A bee in search for pollen among crocuses at Frankfurt’s Lohrberg hill, Feb. 16.. Winter in this part of Germany has been unusually mild so far and bees are swarming out very early.
(Canon 5dIII, EF 2.0, 135mm, 1/2000sec, f 2.5, 320asa)
Tag Archives: global warming
Signs of Spring
Snowdrops in the evening light in a garden in my neighborhood, Feb.9. These are about the first signs of spring – although there hasn’t been any real winter here yet.
Global Darkening
Fresh and older contrails spread over the otherwise blue sky over Frankfurt, Aug.15, contributing to what is called ‘Global Darkening’. According to scientists, our planet has not only been getting warmer, but also darker. Over the past decades the quantity of sunlight that is reaching the earth’s surface might have reduced by 20 percent due to air pollution and aerosols.
