Summer heat and more

Lots and lots of yellow little plums  - we call them Mirabellen

Most of them are in the freezer without kernels (2nd photo), or on

already eaten cakes, ha! - or in jam jars.

We fled the garden because of heat and are spending days 

in the cooler Black Forest - Schwarzwald - meeting up with 

friends - new friends of the gymnastics club - in the historic town

of Altensteig - built in the 13th century with its castle as a stronghold.  

We are eating, drinking and chatting - until it is time to drive up to

a place where we can watch the eclipse of the moon -

a very high point called Kapf - 825 m above sea level

 Ok - we saw the moon now and then - slowly moving up in a wonderful

orange color - every so often covered by clouds - but Mars could also

be figured out „below“ the moon.

Driving home we had a wonderful sight of the illuminated town Altensteig.

The photo is far from the real view but with the photo of the map of the

town you can imagine a little - a better view of the town with description 
and webcam here

The red arrow shows the place where we sat in the street behind the larger house 

constructed in 1459 - renovated in the 1980ies - with a quaint restaurant

on the ground floor - I saw the kitchen!

And my admiration for the ladies who are preparing delicious Flammkuchen in there:

dark, very small, crammed full with things. Flammkuchen is made of yeast dough

with lard, onions and cream - the paste being very, very thin....