Eclepens-La Sarraz

DSCN7444  the Chateau d'Eclupens DSCN7440  Jan and Louise Belfrage joined us in a balade gourmet near La Sarraz between Lausanne and Yverdon DSCN7439  It was quite a long walk from the train station but luckily we have time DSCN7441  Watering trough in the town of Eclupens, where we started
DSCN7442  Bernese!! DSCN7443  Clock tower DSCN7445  our group starting off on the tour DSCN7446  Agriculture is still practiced in this part of the canton
DSCN7438  Wheat DSCN7447  Wildflowers DSCN7448  A bee keeper tending his flock! DSCN7449  The air was alive with bees!
DSCN7451  Clematis DSCN7452  Leaves DSCN7453  Coqueliquots DSCN7454  More poppies
DSCN7457  Bright! DSCN7458  Pensées DSCN7460  Fountain in La Sarraz DSCN7480  Jan, Louise and Greg around the fountain
DSCN7461  Tasting different kinds of flower buds - the tastes were delicate! DSCN7464  Bear garlic soup DSCN7465  Flower DSCN7466  Stamens
DSCN7469  Petals and stamens DSCN7470  Tasting honey DSCN7474  The bee keeper explaining DSCN7476  The Chateau at La Sarraz
DSCN7481  Public building DSCN7482  Flowers DSCN7484  Walking back to the start DSCN7485  Flowers
DSCN7486  Flowers DSCN7487  Flowers DSCN7489  Horses DSCN7490  Iris
DSCN7491  One must always be refreshed DSCN7494  The editor in chief of our local Vaudois newspaper