Running Around Germany

So, how many of you thought this post was going to be about all the sightseeing I've been doing? Well, you're wrong! ;-) It's actually quite literal and since I still haven't gotten over the beautiful terrain I'm running every day...or every other day...I thought I should share it with you. Thursday I went out to take pictures of my route (no, I don't run with my camera) but I got caught in a storm. I went out again this morning and so now you have an idea of why I keep saying it's so beautiful :-)

I'll start with the storm pictures. I guess I decided to test my luck because as the picture above makes obvious, it was undoubtedly going to storm, it was just a matter of when. But it was warm out and I wanted to take pictures so off I went on my little adventure.....the storm started strong but with no rain. It was amazing to stand out in the wind and not be cold at all. Then this monster rain drop hit me and you can guess what happened from there. All I have to say is that I have never in my life seen such big rain drops! I made it home fairly dry and the storm continued through the night :-)))

There are more horses in the fields behind my house than I'm used to seeing in Coquille--and that's saying something!

One horse imparticular is quite friendly and comes to the fence every time I run by.

 Horses, however, are not the only animals I encounter regularly :-) 

And of course, German windmills. The view from my house is three windmills and a large field. A few out of the ordinary things I've seen have included an evening when hot air balloons filled the sky, two labs who ran past me casually, and a smart car or...ten.