Tag: spring
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Reading While Charging
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went to charge the car. I took this opportunity to read. Some people may think "I’m going for a walk" or "I’m going shopping" or something else. When you charge a car you have an hour or two without distractions in which to spend time reading a book. You could…
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Cyclist Sightings
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I went for a walk, during which I listened to two podcasts via AudioBookShelf, but that’s not the point of this post. The point of this post is that the seasons have changed. The snow has melted and there was a brief interlude in rain so plenty of people went…
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Nyon In Spring
Reading Time: 2 minutesDue to the pandemic I almost never go to Nyon. If I do I often wear a mask and avoid walking around too much. Most people think the pandemic is over. I see, from the data, that it is not, and I want to stay true to previous ethics and morality. I…
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Day Thirty-One of ORCA in Switzerland — Plenty of Dust
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou build up plenty of dust as you plow the fields at the moment. The drought continues, as does the desire for this pandemic to be over. For now, the downward trend continues so we could feel optimistic. I’m still optimistic than in two or three weeks recycling centres will go back…
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Day Sixteen of ORCA in Switzerland – Pandemic Solitude
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was writing a Facebook post when I thought of the term Pandemic Solitude and I love it so much that I wanted to use it as a title for today’s blog post. For most people during the pandemic the order is, stay with the people you live with but avoid being…
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An 80km bike ride to Echandens and back
Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring a recent walk I noticed that I could hear birds chirping, that the sun was shining and that spring seemed to be booting up. The weather held until Saturday so the conditions were ideal for a nice bike ride. The ride started at around 0840, with frost on the ground and…
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Images from the Via Ferrata de Lavanchy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite the warning that rain would fall after 1700 today we went up to explore the Via Ferrata De Lavanchy. it is a via ferrata that requires a 45 minute walk up hill. You walk up towards a cirque and then turn left and continue upwards through some trees. When you…