Intuitive Art and Winter in Herrenberg

Hi everybody, 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022! 💖🙏💖😊

Today I would like to share with you a log entry that my husband Sam wrote in January 2013, while we were still living in Herrenberg (near Stuttgart), Germany. The entry is illustrated with Sam's beautiful photography of Herrenberg over the years. I hope you enjoy! Much Love, Rika 💗 P.S.: And also, Regards from Sam 💗

Me, Rika with our Puppy Lupa about 12 years ago.

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WINTER IN HERRENBERG

Writing and Photography by Samuel Todd Woodbury

Fasching Streamers in Herrenberg

In the dead of winter during the weeks before Fasching (a German regional version of Carnival), Herrenberg is often really cold. This small city on the outskirts of Stuttgart is usually covered with a moderate blanket of snow from December until February, so that the fields surrounding the town are frozen, much to the delight of cross country skiers and children who take to their sleds.

Me, Sam Cross Country Skiing in Herrenberg

On a typical late January morning,  snow and ice cover the streets, sidewalks, and fields of Herrenberg while birds swoop down from trees to peck at frozen apples that have been left in the crusty snow. Walking along paths or cobblestone streets can be quite treacherous on these mornings. 

Rooftops of Herrenberg in the Snow 

The Marktplatz in the center of town is almost deserted as snow and ice cover the fountain and its ancient lion while the colorful Fasching streamers hang over the town. The walls of the medieval church and the castle ruins on the hill above town have slowly crumbled away from the pressure of centuries of ice.

Lion on the Fountain on the Marktplatz in Herrenberg

In the midst of winter occasional warm spells might temporarily melt all the snow and transform the fields into mud, but then icy winds and clouds will soon return and once again transform the crooked streets and fields of Herrenberg into a snowy landscape.

Snowy Landscape in Herrenberg 

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