Put on extra layers to go hiking in the Sachsenwald with a friend over the weekend, where we tanked up on fresh air and evening sunlight, built a genial, mossy-faced snowman (dubbed Manfred-José), managed not to topple into any freezing ponds, and were thankful for good hiking boots. I wish I could say that winter in Hamburg is always this beautiful, though of course we appreciate the good weather all the more when it comes in small doses.
