Tag: rain

  • When Rain Doesn’t Show Up

    When Rain Doesn’t Show Up

    Reading Time: 2 minutesThey forecast rain and I looked forward to going for a walk and having clean shoes as shoes are washed by the rain keeping shows slick. The rain didn’t come so my shoes got muddy and I stood by the tap trying to get the mud to drain away from between the…

  • Holidays Break Streaks

    Holidays Break Streaks

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is a rainy day so I have less of interest to write about. The rain fell this morning. It continued until this afternoon. Rain is an excuse not to go for a daily walk. It is an opportunity for a rest day. Yesterday my 770 plus day streak on Duolingo was…

  • A Rainy Day And Masks

    A Rainy Day And Masks

    Reading Time: < 1 minutePlenty of rain today. Plenty of people wear masks, both outdoors and indoors. You also see people wearing masks on television.

  • JSON, Custom HTML and a Rainy Walk

    Reading Time: 2 minutesJSON Today I spent some time expanding my knowledge of JSON because understanding how JSON works, and how it works, opens doors. Every social network allows you to download your file as a JSON file. If you learn how to use JSON you can then re-use your data on a site of…

  • A Cloudy Sky

    A Cloudy Sky

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday as I walked from one village to another I looked up the hill and I saw a cloud arch framing a nearby village and I had to take a picture. The framing of the image was rather unique. It is below. Is it kitsch? There is a good chance. It was…

  • I Don’t Need to Go For A One And a Half Hour Walk

    I Don’t Need to Go For A One And a Half Hour Walk

    Reading Time: < 1 minute”I don’t need to go for a one and a half hour walk. I said that to a neighbour before my walk. I could have cut it short, if it started to rain too heavily. Paradoxically for most of the walk it was grey and drizzling. Nothing to worry about. I…

  • A Tractor Ploughing A Dry Field in Switzerland

    A Tractor Ploughing A Dry Field in Switzerland

    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday a tractor was ploughing a dry field. A cloud of dust was not that visible but you can see that rain would now be welcome. I walked by the usual river and looked down and the rocks in the riverbed are uncovered. There is no water running over them anymore. I…

  • 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

    Risk of Flooding

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

  • Chickens In The Rain

    Chickens In The Rain

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