Daily Themes

2014-01-05 14.43.21 5 Jan - walking up to Sonzier 2014-01-07 11.55.51 7 Jan - Christine goes to the US, I go to Avoriaz 2014-01-07 12.27.00 Grand Muveran (distant center) and les Dents du Midi (right) 2014-01-07 12.58.13 lunch at La Plaine Dranse, Châtel
2014-01-09 14.46.43 9 Jan - looking boney on the slopes of Rochers de Naye 2014-01-09 14.56.18 Free formed slate roof in Caux 2014-01-09 15.18.00 Sentier du Télégraphe 2014-01-11 12.23.39 11 Jan - time to repair the upper retaining wall in the garden
2014-01-11 12.23.51 Digging out the slumping soil 2014-01-11 16.30.06 Homeowner Olympics at Hornbach in Villeneuve 2014-01-12 09.32.17 The slumping soil all piled up (=very sore muscles) 2014-01-12 14.17.27 12 Jan - breaking up the irises and replanting the korms
2014-01-14 13.14.54 14 Jan - splurging for lunch at UniL before going to Geneva 2014-01-16 08.55.43 16 Jan - ballots for the votation! 2014-01-16 10.52.11 A member of the "sleeper cell" reveals himself 2014-01-17 10.04.59 17 Jan - the weather is clearing believe it or not
2014-01-17 15.57.10 Les Crosets and les Dents du Midi 2014-01-17 15.57.21 Alpes Vaudoises 2014-01-17 15.57.35 La Haute Cime wreathed in clouds 2014-01-17 17.13.33 and then in the alpenglow
2014-01-18 12.37.17 18 Jan - more garden work with a new beds filled with irises 2014-01-18 12.37.37 and a vertical retaining wall! 2014-01-19 09.54.46 19 Jan - first tour with CAS to Roc de Rionda in France 2014-01-19 10.41.28 CAS colleagues Anne-Christine, Wolf and Hartmutt
2014-01-19 11.08.51 View to Rochers de Naye 2014-01-19 11.09.00 Windblown summit 2014-01-19 11.10.32 Fresh snow below us 2014-01-19 11.10.36 Looking to the left
2014-01-19 11.10.43 and even more to the left to the ridgeline 2014-01-19 12.12.07 Hartmutt at lunchtime 2014-01-19 12.12.19 lunchtime 2014-01-19 12.36.27 extruding roof snow art
2014-01-19 12.36.55 Kurt launches a snowball in my direction 2014-01-19 12.42.36 the surrounding peaks 2014-01-22 09.43.56 22 Jan - no hang gliding over Montreux during the peace talks 2014-01-22 09.53.00 Nobody here
2014-01-22 09.53.09 or here! 2014-01-22 11.01.03 A bluebird day at Rochers de Naye 2014-01-22 12.07.38 Land art 2014-01-22 13.02.48 More land art - the lift operator loved it!
2014-01-22 14.34.27 Looking to Pointe d'Aveneyre, a favorite ridge hike 2014-01-22 14.34.44 Looking to the east and the Oberland Bernois 2014-01-24 09.24.25 24 Jan - low snow: from the mainline to Bern 2014-01-24 09.25.56 Fribourg backcountry
2014-01-25 07.53.34 25 Jan - waiting to be picked up to the CAS outing to Chaux de Tompey 2014-01-25 09.07.46 cold start from Luan 2014-01-25 09.48.26 Fresh snow 2014-01-25 10.28.03 Léman from Col de Tompey
2014-01-25 10.28.18 Looking up Chaux de Tompey 2014-01-25 11.03.53 Approaching the top 2014-01-25 11.03.58 View to les Dents du Midi 2014-01-25 11.04.04 Fence posts stored for the winter
2014-01-25 11.36.35 coming down Chaux de Tompey 2014-01-25 12.35.23 Lunchtime 2014-01-25 12.35.36 Jean-François and his planche 2014-01-25 13.04.50 heading home to Luan
2014-01-25 13.05.06 Last look at Chaux de Tompey 2014-01-27 09.29.05 27 Jan - escalator or stairs? Bern Bahnhof 2014-01-29 10.12.02 29 Jan - coffee break at Buvette de Jaman 2014-01-29 11.51.29 My own private ski area
2014-01-29 12.35.42 One had to look for good snow 2014-01-29 13.24.01 Pre-Alpes Fribourgeoises from Jaman 2014-01-29 13.24.16 The crowds at Jaman 2014-01-29 13.24.47 Looking toward Perche from Jaman
2014-01-29 13.25.15 Mountain railroad art 2014-01-29 13.47.29 Poor control of the English at Rochers de Naye 2014-01-31 17.15.22 31 Jan - evening view of les Dents de Midi while walking home from the bus stop at Ballallaz