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  • A Cat on An Aluminium Roof.

    A Cat on An Aluminium Roof.

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  • Five Storks In A Field and A High River

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    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…

  • Traditional Staircase

    Traditional Staircase

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    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

    Chickens In The Rain

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

  • The Unthreatening Clouds

    The Unthreatening Clouds

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    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…

  • The Bike Ride

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    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…

  • A Storm Alert Despite Nice Weather

    A Storm Alert Despite Nice Weather

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteGood Walking weather despite the storm warning. The weather is stable. We should have sun tomorrow.

  • Relaxing Cows

    Relaxing Cows

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOrdinarily you see pictures of cows standing up looking towards the camera but occassionaly people like me walk by cows when they are on their chewing the cud break. They lie around and slouch. It’s amusing to see three cows in close proximity like this. They have their eyes closed, their legs…

  • Announced Rain and Storms

    Announced Rain and Storms

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey often announce rain and storms and we often get very little of either. The weather here is dry. The little rain that did fall was sandy. Farmers have harvested their crops but so far the rain is not worrying.

  • Grains – Harvesting Before the Rain

    Grains – Harvesting Before the Rain

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to my watch, and farmers, a storm is coming. That’s why they are busy trying to harvest all the grain before it hits. At this time of year you can watch the combine harvesters harvesting all the fields and collecting grain. You can then see tractors following up and gathering…