Kernbeißer

That's a Hawfinch for those without German. These chaps are very shy, even their song is described as "quiet and mumbled" but they are quite big for a finch (up to 18 cm in length). I like this portrait quite a lot.

So today was the third and final day of the Workshop. I survived. Although I did have to say what I thought about the 3 days - I managed to say something polite and constructive along the lines of "After these three days, I'm looking forward to working with you all in the coming months". I managed that despite being quite terrified at the prospect. My German has to come on in leaps and bounds.

Other news is quite scant except for the unsurprising news that courgette/zucchini has no place on a pizza. I had half a small pizza for lunch and one of the toppings/soggings was courgette. The other 5 people I had lunch with all had Schnitzel. That looked and smelled amazing. And judging by the empty plates, it tasted pretty good too.