view of Salmendingen Chapel in winter 2015-02-12

view from Roßberg tower in winter 2015-01-24

Winter forest on the way to Roßberg tower. The mountains of the Schwäbische Alb were covered in hazy fog that saturday. When getting closer, however, the winter landscape presented itself.

View from Roßberg tower towards the northwest. The plateau, Roßfeld, is covered with snow.
The tower is a landmark and located on the Roßberg, a mountain (869 m) at the edge of the Schwäbische Alb.

View of Gönningen, Achalm and Georgenberg mountains at the horizon on the right, indicating the position of the city of Reutlingen.

view towards southeast

view towards Öschingen (west)

Quenstedt memorial

Next day's view of Roßberg tower (from Walddorf).

...and the day after.

hoarfrost at Birkensee [I] 2013-12-12

common heather (Calluna vulgaris)

getting up early pays off - way to Birkensee with hoarfrost

common heather

Birkensee ("birch lake")

refletions in the frozen Birkensee

lens flare

birch trunk

Sunlight melts the hoarfrost and converts it into drops, refraction in these creates the colours.

"birch trunk in birch lake"

grasses [II] 2013-12-12

Along the way to Birkensee: Grasses and branches with hoarfrost in morning light - as picturesque as fragile, because the sun quickly melts the frost.

fern [III] 2013-12-12

fern with hoarfrost in morning light

twice the same view - but with different focus