This
could get addictive as I am now on my second one of minimal computer time.
It
all started with the moon set yesterday morning.
After
that beautiful happening the day dawned gloriously blue and cloud-free.
Coffee
with a friend as usual followed by a trip to the grocery store from which I
returned with a very colorful bag of vegetables and fruit (guess my body
thought it needed to get into some vitamins) and nary a junk-food item. Did quickly boot up the computer, but as
there were no e-mails that had to be answered, just as promptly shut it down,
threw in a load of wash (remember younger son had returned from a week’s
skiing) then decided that it was really way too nice a day to be inside so
grabbed a quick bite of lunch on my way to one of my favorite walking
spots. One can see both the alps
(including Mont Blanc) as well as the Jura mountain chain and the paths wander
through ground that is being returned to its original swamps. A big plus was that they have recently
trimmed back (or rather totally cut down) most of the reeds and surrounding
field crops so the views of bird life are much easier. As well as the fairly
common to this region mallards I also managed to see both a great white egret
(I think, but my more bird-watching-gifted friends can feel free to correct me)
and a gray heron (fairly sure of that one). What the lone swan was doing so far
from the lake I would love to know!
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| nesting mallard pair |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Great White Egret |
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| Swan |
At
home (with lemon pie so that I wouldn’t need to go out for coffee later) I first accomplished a DIY task that had needed doing for a couple of week, then
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| After 34 years the plastic broke |
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| Lovely new one - soft shut mechanism and easily detached for cleaning! |
I
decided that it was warm enough in the winter garden to use my dining table and
start one of the 10 puzzles that housemate D-L and her husband R had brought
when they came this time. Made good progress.
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| sorting started |
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| most of the frame in place |
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| always one on the floor... |
Then
it was time to watch the sun go down over the lake and the Juras from my easy
chair in my bedroom. No need for a
computer, no need to say how lovely my day had been.
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| sunset over the Jura and Lac Leman |
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