okoli jezera / around the lake

Prejšnjo nedeljo sva šla do Cerknice. Bil je zadnji dan, ko smo bili še oranžna cona in za nas še niso veljale najstrožje omejitve glede gibanja, že v začetku tedna pa je vlada razglasila epidemijo. Nujno sem rabila dan na off in hoja okrog jezera se mi je zdela dobra odločitev.

O Cerkniškem jezeru sem pisala že poleti. Takrat je bilo majhno. Zaradi jesenskega deževja pa je zraslo. Travniki so se začenjali spreminjati v jezero in zdaj lahko opazujemo drevesa sredi vode, kar zgleda kar malo smešno. Cela pot okoli jezera je dolga 28 km, midva sva prehodila malo več kot tretjino. Razgled na jezero in odsevi v vodi so posebni, čudoviti.

Last Sunday we went to Cerknica. It was the last day before new coronavirus protective measures were considered and our government declared an epidemic. I really needed a day off, so walking around the lake was the best choice.

I've already written about Cerknica intermittent lake last summer. At that time the lake was small. Due to autumn rains the lake became bigger and the fields turned into a lake. Now we can observe trees growing in the middle of the water, which was special and almost funny. The whole way around the lake is about 28 km long, we only walked about a third. The view around the lake was great and the water reflections were wonderful.

Nad jezerom se vzdiguje Slivnica. Vrha ni težko doseči. Slivnica ni znana le po svojem razgledu na jezero, ampak tudi kot dom čarovnic. Te naj bi v preteklosti živele na vrhu hriba. V jami pod vrhom naj bi kuhale napoje, dež, nevihte in slabo vreme. Danes tej zgodbi nihče ne verjame več. Razen morda majhnih otrok in tistih nekaj odraslih, ki smo v svojem srcu še vedno otroci.

Slivnica is a hill above lake Cerkinica with a view over the lake. The peak is not easy to reach. This hill is not famous just because of its view, but also as witches' home. Witches were supposed to live on the hill a long time ago. They brewed potions, rain, storms, and bad weather in the cave near the peak. Nowadays, nobody believes this story. Maybe only small children and a few adults who are still children in their hearts.

Pozno zvečer, ko sva odhajala domov, se je pooblačilo.
It was cloudy late in the evening and time to go home.