Tag: rural
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A Two and a Half Hour Walk
Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday afternoon I was convinced that I would have a short easy walk, just to get out of the house. In reality I walked from Nyon to Bonmont and back along roads, but also farm paths. I walked this route because I decided that going for a walk would keep me…
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Aerating Manure
Reading Time: < 1 minute Today I saw a strange machine so I stopped to watch it in action. It went over a pile of manure and flipped it around to get air through the pile to help with the forming of fresh manure to spread on fields shortly.
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Two Donkeys In The Sun
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Sunflowers Looking Towards A House
Reading Time: < 1 minute Do you feel like you are being watched. Imagine loving south of a field of sunflowers.
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Chickens In The Rain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chickens in the rain, for a change.
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Relaxing Cows – The Right Crowd To Be With During A Pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutes During a pandemic it makes sense to go to the mountains and it makes sense to walk where you have space to the left and right to keep social distancing. Today I saw the cows near St Cergue and they were all sitting and relaxing, chewing the cud, waiting for the…
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Walking from Village to Village, and Village to Town
Reading Time: 3 minutes The conversation is too often about designing cities to be car-free, but I would argue that designing the countryside to require less frequently would be more advantageous. The reason for this is that walking from village to village, and from villages to towns eliminates the need for, and appeal of the…