Snow day in Germany

I am sad to say this winter has been kind of a bummer for me. I knew this was the last opportunity for Rand to enjoy some snow for a VERY long time. We will be moving to America soon to Alabama/ Georgia and it never snows there.

I was so excited to wake up to a blanket of fresh white snow on top of our German town this morning. 

I bundled Rand up in his winter gear and we headed out for a walk to visit the goats and give them some food. Rand was hysterical! He hated the snow and refused to touch it... he wouldn't even step on it. Here you can see him walking in the tire trail to avoid touching the snow. He was interested in the small snowman I made but again, wouldn't touch it, lol.

Drones in Hauptstuhl

Rand and Rob have both enjoyed going out to take the drone out for a spin around our neighborhood. Today we went out by the goat field to see our village from a different angle. 

SUNday

Winter in Germany is very depressing. You rarely see the sun and its just very foggy, gloomy and rainy. Today was different. The sun was shining so we decided to take a walk to feed the goats down the street and take Rob's drone out for a spin.

Last month for Rob's birthday I got him a Hubsan X4 H107C drone on Amazon. The reviews were pretty good and the price was excellent. I think Rob was a little surprised I got him this because it was completely out of right field. He was not at all interested in a drone but I knew he would enjoy it... Rand too. 

 The only down side is the battery runs out quickly so be sure to stock up so you can swap them out. We are still waiting on the extra batteries so we were not out very long. The boys had a great time in the fields and Rand was not happy about heading back. We had to bribe him with hot cocoa.

Here is a clip from the drone today.

Our neighbors, the reindeer

Just on the out skirts of our village is a reindeer farm. Ever since December and reading Rand the "Night Before Christmas", he has been obsessed with reindeer. He sings the song at least three times a day. On our way home from Sunshine farms to pick up some 1€ fresh, raw milk and eggs, we stopped by to see the reindeer.

Rand had such great time seeing the deer and feeding them grass. He even called one Comet!

Our neighbors; the cows & horses

Today seemed like a good day for a walk to visit the farm next door and see the cows and horses.

We were also able to see some beautiful fall colors all around us. Rand enjoyed playing in the leaves and running through the fields.

Our Village~ Hauptstuhl

I LOVE our village and will truly miss this place. We are a few blocks away from a train station and have a couple restaurants in our village along with a bakery. We are surrounded by farms and Rand and I enjoy taking walks to feed the goats, cows, reindeer, horses and pigs. Most of our neighbors are German and are the sweetest people we have ever met. 

I was able to find some information online about the history of Haupstuhl... or should I say "main chair." Hauptstuhl was first mentioned in 1547 as Habstall. The village was founded in the 16th century and was located near the well-defunct at the beginning of the 16th century deserted Ruppach.
The village Haupstuhl (main chair) belonged to the late 18th century, the so-called Small Court rule Landstuhl which was owned by the Barons of Sickingen line to Sickingen. In 1794, the left bank of the Rhine was occupied in War of the First Coalition. From 1798 to 1814 the main chair belonged to the canton of Landstuhl in the department of Donnersberg. Due to the decisions taken at the Congress of Vienna agreements, the region came in June 1815, first to Austria and in 1816 ceded based on a treaty to the Kingdom of Bavaria. Under the Bavarian Administrative belonged main chair from 1817 to the country's Commissariat Homburg in the Rhine district, from 1862 district office Homburg, moved in 1929 Regional office Kaiserslautern and belongs since 1939 to the district of Kaiserslautern. After the Second World War the church was the main chair in the French occupation zone part of the administrative region Pfalz in the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Our morning run

As our move back to the States quickly approaches, I am being very sentimental and soaking in every ounce of living in Germany as I can. This morning I went for a run with Rand. A very short distance away from our village is a farm full of horses, cows, pigs and sheep. We only got to see the cows and horses today but Rand had a blast getting up close and personal with the friendly horses.

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