..and while I am typing here, it rains more :(

used to be a dry grill place...

...and then the too much rain and flooding: our neighbor had his own little lake in the backyard and I could windsurfing right out from my kitchen door!

Living place :):):)

Overview over the lake Murten from "Mont Vully"

First an "unusual winter" with lot's of snow...

The whole area (Grosses Moos) where normally vegetables were grown, can be used to grow rice now...

"Pfahlbauer" were the native people here long time ago... or still are???

Lake Murten

and mister swan

rowing/surftrip with Olaf and jerry: guess who is at work... :)

While I was rowing they could surf!!! Jerry in action..

Olaf just before a backloop

and beautiful sunsets!

beautiful forest in "schwarzsee"

A long hike in "schwarzsee" all uphill....

"Homer", the dog, taking naps when waiting for me..

"Milka"?!?!?

Could not miss the chance to take pictures of flowers...

..and there are more pictures under the link "flowers" on www.mauitouch.com/photos

"schwarzsee" with some mountain panorama

a small country church

Where Heidi lives...

Murten

another loooooooong canoe trip on the lake...

...with some friends that followed me.

View from the other end of the lake (Salavaux)

Gina, my friend of Maui was here to visit and enough shocking for her, we walked around the whole lake

and it was one of the most beautiful and sunny days where some cooling on the way as necessarily

Gina and homerin piece....

The water of the lake is almost 30 degree celsius in summer

....or not anymore?!?? Homer loves to shake in the water, especially around people

Olaf and Jerry, a visit in Murten

MELE KALIKIMAKA (was in Switzerland over Christmas this year and enjoyed the warm lights, candles).

Murten

Christmas tree in Murten

Tree in forest