The rosy skies of a sunny Bavarian dawn literally lured me out of bed this morning and onto my trusty “robust” bike for my hour ride over hill and dale, through the neighboring countryside. How virtuous I felt, breakfasting out on the patio before 7 am – with an hour’s ride behind me! Along the way I encountered the usual activity – the occasional early commuter zipping down the country roads and a troupe of cows changing pastures. I filmed one reluctant bovine matron who found me as curious as I found her amusing! I’m sure her care-giver, who can be heard calling, “Komm! Komm!” was mildly exasperated with the two of us!
Once home, I jumped right into my work…the transcribing of some four hundred pages of the original “Center Compound History” from Stalag Luft III. It was one of several priceless finds that I stumbled upon during my research at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Clarke Special Collections. While the word-for-word transcription is a bit on the laborious side, it’s an invaluable way to retrace the activities and familiarize myself with the camp routine and nature. Also, it’s a valid…if not creative avoidance…from the task of this summer: to begin writing!
[Note: I'd wanted to add several photos and even a short movie of said cow, but I'm finding that the time to upload on our archaic dial-up internet connection isn't worth the bother...so I'll add the visuals once I'm back to the land of wifi in mid-August!]
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