As you may know by now, Mr. Wild Dingo and I are vacationing in the Greek Islands over the New Year. The Cracker and the Criminal are spending New Year’s with Switzerland’s rowdiest, coolest doggie spa and Pension pour Chiens sans Cage, Bernard’s Kennel.
Do you people know how hard it is to get a shot of the infamous Mont Blanc? Seriously Internet. When we walk by it every day and try to shoot it with a “point and shoot” camera (the only one I take on dog walks), the results are less than fabulous. The snow washes out against the sky [...]
Seriously. It’s true. And not the dog you think. Mr. Wild Dingo had a bright idea to take the dogs to Lucerne on one of his days off earlier this month. Since it’s known to be one of the most picturesque mountain towns in the world, I thought it would be a fabulous dog walking [...]
Every now and then, they make a break off the path and have a game of tag in the rows of vines. Though I don’t encourage it and certainly call them out of it, I can’t help but laugh when it happens. This time it was too perfect of a set up for a little [...]
Autumn is the year’s last lovliest smile.” ~ William Cullen Bryant
Would you like anything else? Perhaps the moon on a stick?
Switzerland is a dream vacation or home for most cyclists. Unfortunately, I haven’t been cycling as much as I’d like because cycling gives me the crazies. Seriously. When I exercise very hard, my heart rate goes up, naturally, just like everyone else’s. But unlike everyone else’s, it doesn’t come down after I stop riding– for days. [...]
Who are those two interlopers zooming up and down this farm trail?
“What do you think Princess? We’re working dogs. Shouldn’t we lend the farmers a paw with the harvest?” “Big boy, my definition of work includes compensation. I don’t see any treats. I’ll pass.”
Yes it’s what you think it is. In May, Vaud had an expo of apprentice confectioners. The theme was haute couture. Now this is my idea of good fashion.
It’s that time of year in Switzerland. The farms roll up their balls of hey and stack them neatly in the fields. I was fascinated the first time I saw it. I still am.
“Princess, avert your eyes!” I don’t know what it is, but there’s a high degree of PDA in Switzerland. Not just among teenagers. I didn’t notice the couple making out in back of the dogs until I processed the images on the computer. This was the least explicit photo of their activities. We may be [...]
In May Mr. Wild Dingo, a friend and I all visited Chateau Gruyères (entry to the chateau above photo) in the canton Fribourg. I expected a very long drive so I took my iphone for entertainment. About 30 minutes into the drive, I looked up and saw the beautiful rolling green hills and blue skies. ”Damn! I feel [...]
I love this country. If I could, or had to, I would live here forever. But every now and then, its blemishes show up.
As I was looking over the charges on the flight to London I booked yesterday, I noticed that Switzerland charged a “noise tax” but the U.K. didn’t. That’s so Swiss. I took this shot above one evening in our backyard while the dogs were rompin’ in the twilight. I think they should just call it an [...]
This month’s masthead is dedicated to my inability to shut my bottom jaw anytime I’m walking the villages and vineyards in Switzerland. Someone needs to pinch me because sometimes I can’t believe I live here, even if it’s only temporary.
“Oh hey Daddy-O! It looks like lunch time!” I know what you’re all thinking Internet. That I have a screw loose. Well, that’s probably true. However, how was I supposed to know those cows were grazing behind us, 100 feet from the Lake Leman where Loki was just learning to dunk, err, I mean, swim? Cows in Switzerland turn [...]
I’ve been spring cleaning my computer lately. In the last two weeks, I cleaned off about 90 Gigs of data and photos from my hard drive. I told you my photo composition wasn’t great. Here’s a beautiful shot of the mountains– with a trashcan that is so prominent, it looks like it was Photoshopped. It’s [...]
Loki and Juno are forging new friendships and found a great hiking pal in Marley who is also an American ex-pat. We got together with Marley and his Mom for a hike in the parks and hills above Lausanne at Chalet Gobet. Ah gee! Another chalet and another set of gorgeous parks and woods to hike [...]
The Challenge: find something rusty. I found this rusty gate (and rusty smeared retaining wall) at the Lavaux vineyards on my Saturday bike ride. Little did I know it would serve as a metaphor for my bike riding abilities.
