#342 - SUMMER

I spent the last week at the Baltic Sea with a few friends for some well deserved relaxation and to sing a few concerts as a double quartet. I finally lucked out with the weather up there because ever since the first time I've been there I never was lucky to get summer weather. But this time it actually was summer and I was able to walk in the sand and dip into the ocean. *w00t* I couldn't decide which picture would work best for the theme so I decided to post both of them. *lovely* Pictures taken on August 17, 2008.

#354 - BEACH

No explanation necessary. Pictures taken on August 17, 2008.

#193 - DUPLICATE

Little white shells in the sand. *lovely* Picture taken on August 17, 2008.

#135 - SURF

A little albatros enjoying the surf of the Baltic Sea. Picture taken on August 17, 2008.

#317 - HELP

When the music gets wet - which happens if you leave your music map outside during a slightly chilly and humid night - a ping-pong table offers the help to dry them. *lol* Luckily, they weren't my sheets. Although I did water my mobile phone the day before with coffee and it hasn't been working since. :( Picture taken on August 19, 2008.

#106 - BBQ

It's BBQ time! The fire would later be transformed into a very nice and comfortable campfire. Pictures taken on August 20, 2008.

#002 - LAUGHTER

A campfire brings lots of fun and laughter. :) Picture taken on August 20, 2008.

#247 - TRADITION

Whenever there are choir trips or choir gatherings - and we were in some way on a little choir trip - it is a long standing tradition (no matter what ensemble I'm with) that at some point during the night, especially after concerts, the whole group or parts of it start singing evening songs or other very special songs. Our five men are all alumni of the famous Kreuzchor of Dresden (a boy's choir) so they have a large repertoire of pieces for male chorus. So they serenaded us girls with some of them. *lovely* Picture taken on August 20, 2008.

#238 - COMFORT

Our little campfire, which spread a very warm feeling of comfort despite the chilly night. :) Picture taken on August 22, 2008.

#337 - FUZZY

I was struggling with my camera, trying to find the perfect setting to capture people and the ambience of the fire. It makes for funny effects like this one, where you can see the two people very sharp in one position and pretty fuzzy (especially the guy because he was actually moving) in another. Picture taken on August 23, 2008.

#235 - UMBRELLA

The last two days were a bit rainy, which didn't keep us from sitting around the fire. We just had to get the help of a few umbrellas. This guy looked particularly funny with the very colorful umbrella and the little kid's rain jacket he somehow saw fit for protecting him from the rain. :lol: Picture taken on August 23, 2008.

#094 - POST BOX

A typical German post box. Picture taken on August 12, 2008.

#353 - WAITING

The waiting time between rehearsal and concert, captured on August 3, 2008 in Kadan, Czech Republic, shortly after I got stung by a wasp. Ha. I was able to sing the concert and drive back home to Dresden, but as soon as I was home the allergic reaction hit me with full force... What a day!

#346 - MOONLIGHT

Pictures taken on August 5, 2008, while watching "27 Dresses" at the film festival, pictured in the theme below. :)

#054 - FESTIVAL

Every summer, there's an open air film festival in Dresden, at the right bank of the river Elbe. In all the six years I've been living here this has actually been the first time that I saw a movie during this festival. We watched "27 Dresses" and really enjoyed it. But what made the whole experience even more enjoyable is the view of the screen with the illuminated historic buildings of Dresden in the background. Picture taken on August 5, 2008.

#081 - RADIO

My radio (it's 10 years old!), tuned into my favorite radio station. Pictures taken on August 7, 2008.