==== 20170511 ====

Hopfgarten (dam near Weimar) http://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=50.9970%2C11.2088#map=15/50.9970/11.2088

05:30 a.m. - mostly clear, waxing moon (full moon 2017/05/10)\\
07:40 a.m. - clear, sunshine, + 12° C\\
06:00 p.m. - slightly cloudy, sunshine, + 21° C\\ 

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The first of the five //Eisheiligen// (Icesaints) - //The Holy Mamertius//. It was a nice dry and warm morning at Hopfgarten (Thuringia), so that the coots had fun in the water. 

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The five memorial days:\\

11th of May - Mamertus, Bishop of Vienna\\
12th of May - Pankratius, early Christian Martyrs\\
13th of May - Servatius, Bishop of Tongeren\\
14th of May - Bonifatius (of Tarsus), early Christian Martyrs\\
15th of May - Sophia (of Rom), early Christian Martyrs and mother of three consecrated virgins\\

After //Sophia// the nights should remain warmer. It's best to wait with the planting (sensitive plants) until she has past.
As the popular german saying goes: „Die kalte Sophie macht alles hie“ (approximately: //Cold Sophie// makes everything broken)\\