to say that I had a good night's sleep!
nice set of pics Roland!
ReplyDeleteThanks! The light was just beautiful, plus it is always a good excuse to take a picture when you are out of breath from king uphill...
DeleteGreat pics Roland.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you slept so well, fresh air and all that exercise. How nice that you had nature all to yourself, well except for critters that is.
But I really enjoyed meeting THIS fella. I saw my last Blindschleiche as well call them in Germany when I was a child...
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