Wednesday’s Photos
A Visit to the Pond
Last week I published a few photos on a nearby pond. The discovery of a pair of mallard ducks that had made this pond their nesting and summer residence encouraged me to come back to see if I could capture them with my Canon movie camera. Here is the video composition with music from Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 op. 46 (Morning Mood). Enjoy.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
Hallo Peter, ein schönes Video und die Musik so passend. Liebe Grüße Wolfgang
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Ja, die klassische Musik von Grieg ist in der Tat die richtige Begleitung. Danke, lieber Wolfgang!
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I love how the male starts out in the lead, but then the female takes over! Great video, and the Grieg is the perfect accompaniment.
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Perhap the mallard ducks can teach us a few things. Nature contains so many lessons that we humans so often ignore.
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So very true.
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I am with Amy on both counts!
The ducks have a perfect spot there!
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Peter, what a wonderful video! I’m sure you and Biene will come back to enjoy the spot. Ha a blessed day!
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We are waiting for the ducklings to show up soon. Then perhaps I will make another video.
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Very nice, Peter!
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Beautiful!
I usually dont Listen to classic Music except grieg and a few others.
Visited his home some years ago.
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That is a great pairing with your video of the mallard couple. Idyllic.
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Thank you, Steve!
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Cattails gone to seed are always appealing. I see the German word is Rohrkolben, which seems to be ‘tube piston.’
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Hurray! I learned a new German word.
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Isn’t that a word you’d have known while growing up in Germany?
I guess the piston (Kolben) is the compact seed head before the release of seeds, and the pipe or tube (Rohr) is the stem. In contrast, English cattail refers to the fluffy stage of the seed head.
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Only the individual parts of the word Rohrkolben were known to me. I must admit that I like the English word better.
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From now on, whenever you write or speak German, you can start using Katzenschwanz or Katzenpelz and see if they catch on.
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Haha! Great suggestion, Steve!
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Quite a nice video, Peter. I’ve never thought of it before, but the sound of an oboe is vaguely reminiscent of certain mallard quacks!
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Interesting observation, Linda!
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