Spiders ... in September they are EVERYWHERE here! Criss-crossing bushes, windows, doors, and my bedroom curtains; invisible webs find their way into many corners and unexpected places.
All different kinds of spiders grace the windows and walls inside and outside of our apartment and on campus. My roommate was pretty sure she killed at least 10 the other night in her bedroom. My window has a screen, but I'm pretty sure that my window is one of the only ones on campus. Europeans believe in fresh air, no air conditioning, and no screens on the windows. This is fine, until the spiders (and grasshoppers, moths, and mosquitoes) find their way into your room.
A little, fat spider has made his home outside of Kapellenweg 1 (my apt. building) and several bugs have met their demise in his web.
Last week, I discovered a five-legged creature hanging in a web by the toolshed. I wondered at his past encounters, supposing he started out with the conventional 8 legs... The next day, he was gone. (*sigh)
Winter and frozen temperatures will send all the spiders into hiding until next spring (except, perhaps, the ones hiding out in our apartment). That will be a good thing, except that means no more sunshine, swimming, or summer weather. Will the trade off be worth it?
We will see.
Swiss dumpster diving
9.15.2006
Last Thursday we (the campus residents) realized that it was one of those days.
Twice a year, the Swiss people have a LARGE trash day. The night before, everyone down Junkerstrasse -- the main street here in Buesingen -- and the smaller roads put out great piles of "trash". When the students and volunteers catch wind of these days, dumpster diving is in order!
So, my roommate Elizabeth and I decided that the only right thing was to go out and look for some great accessories to outfit our apartment. She had just come back from discovering a shelf that fit perfectly into the door corner and a few other odd pieces, and we decided to venture out again. Mind you, it's dark, so until you actually get it into a well-lighted room, you may not be sure what you have happened upon.
Litzy, my friend from Spain, has a great picture hanging in her living room. Discovery: fall trash day 2004. Sonya, my friend from Russia, has a hand-me-down computer chair also uncovered in 2004.
So as for dumpster diving 2006, we came upon a great trash corner. Everything from brand-new silver window blinds from IKEA to a perfectly good trash can (for me), a street sign, aqua blue painting canvases (for Elizabeth) and a tube of pretty wrapping papers.
Oh the joy of diving in Switzerland! :-)
Twice a year, the Swiss people have a LARGE trash day. The night before, everyone down Junkerstrasse -- the main street here in Buesingen -- and the smaller roads put out great piles of "trash". When the students and volunteers catch wind of these days, dumpster diving is in order!
So, my roommate Elizabeth and I decided that the only right thing was to go out and look for some great accessories to outfit our apartment. She had just come back from discovering a shelf that fit perfectly into the door corner and a few other odd pieces, and we decided to venture out again. Mind you, it's dark, so until you actually get it into a well-lighted room, you may not be sure what you have happened upon.
Litzy, my friend from Spain, has a great picture hanging in her living room. Discovery: fall trash day 2004. Sonya, my friend from Russia, has a hand-me-down computer chair also uncovered in 2004.
So as for dumpster diving 2006, we came upon a great trash corner. Everything from brand-new silver window blinds from IKEA to a perfectly good trash can (for me), a street sign, aqua blue painting canvases (for Elizabeth) and a tube of pretty wrapping papers.
Oh the joy of diving in Switzerland! :-)
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