(I helped this little fellow across the road the other day. I didn't want him to get run over. Apparently, it's a small stag beetle.) Hi Actifitters, yesterday, contrary to my training plan and without

(Here is another photo from my 27-kilometer walk last weekend. Does anyone know what that white fluff might be?) Hi Actifitters, after taking a two-day break, I pulled myself together yesterday to do a

(Here is another photo from my walk last weekend. The tree in the middle had a certain majestic quality due to the way the sunlight hit it.) Hi Actifitters, due to the current heat and the resulting discomfort

(During my walk along the Isar last Saturday, we suddenly heard the sound of an A380's turbines. I managed to pull out my phone and snap the picture just in time as the plane appeared briefly through the

(Here’s another snapshot of the Isar from last weekend.) Hi Actifitters, yesterday, I made my first attempt to reach my next small goal regarding close-grip push-ups. Since the rest periods between sets

(Here is a photo I took during my walk the day before yesterday. I can’t say enough how much I enjoy spending time in the lush green outdoors.) Hi Actifitters, after my long walk the day before yesterday,

(I managed to photograph this lizard this morning while walking a friend to the S-Bahn station. Seeing an animal like this here is, in a way, something special. I cannot recall the last time I saw such

Ten days to close the 2nd Quarter HIVE POWERBALL LOTTERY. You still have time to buy a ticket. In this moments There are only 5 participants, which means that each one will get a prize. With this number

(I managed to snap a picture of this busy little bee yesterday while I was sitting on the restaurant terrace having dinner with my mom.) Hi Actifitters, after making small gains in my last two push-up

(All over the Munich area, one can find graffiti by fans of the football clubs FC Bayern Munich or TSV 1860 Munich that has been "crossed" by the opposing fan base.) Hi Actifitters, yesterday,

(Here’s another nice snapshot I took while descending the Wendelstein.) Hi Actifitters, since I’ll definitely have to wait a good two weeks before I can swing my big backside back onto the bike saddle,

(While you can take the cogwheel railway - which I showed you in one of my recent reports - from Brannenburg up to the Wendelsteinhaus, you can descend to Bayrischzell on the other side via the cable car.)

It is the adult version of Christmas... the days and weeks after a #silvergoldstackers raffle... waiting and checking the post to see if anything has come in. Annoying the wife with endless questions about

(No matter which mountain I’ve hiked up so far, there are almost always a few Alpine choughs waiting to snag a bite to eat. Here at the Wendelsteinhaus, the birds have clearly lost all fear of humans.)

(Here is another nice snapshot I took during our hike two weeks ago. I snapped it from the terrace of the Wendelsteinhaus.) Hi Actifitters, today's report will be brief again. Apart from a shopping trip

(You can get a good view of the Wendelstein cogwheel railway here. It runs every hour from the valley in Brannenburg up to just below the Wendelsteinhaus and back again. I’ve always hiked up so far, but

(Here is the next photo from our hike to the Wendelsteinhaus the weekend before last. Our destination was finally in sight, giving our motivation to reach it a little boost.) Hi Actifitters, since I couldn't

(You pass this sculpture, which seems to be enjoying the sun, when hiking up the Wendelstein from Brannenburg.) Hi Actifitters, naturally, there isn't much to report on the athletic front for the time

(Here’s another nice shot from the weekend before last, perhaps an hour before we reached the Wendelsteinhaus.) Hi Actifitters, I had almost given up hope, but I was actually able to see my orthopedist

(When we hiked to the Wendelsteinhaus the weekend before last, we passed this cave on the final stretch. I would have liked to take a peek inside, but that would have required crawling on all fours, and