Squeaky snow
When the temperature of snow is above -10°C, it melts slightly when you crush it by walking on it. At temperatures below -10°C, the ice crystals are crushed, which makes a squeaking sound.
Read moreSwitzerland, a quadrilingual country in the middle of Europe, has been my home since 2001.
When the temperature of snow is above -10°C, it melts slightly when you crush it by walking on it. At temperatures below -10°C, the ice crystals are crushed, which makes a squeaking sound.
Read moreMy first little video put together using Adobe Premier Pro, using some old video clips from 2011.
Read moreHiking in the snow between Le Noirmont and Le Creux-des-Biches in the Swiss Jura mountains.
Read moreEver on the lookout for new views – and new variations on old views – I spent a fair amount of time on days out hunting for picturesque meadows this spring and summer.
Read moreThe first part of my personal retrospective of a year which – to my eternal relief – wasn’t as bad on a personal level as it could easily have been.
Read moreNote to self. When the cloud is low, the snow is falling gently and the village paths are empty, get out and enjoy it.
Read moreWhen the full (-ish) moon rises above Interlaken at this time of year, it always reminds me of a photo my Dad took in south Wales many years ago, where the reflection wasn’t on a lake but on the smooth surface of the sea off the coast of Freshwater East.
Read moreHiking along the milky Oberaarsee to the ice cave at the terminus of the Oberaar glacier.
Read moreI met with a client yesterday at their modern office in a part of central Bern which is a former hipster area and which is plagued by graffiti artists and substance abusers. Although the building is new and freshly-finished with some attractive brickwork, it’s only a matter of time before it, too, will be sprayed […]
Read morePhotographing the crocuses and the view from Rämisgummen in Emmental.
Read moreI bought a bike because it’s fun, it will improve my fitness rapidly – thereby helping me to get ready for hiking season – and because it means that I don’t have to rely on public transport or on my car for my daily trip to work and back. It also allows me to enjoy the local scenery more; getting me further more quickly than on foot.
Read moreTaking ourselves on a walk in the blissful isolation of the forests of Jura.
Read moreBy applying the right colour profile to your photo, you can get a much more nuanced version than through simple editing.
Read moreJo reminded me earlier of the Ranz des Vaches (or Lyôba), a classical Swiss alpine song which has stirred the hearts of many Swiss for years. It’s said that the song made those Swiss living abroad so homesick, that singing and playing it was banned amongst Swiss mercenaries in the eighteenth century, so as not to cause desertion.
Watch videoAfter many years, I’m back in the saddle with my own e-bike. And I’m loving it.
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