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Day 71 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – An Ingress Mission despite Lockdown.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo nights ago we did an Ingress Mission Despite Lockdown. This was a Franco-Swiss Mission to create a field over Geneva. Normally with Ingress missions people would drive tens, or even hundreds of kilometres to capture and link portals but this time was different. We all stayed in our little corners and…
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A Fourteen Kilometre walk and I Crossed Paths With Just Two Other People.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I went for a fourteen Kilometre walk and I crossed paths with just two other people. It was a couple of runners and we crossed paths at just the right place as I could slip into a clearing, wait for them to pass and then continue on my way. I…
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Day 49 Of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Two And A Half Hour Walk At Dusk.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI just got back from a two and a half-hour walk at dusk. I had no plan to go for such a long walk. It was elongated because I ended up taking a detour to see calves just as they were being fed. They’re quite excited about getting some food. They were…
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Day 46 Of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Contemplating A Walk In The Rain
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s raining hard today and I’m still contemplating a walk in the rain. It should allow for some different photographs than usual. If I go to the motorway then I can photograph the vortices of wind behind trucks dragging up water from the road. If I go for my daily walk when…
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Day 39 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Taking Portraits of Cows
Reading Time: 3 minutesI spent a few minutes taking portraits of cows during my afternoon walk today. Cows were standing by the barrier so it was easy to go up to each one and take their portraits. It’s not as if our vibrant social lives enable us to take portraits of people when we’re self-isolating.…
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Day 36 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Disease Vectors
Reading Time: 3 minutesAccording to research done in Haute Savoie, France, children present a mild risk as disease vectors of the COVID-19 virus. According to this article in Le Matin, and a few other articles children are not as contagious. L’enfant de 9 ans qui avait contracté le Covid-19 aux Contamines-Montjoie en Haute-Savoie n’a transmis…
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Day 35 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – A Hike To La Barillette.
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I went for a Hike from La Barillette to La Barillette. It’s a shame that the restaurant wasn’t open to the public. It is currently marked as private, and scheduled to open on the first of May. Today I didn’t expect to do a long and physical hike. I expected to…
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Day Twenty-Two of ORCA in Switzerland – The Company of Cats
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday during my walk this afternoon I surprised a cat on some stairs and I moved patiently. It brushed up against me so I started to stroke it. During this pandemic the only living things I have had physical contact with are cats. During a pandemic, if you’re not living with people,…
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Day Twenty-One of ORCA in Switzerland – A Morning Walk
Reading Time: 3 minutesI had a morning walk this morning because I found that there are too many people to avoid during my afternoon walks. During my morning walk I took images of flowering plants, bees collecting pollen from flowers, roses budding and Apple orchards getting ready to blossom. During the walk I also listened…