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  • Good morning, my dear gardeners, nature lovers, and all of you who simply enjoy reading about birds, snails, and cucumbers! Today I’m taking you on a little trip — to a place where you can hear the sea breeze, smell the forest, and watch birds hopping so close on the branches that it can even…

  • I once wrote that Great Tits are not just cute, colorful little fluff balls at the feeder, but also clever—and sometimes brutal—inhabitants of our world. Recently I stumbled upon a real ornithological gem: an archival BBC film from 1958, showing a Great Tit opening a milk bottle left on someone’s doorstep! The film is short,…

  • Hello, my faithful readers! Today was a special day – I spent a wonderful time with my family in the park. The main goal of our trip was to teach my daughter how to play volleyball. I have to admit, with each minute, the ball was bouncing better and better!

  • All good things, unfortunately, come to an end! I’ve just returned from vacation, with only two days of leave left before I dive back into my daily routine. But I have no reason to complain – our family trip to Poland was a real success!

  • Packing day!

    Packing day is always a special time before a vacation. The entire apartment turns into a logistics center where every item has its place.

  • Laacher See!

    My wife and kids have conspired to drag me away from my beloved vegetable garden. Dad, we’re going to the lake – they shouted, as if it were the trip of a lifetime and not an assassination attempt on my tomatoes.

  • Today, my wife and kids kindly suggested a forest trip. Not just any forest. This was prime – leave dad to fend for himself – territory. Towering trees, a suspiciously loud stream, and countless ankle traps disguised as charming rocks.

  • My wife and kids staged an intervention. Apparently, a man can’t live by vegetable garden alone – who knew? So they dragged me, kicking and screaming – fine, just mildly complaining – to commune with nature.