Day 52 - Pintail duck

Pintail duck on the Kurpark pond

Northwave Bike park on the way to Funf Bäume

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Another glorious day so I walk down into town. Yesterday I visited five trees crossroads and pondered the snow-free cross-country ski tracks, stationary tow lifts and deserted restaurant terraces. Is this global warming or just a bad season? A butterfly even fluttered past; surprised, I assume it to be a moth at first, until I saw the red and black markings of a Red Admiral. This morning I reach the valley around 10:00am, it is still in shadow and mist rises from the frosty grass. Sommerberg has already been in the sun for two hours but down here in the valley it will still take another hour before it finally emerges from the shade.

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Northwave Bike Park