Spring

May 1st, and look how green it is! This photo is taken from the top of Sausenburg, which is a castle tower rising up from the forest at the top of a hill. In the background is the Blauen, the highest hill in the area, and from which, on clear days, you can see the Alps stretched out all across the southern horizon. They are about 80 km from here. We've walked up the Blauen a few times - takes about 3 hours and rises 800 meters from Kandern.

Spring is beautiful here, and long - lasts about three months, with lots of greenery, apple blossoms, and even lambs feeding with their new Moms (or is it the other way around?) on the hillsides. While lambs are cute, sheep aren't - they look stupid, even have silly looking faces. God compares us to sheep throughout the Bible, and yet He still loves us. I'm reminded of that each time I see sheep.