Abrupt sunsets
Sunsets in the mountains are different from those over flatter landscapes.
Published on 21st February 2017
Blog posts about autumn
The view around the corner at Susten Pass
Finding a magnificent view of a scene I know well, by going up a little road and turning a corner.
Published on 23rd October 2016
The vineyards on Lake Biel
A great spot to photograph the vineyards and sixteenth-century church at Ligerz, on the shores of Lake Biel.
Published on 23rd October 2016
Riffelsee to Riffelalp, Zermatt
Before the proper snow arrived at the start of this year's winter season, we visited Zermatt and visited the famous, much-photographed view of the Matterhorn from Riffelsee.
Published on 20th January 2016
Grindelwald First, Switzerland
The mountain restaurant and top cable car station at First, above Grindelwald, affords amazing views down to the valley and to the huge wall of rock opposite: including the famous Eiger North Wall.
Published on 14th October 2015
Unterseen, Switzerland
I used to visit the Bödelibad leisure centre regularly. Before I had a car, I used to catch the train to Interlaken West station and walk from there. The route takes you along the river Aare, forming the border…
Published on 5th August 2015
Airolo, Switzerland
Deep amongst the mountains which form a natural boundary between the northern and southern sides of the Alps, Airolo sits below the old, snaking Gotthard Pass road. The intrepid northern motorway motorist heading south for the sun arrives in Airolo gratefully,…
Published on 25th June 2015
Spiezberg, Switzerland
Locals to Spiez, on the shores of Lake Thun, are familiar with the vineyards on Spiezberg hill. There is a well-used and well-loved path along the upper edge of the vineyards, which leads along the edge of the forest from…
Published on 29th April 2015
Great Gable from Honister Pass
A terrific hike and a personal achievement in the central-western Lake District on our anniversary.
Published on 11th October 2014
Loughrigg Fell
A shorter hike up one of the Lakeland fells, at Ambleside.
Published on 10th October 2014
Interlaken Golf Course
I took a walk up through the woods from Heimwehfluh, near Interlaken. The top of the walk, after half an hour or so of wheezing and muscle aching, was high above the end of Lake Thun. Aside from enjoying…
Published on 25th November 2013
Gorges de l’Areuse
One of my favourite walks this year was in the Gorges de l’Areuse in the Jura mountains, above Neuchâtel. We decided that we wanted to do a proper, long hike in an autumn forest and we chose well. The forests…
Published on 21st November 2013
Ballenberg in autumn
Jo and I took a stroll around the Ballenberg open air museum on her birthday weekend a couple of weeks ago. The museum and its buildings are officially open to the public between April and October, but the site, its paths…
Published on 18th November 2013
And so it begins
Just as summer arrived in the Bernese Oberland late this year, so the first snow fall has arrived early. But that’s OK: the sun is shining and it looks beautiful.
Published on 12th October 2013
Through the mists of time
The older I get, the more I come to recognize the way in which my photographs aid my memory. This is borne out by the way in which I can scroll back through my Lightroom catalogue of digital photos –…
Published on 17th March 2013
Such a backlog
A shot from a late autumn drive through the Jura mountains on the way home from Basel; one of many, many photos in a backlogged queue of shots I'd like to share.
Published on 12th December 2012
The Courtyard
On a visit to Ebern in Germany, we came across a picturesque autumnal courtyard. On the wall outside, a plaque told of many years ago.
Published on 1st December 2011
A place by the tracks
The end of the main train line to Interlaken from Zurich, Basel and beyond, via Bern, takes travellers through the centre of the small city, where the train line passes within feet of buildings in the main shopping centre and…
Published on 7th November 2010
The Jungfrau Region in Autumn
A panoramic view of the snow-laden alps above the autumnally beautiful forests near Interlaken in Switzerland.
Published on 3rd November 2010
Thun on an Autumn Morning
Published on 29th October 2010
Seasons Change
The rain clouds lift and show what beauty they have strewn across the higher mountains in our region.
Published on 22nd October 2010
That chill in the air
The autumn fairs may be some time away yet, but the first day of September here in the Swiss Alps has arrived with the kind of chilled air which tells me that there is snow on the mountains.
Published on 1st September 2010
Glad I went, now
Jo and I take a walk through a misty Sunday afternoon to Faulensee.
Published on 22nd November 2009
Ballenberg out of season
An autumn stroll around the Ballenberg open-air museum with Jo's parents.
Published on 17th November 2009
Marzili, Bern, Switzerland
A view at sunset of the low-lying area of Bern called "Marzili".
Published on 24th October 2009
Lunchtime jaunt
There was a work car parked outside which no-one was using over lunchtime, so I decided to pinch it and drive up a random mountain road. I drove higher and higher as the road got narrower and narrower, avoiding small…
Published on 2nd November 2007
Don’t look down
Published on 9th October 2006
Dappled light
Published on 6th October 2006
Nearly here
Whilst out and about with Jo’s parents these past couple of weeks, there has been a distinct sense of waiting in the air. The landscape is resting and gathering it’s strength to turn orange, brown and red as autumn arrives.
Published on 13th September 2006
