Renovierung Sommerberg Hotel

Die ersten zwei Fenster sind durch Feuerschutzwände mit Glasbausteinen ersetzt worden.
P.S.: Die Fassade ist schon zur Hälfte gestrichen

Pollywogs to frogs

On my Sunday walk to Fünf Bäume I check the progress of some tadpoles that I first spotted as eggs in a small puddle back in April. Despite several dry periods since then many have survived to become frogs (or toads, see b.r. pic). At the same location I capture an adult keeping a wary eye on them. Despite being rather humid, not ideal for butterflies, there were a number of small brown ones fluttering about (see pic) but no sign of the Brimstone, Peacock or Red Admirals, which are normally very common. Meanwhile the ants continue to rebuild their nest, which took quite a battering over winter.

Sprachgitter

Eine Übersetzung des Gedichts Sprachgitter von Paul Celan - entstanden auf dem Sommerberg -

Sprachgitter

Wide eyes between bars.

Shimmering lids

turn upwards,

freeing a glance.

Iris, swimming, dreamless and cloudy:

the sky, heart-grey, must be near.

Crooked, in the iron nozzle,

the smouldering ember.

Through light sense

you divine the soul.

(Were I like you. Were you like me.

Did we not stand

under a Passat?

We are strangers.)

The tiles. On which,

close together, those two

heart-grey puddles:

two

mouths full of silence.

Translation Fellstrom - Steinbrenner 21.05.2008

Link zum "Original"

Link zu einer Übersetzung von Michael Hamburger
(Das Gedicht befindet sich am Ende der Seite)

Wildlife mural

The image above shows part of a 9m x 4m wildlife mural designed for the Sommerberg hotel facade. All being well towards the end of July we will hoist the first one up. A second version is being designed and it will be installed a few weeks later. Backlit at night the silhouettes of Black Forest wildlife should be plain to see and will hopefully add a new dimension to Sommerbergs nightlife.

100 Jahre Sommerbergbahn

Jubiläumsfeuerwerk von der Bergbahntrasse 14. Juni 2008

Schafscherer

Unsere Heidschnucken haben ihr Sommergewand bekommen, pünktlich zum Wochenende und über 30 Grad!

Sommerberg Hotel 2008

Einmalige Aussicht 300 Meter über Bad Wildbad. Neue Sitzpolster und ein erweitertes Kuchenangebot erwarten Sie.