Category Archives: Seasons

Consuming Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Maybe because it comes along during the longest nights of the year, or maybe just because Germans seem to love a good celebration, Christmas is a very big deal in Germany. From what I’ve gathered in my time here, this … Continue reading →

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Winter Begins

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

In one of my happiest childhood memories, it is nighttime in north Texas, and I am standing with my brother Anthony in the middle of the street in the thickest snowfall I have ever seen. Enormous, fluffy flakes, pink in … Continue reading →

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The Big Sleep

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

When we place a city on the imaginary globe in our minds, we tend to think first in terms of weather. Kaiserslautern, Germany, has a wonderfully mild climate: the average daytime temperature in winter here hovers several degrees above freezing. … Continue reading →

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Yet Know I How the Heather Looks

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Where I live in Texas, we have only two seasons: blazing hot and “I wonder if I should take a sweater.” The chance to watch four seasons unfold is a precious gift to me. A month ago, I wrote a … Continue reading →

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The Witching Hour

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Last Saturday evening after dark, Kaiserslautern held its third annual Halloween City-Parade through the downtown streets. The parade a year ago apparently brought out 80,000 people, and this year’s events were heavily attended as well. A lot of the spectators … Continue reading →

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Art from life

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

I took this photo from my hotel balcony last weekend on the evening of our arrival in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. We stayed at Hotel Schatten on the Partenkirchen side, and I heartily recommend it. The church you see is Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt, … Continue reading →

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Leaf Fall

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

The leaves have started to change in Germany. That’s a very big deal to this Texas girl because where I come from the leaves don’t bother to fall off the trees until spring. We rake live oak leaves from February … Continue reading →

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Zwiebelkuchen

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Clare B. Dunkle

Just like many an American who shops in the German stores close to base, I have been looking at this sign next to the supermarket off the Opel circle for years now, and every time I’ve seen it, I’ve said: … Continue reading →

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