richard
richard
@admin-richard@www.main-vision.com

I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.

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  • Five Storks In A Field and A High River

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt has rained enough to fill the rivers now. I walked in the rain for an hour and a half and might have crossed one cyclist and one other person. I did count five herons in a field. In one location several roads are saturated by rainwater flowing off of the…

  • Risk of Flooding

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteRain is forecast. Is this in anticipation to the weekend?

  • Traditional Staircase

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou go to Italy or France to see old buildings but you can see them in Switzerland. Some villages and towns do not destroy buildings with character and replace them with sugar cubes. Coppet is one example. Parts of it look old and of architectural interest.

  • Chickens In The Rain

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteChickens in the rain, for a change.

  • Five Herons in one walk

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  • A Rebel Sunflower.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne sunflower is looking the wrong way. The morning sun is in the other direction.

  • Rainy Days

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt makes sense to shelter on rainy days.

  • The Unthreatening Clouds

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe unthreatening clouds did not bother me during my bike ride but it was cooler than sometimes at this time of year. I occasionally felt that an extra layer or two would be welcome. That’s unusual in July at this time of year. I chose routes that kept me as far…

  • Beware The Storms

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey announced rain and storms but we hardly ever get either in this part of Switzerland. I wasn’t going to use this blog for short posts but I can’t focus.

  • The Bike Ride

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring a pandemic one of the safest places to be is on a bike on quiet rural roads. The only people you meet are sporty so there is a higher likelihood that they are sporty. Today I had to be respectful when passing two horses. They can often be afraid when…