Daily Themes

20150501 120450 1 May - a rainy day in Bern 20150501 115944 made getting lunch a wet affair 20150502 105951 2 May was brilliant 20150502 110858 The enemy swaggering through the garden
20150502 172646 Iris season is upon us 20150502 172656 and the apartment wlll be full of irises this month. 20150502 174909 A trip to the much enlarged Müller 20150502 174939 with an outstanding selection of Playmobile.
20150502 190314 Our cuisine is now "inspired" 20150502 190323 in this case, Indian-inspired 20150503 102609 3 May. Christine shares the table 20150503 120733 Chard from the garden.
20150509 091249 May 9 Irisis in the garden 20150509 091319 beneath the cherry tree 20150509 091330 above the lettuce 20150509 095530 Purple ones
20150509 095555 Pinkish-brown ones 20150509 095644 Yellow ones 20150509 095854 The overwintered chard patch produces 20150514 170230 14 May The grasses are thick
20150514 171420 A barn becomes a habitation in Sonzier 20150514 171623 Highland coo 20150514 173646 Bear garlic 20150516 094135 16 May - Searching for seedings in Vevey
20150516 121829 Documentting the location of novel irises 20150516 121905 Documenting 20150516 121920 Documenting 20150516 121952 Documenting
20150516 122005 Documenting 20150516 150103 16 May garden in Sonzier 20150516 151008 Clouds wreath Rochers de Naye 20150516 151033 Entering the forest toward Pont de Pierre
IMG 1342 We climb to Les Avants for an early pre-narcissus festival 20150516 161510 Self-service bouquets in Les Avants 20150516 161741 No picking! 20150516 162224 The pre-festival has the funicular running constantly
20150516 162243 Christine and Funi 20150516 162341 Funicular docking at the top 20150516 164027 Historical narcissus artifacts 20150516 164110 Photos from the last Fête 50+ years ago
IMG 1343 All you need to know IMG 1344 Old postcards IMG 1346 Cor des Alpes at the Les Avants train station 20150516 172518 Female impersonator promoting safe sex at the Marche Couvert.
20150516 190601 Dinner of liver and onions, and chard gratinée 20150517 130746 17 May Museums at free today so we go to Vevey 20150517 130755 where the flower beds are popping! 20150517 130915 Even the weeds are beautiful
20150517 130927 Do you think that this is planted or volunteer? 20150517 131101 It is at once decorative and a huge amount of salad to eat! 20150517 144224 We listened to a presentation at the Alimentarium on Vaudois specialities 20150517 144300 which include hot bricelets
20150517 150301 Round-about Entre Duex Villes 20150517 171207 Diner grilled on the balcony 20150517 171416 Dinner 20150517 171502 Wine brought by David Cronin
20150517 183427 17 May Christine is off for the UK and the USA 20150517 190742 I hike up through Chernex with its car tents 20150517 194424 Mountains in the backyard. Note white patch at lower left (Nermont). 20150517 201324 Evening light
20150517 201338 Beneath the canopy 20150519 144127 19 May Places one may have forgotten 20150519 144311 Typical Swiss urban activities 20150519 184246 A curvy iris
20150519 184404 Bouquets refreshed with new specimens 20150519 184601 Trout were on sale and delicious! 20150521 090839 21 May. What is the take-home message here? 20150523 090836 23 May Famous breads on Switzerland - épeautre and pain du chef
20150523 104003 23 May On the way to the garden: artisanal parking lot 20150523 104103 another artisanal parking lot 20150523 104156 Spanish dog rescue house 20150523 104226 A vast improvement over what it had been.
20150523 104259 Bus stop/soccer goal aux TaUX 20150523 104354 The neighbor's garden 20150523 121939 On the way back, there used to be turtles here 20150523 122011 Home Owner Olympics
20150523 122023 at the Pfister Lifestyle House 20150523 122107 Dry watering trough 20150523 122155 These people lounge well 20150523 122228 Kiwis set to attack
20150523 122255 Cat door 20150523 122314 Woodpile, Swiss style 20150523 122346 Coveting thy neighbor's irises 20150523 122428 I usually stop for a drink here
20150523 122459 View as one turns down Côte de Pallens 20150523 122617 Chestnut flowers on the spiral staircase 20150523 184225 23 May On my way to David's house 20150523 184748 Hammer greenhouses below Châtelard
20150523 184849 Like this since 2006 20150523 185415 Schreibegarten in Tavel 20150523 190248 Azaleas at David's front door. 20150523 191105 Garden plot in perpetuity behind David's house
20150523 195211 Dinner guests: L to R, Maria, David the host, Gitta and Mark 20150524 130616 24 May: Lichen be gone! Pre-arrival clean up at RGB 20150524 163511 Number of steps, Sentier du Télégraphe 20150525 134846 25 May Taking Christine up to see the narcissus
20150525 142610 Right at Haut de Caux 20150525 142621 Narcissus 20150525 144741 Starting down Nermont 20150525 145646 Christine on the trail
20150525 145827 mid-slope chalet 20150525 145836 Chalet 20150525 145943 Flowers IMG 1370 Why Nermont looks white from below
IMG 1371 Holding the camera steady IMG 1372 A profusion! 20150525 150136 Behind the chalet there are more. 20150525 150200 And more.
20150525 150245 Snows of May 20150525 150624 Further downslope 20150525 150944 Where I envision Nikki and Austin living 20150525 151211 At the bottom of the slope
IMG 1373 Panorama of late evening light IMG 1378 Panorama II IMG 1379 Panorama III IMG 1380 Panorama IV
IMG 1381 Panorama V- the gap in the clouds IMG 1382 The end of the rainbow 20150525 205330 Arching above us 20150526 090253 26 May Recovering from a bad commute
20150526 162143 Inside the Géopolis 20150527 093822 27 May Redoing the flower bed in Bern 20150527 122049 The Aare River and ferry 20150527 123043 Zehendermättli garden story/restaurant
20150527 130857 The MRI Crew digs in! 20150527 194547 Later the same day Mexican-inspired 20150527 194543 Home-made refried beans 20150528 093134 28 May - market in front of Géopolis
20150528 171312 Afternoon picnics 20150528 192853 Soufflé 20150530 100757 30 May The déchetterie at Chailly 20150530 100855 A place for everything
20150530 100915 even a canteen! 20150530 102509 Garden plot in Brent 20150530 104155 Tourist train Blonay-Chamby 20150530 112652 Narcissus
20150530 112737 Beautiful cows! 20150530 113142 Their story 20150530 113538 View from Cubly Dessus 20150530 114844 Colombine
20150530 114924 Colombines along the road 20150530 121220 Irises 20150530 121226 Strange cultivars 20150530 121244 Maybe not exactly irises
20150530 121414 But these are!