Thank you Colmberg...

... thank you Colmberg Castle for having deer on your grounds.  Deer that loved the apples that fell off your trees and into our hands to feed them with.

Thank you Rothenberg...

... for your high walls, green trees, red roofs and flowers.  Tourists the world over love your Christmas spirit.

Thank you Ansbach...

... thank you for being the perfect nostalgic first-stop on my 3.5 week Teutonic adventure.  Over the years, I have missed your cobblestone Stadtmitte, perfect ice cream and the best Greek restaurant in the world!!!

(you still seem like home to me)

J at the pool...

... amateur underwater photography fun with the Aquapac.  Kind of large for the Rebel XT (with kit lens) but no way i was putting the 40D and an L series lens near the water.

Trip home...

... i am still in Europe but prior to leaving the US, I had a whirlwind trip back home to celebrate my Oma's 80th birthday via a surprise party thrown by my wonderful cousin Mikel.   As you can tell, my nephews are wonderful and dear to me as well.  Also... they now have a 'hairless cat' that is creepy/adorable.  Lastly, how wonderful it is for my nephews to have a 'secret room' built by their grandfather in my old bedroom!