While driving to Burg Lichtenberg the other day we spotted a stork nesting on the roof of a home in a nearby village. It was no small feat to snag the picture let me tell you. Moira was not riding along so I had to plead with Alannah to hang out the window at the T stop and try to catch it. However this is a teeeeeeny tiny village with one road in so cars continued to line up behind us and there is no street parking. When the first shot blurred we had to drive another mile or so to turn around and line up again. She heaved a big sigh of relief when she finally got it. : )
A few more storks were spotted poking around the meadow on the edge of town, but the nest was empty the next time we came through. We were lucky to catch this one at just the right time.
A few links you might enjoy:
Webcams of German stork nests here
stork sounds
Stork coloring page here and here and here
children's books:
King Stork by Howard Pyle
Starry Sky Journal 
So glad you were able to prevail on the young lady to get the photo! Lovely. We love the Wheel on the School … have read it numerous times ’round here for family read-aloud … and I even used it in my knitting book, Great Yarns!
Hugs and please post more fun pictures!
Thanks for the stork lesson. Our post homeschooling family enjoyed it. Once a homeschooler always a homeschooler.
I’m here visiting because “Write 2 The Point” highlighted your blog on “Pay It Forward” this week. What an amazing photograph! And such determination …
Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Blessings!
When I saw the photo, I thought, “Wheel on the School!” And then I saw that you mentioned it. I love that book so much that I recently bought myself a used hardcover copy at Powell’s (because my son took the family copy).
That is super-cool.