Tag: Vogelmoos
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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.…
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Late Summer
Mid September: The days are shorter now. The sun used to rise before 6 AM in July, now it is close to 7 AM and it is setting before 8 PM. The weather continued to be exceptionally warm with little rain since mid-August. The forest is overgrown with shrubs and bushes. Blackberries and other spiny…
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Butterflies and Bees
Mid July in the Nature Reserve, 20 miles west of Lucerne, Switzerland. It has been a warm summer and on a few days muggy conditions: Ideal for the growth and texture of plants and rich feeding grounds for animals. I spent a few hours in the reserve chasing after butterflies. I spotted a patch of…
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Early Summer at the Pond
Many weeks have gone by since the last post on Vogelmoos Nature Reserve. I had an incredible opportunity to witness spring in the desert of Southern California. I captured these impressions in two previous blogs. The weather usually remains cold and winter-like in April and May in Switzerland, but this year spring came at the…
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Spring in Central Switzerland vs Southern California
I have the great luck to spend the second half of April in Southern California. The Southwest of the United States had been suffering from a drought for several years. It was relieved by an abundance of rain, and snow in the mountains this winter. The mountain tops of the Coachella Valley in Southern California…
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Spring in the air
About 5 years ago I learnt that the forest capping a hill 20 km west of my hometown contains a nature reserve of 29.2 acres with two ponds, a reed of 8.2 acreas, a meadow bordered by a hedge and woods of 21 acres.The nature reserve is located 2570 Feet (783 m)above sea level. ,…
Vogelmoos Nature Reserve 