Tag: seasonal

  • Cyclist Sightings

    Cyclist Sightings

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Yesterday I went for a walk, during which I listened to two podcasts via AudioBookShelf, but that’s not the point of this post. The point of this post is that the seasons have changed. The snow has melted and there was a brief interlude in rain so plenty of people…

  • Autumn is Coming

    Autumn is Coming

    Reading Time: 3 minutes Autumn, not winter, is coming. A week or two ago I noticed that a tree was changing from Green to red, as the leaves began to turn from Spring and Summer mode to Autumn and Winter mode. I noticed that the trees as you enter and leave Cheserex are also beginning…

  • The Sound of Bells and the Smell of Colza

    The Sound of Bells and the Smell of Colza

    Reading Time: 2 minutes What do you hear and smell when you go for a walk in Vaud at this time of year? You hear the sound of cowbells and you hear the sound of cows mooing. I like the sound of cow bells A few days ago I could hear mooing from a distance.…

  • A Walk at the Snow Line

    A Walk at the Snow Line

    Reading Time: < 1 minute The most striking thing about a winter with little to no snow is that there is no noise. Normally ski lifts clank, people talk and there is a lot of noise When there has been very little snow the ski lifts are turned off and the mountains are quiet. This…

  • Nyon In Spring

    Nyon In Spring

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Due to the pandemic I almost never go to Nyon. If I do I often wear a mask and avoid walking around too much. Most people think the pandemic is over. I see, from the data, that it is not, and I want to stay true to previous ethics and morality.…

  • A Snowy Day

    A Snowy Day

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday we had a snowy day. I saw that the snow was beginning to pile up so I went and cleared the snow for fun. I could have left it as it was but I saw an opportunity to have some weight training, for free. I regret that I didn’t set…

  • Catkins in January

    Catkins in January

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Until today I didn’t know what catkins were because I never looked them up. “A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals…” according to Wikipedia. They are out at the moment and I know this is unusual because a few days ago I saw an article about how it…