Category: fall
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Fall, a Time to Find Poise and Value in Life
Fall and spring are my favorite seasons. Fall concurs with my age and stage of life. It reminds me of what has been and lends hope to what to expect. In bright sunshine fall shows with strong colors, but pastel colors prevail when the sky is dimmed by fog. This show happens where I live…
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When Trees Become Dead Wood
In many nature blogs, and travel vlogs the beauty of healthy majestic trees is rendered in photographs. Yes, that is what makes our heart beat accelerate. It speaks to a sense of beauty and aestetics. It calls up memories that strengthen our sense of perfection, tenderness and charm. However, trees die as we do, and…
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Fall Colors: Nature’s Beautiful Transition
Since my last post of a couple of weeks ago, fall has painted nature with its beautiful colors that we enjoy so much before winter swings its magic wand, and imposes its icy whites. Following a few stills of our region. Winter is not far away. Every sunny and dry day till its arrival is…
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Quiet Days before Winter
Since my last blog, on November 4, 2023 the temperature has further cooled, days shortend to just about 9 hours and the snowline fallen to 1200 – 1500 m (3600 – 4500 feet). Only a few weeks ago, my time with the camera in the woods depended on my other schedules. We had such a…
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Late Fall
The low pressure system over the Atlantic, the United KIngdom, Ireland, the Channel and the coast of mainland Europe delivered strong winds and heavy rain. Flooding is reported fom northern Italy – quite severe in Tuscany. Meanwhile the Swiss alps received snow, some areas, like the Engadin several feet high. The mountain tops surrounding Lucerne…
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Forest Trees: End of life
We tend to admire the beauty of trees at their prime of life. Birch tree at Vogelmoos Nature Reserve I shot some picutres of the end of their life cycle. These trees have reached the end of their life and look pitiful. The visible changes that accompany their demise are varied and reminders of life’s…
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The forest – a community of plants and animals
The forest is not just an assembly of trees: It is a comunity of trees, shrubs, plants and all kinds of animals that need its shelter and support to thrive. This may not be news to anyone but for sure, it influenced my thinking of the forest when I called this fact into my mind.…
Vogelmoos Nature Reserve 