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Last year, quite a few trees in our neighborhood had to be taken down because of the drought from previous years.
The removal of these trees opened up a new view onto the Mountain Lodge after almost 25 years.
When you look closely, you can see the steeple in the center of the photo.
The droughts of 2018 – 2020 are definitely changing some the landscape in Germany.
Recently, a friend of mine, who had lived in Camp King as a dependent in the late 60s, asked me whether the cherry trees were still around.
I wasn’t sure, and went out to take a walk around the neighborhood once again.
This one is on the Mountain Lodge hill in front of the chapel. Springtime in Germany.
These two were the only cherry trees I could locate.
We passed by on the foot path down the hill from the Mountain Lodge.
I had another look at one of the two remaining original housing buildings and its garden area. Before the area got restructured into a German housing area, I had a friend living in one of the buildings. The garden behind the apartment building (see photo) stretched much further than what you see here.
We used to go there for BBQs in the summer, and sat under the trees which eventually got cut down to make room for this parking strip. It is empty today, as it is Sunday, and all the supermarket employees are home. Behind this strip, construction began for the first row of townhouses.
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A while back I had posted about a possible trimming or chopping of the big tree in front of the Mountain Lodge.
This was not to be as the attendance of 10 workers for two full working days was just meant for training.
The autumn light on this particular day in late November was spectacular.
Over the years, we have taken many walks around our neighborhood, Camp King. There is relatively little traffic, and a nice park to walk through.
The left side is the meadow, which slopes down from the Mountain Lodge. The right side shows part of the public park.
We consider ourselves fortunate to be living here in this part of Oberursel.
This is a visual tour of the Mountain Lodge and its surroundings. Since the first tenants/owners moved in around 2015, not much has been written about this historic building.
Coming down on the right side of the building, towards the meadows.
The chapel (center) is still there.
Yes, and there is some graffiti too.
My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany, with my husband, son and daughter. The … Read more
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