Tag: nature
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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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Time Passed – Signs of Fall
Summer is not over at the beginning of September, but nature shows signs of fatigue. Yellow leaves appear on the deciduous trees in front of my office. Leaves slide to the ground, only to be blown back into the air by ghosts of wind that will become more frequent in the weeks to come. This…
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July Weather in Switzerland: Rain and Chill
The month of July surprised people in Switzerland with a sudden change from hot and dry weather to heavy rain and lower day and night temperatures. The flora, on the other hand, enjoyed this weather and the forests became almost impenetrable away from the paths and trails. The Vogelmoos Nature reserve showed lush greens, the…
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Do Trees have Personality?
Looking at photos of trees that I made recently I whispered to myself: such diverse personalities displayed here. Thinking about that expression I reminded myself that personality is a feature of humans, maybe of some animals. The critical organ that conveys personality is the brain. Trees do not have a brain in the usual parlance.…
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Capturing Autumn’s Foggy Essence in Black and White
When the temperature falls in late autumn, the sky turns grey thanks to a thick layer of fog. On the lake front, where I live, the fall colors have faded leaving nature in recession and involution. Black and white photography captures the mood best, in my opinion.
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Altitude impacts vegetation
The focus of my blog is to describe and document with my camera the fauna and flora of the Vogelmoos. This nature reserve is located in Central Switzerland, approximately 15 miles west of Lucerne, where I live. The Vogelmoos was founded on the initative of a gamekeeper in the 1970s. He raised funds and founded…
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A Difficult Summer
I have been waiting for weather that invites you to spend much time outside, wearing hiking boots, and carrying a backpack with all the things necessary for a full day adventure. Unfortunately, that has not been the case since our return from vacation in mid-June. Hence, I decided to find signs of summer in a…
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Spring’s Yellow Beauty
Marsh-Marigold, also known as kingcup (Sumpfdotterblume in German) is a typical spring flower of the Northern Hemisphere. In altitudes less than 1000 feet (300 m) the plant has been flowering for a month, i.e. since mid-March, in Central Switzerland. The vibrant yellow of the flower and dark green leaves are the hallmark of this beautiful…
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Wonders of Spring
What a beautiful sight while following the meanders of the Wyna, a brook flowing through Beromünster, a small town in the Canton of Lucerne, today. It was cloudy at first but the sun made a midday appearance whilst the temperatures stayed around 50° F (10° C). See, what I found on this Good Friday morning…
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Where is it?
The weather is still oscillating between winter and early spring. Albeit in mid-February, we are a long time before snow has disappeared for good. On some days the mountains are white like in deep winter and just a week later the snowmay only cap the summits. Perhaps some readers passing by my blog might ask:…
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