In many stories about the war mention is often made of an extraordinary phenomenon. Namely, in the summer following a war a sea of red flowers appears on the battle field. After the First World War the fields where millions of victims had fallen during the terrible trench warfare turned red....
Viele Vögel überwintern in Westeuropa und ziehen im Frühling ein paar tausend Kilometer nach ihrem Brutgebiet im kalten Norden um ihre Nachkommen gross zu ziehen. Die Rodrossel ist eine von denen. Warum diese Vögel trotz der Entbehrungen jedoch massenhaft den grossen Zug in Richtung Norden...
Many birds overwinter in Western Europe and then fly a few thousand kilometer more to their breeding grounds in the cold north to rear their young.The Redwing is just one of these. Why these birds – in spite of all the hardships – still leave en masse to undertake this long...
Il y a beaucoup de contes de fée concernant la création des animaux et la lutte entre le bien et le mal, entre Dieu et le diable. Avez-vous déjà remarqué que les chèvres ont « des yeux de diable » ainsi que des cornes tout comme le diable? Le diable essaie de tout détruire. Et la chèvre? […]
Es bestehen viele Geschichten über die Schöpfung von Tieren, über den Streit zwischen Gut und Böse und zwischen Gott und dem Teufel.Ist Dir schon einmal aufgefallen das Ziegen Teufelsaugen haben und genau wie der Teufel auch Hörner? Der Teufel versucht ständig alles kaputt zu machen. Und die...
The moon has an extraordinary influence on human beings. Especially when the moon is full and rises above the horizon in the night sky, revealing its full glory, few people aren’t moved by a sense of the romantic or euphoria. Things were very different in the past! Particularly when the moon...
On late winter days I do so love the fragrant scent of hyacinths in my house. A flower that not only smells gorgeous, it also flowers with a multitude of tiny bells which together form a round flower. A substantial flower with substantial leaves which braves the cold days of early spring. The...
There are many stories about how animals were created, about the fight between good and evil, between God and the devil. Have you ever noticed though that goats have the proverbial ‘look of the devil’, not to mention his horns to go with it? The devil tries to destroy everything that crosses...