Yesterday on my day off I took to the mountains again. I got up really early, drove just over an hour stopping on the way at a bakery I found open and bought a large size 'pain au chocolat' for breakfast and a fresh baggette…
These last few weeks have been really busy.. I live in a seasonal tourism village so in season winter or summer you can work long hours many days a week without a break.. record was 10 days work no day off. The upside is that…
Lac Guerin in the Nyon Chammoussiere ski area of Morzine, Porte du Soleil is a man made reservoire used for the snow making machines in winter.
As there are so many flowers in bloom in the mountains, I am doing flowers in different stages of development for the theme of weekly prompts by SueW and also FOTD for Cee's daily flower challenge.. ;-)
When your boss says to you at 1800 in the evening that your day off is tomorrow, I don't hesitate, I know it will be a hike into the mountains. This week it was a long walk. I started early.. Went passed refuge de Goleze…
Today I'm combining 3 challenges. I have had 2 days off which is quite rare so have done some major hiking in my area. Yesterday's hike was from the same car park as last week but went off in another direction. Today I did a…
Every 2 years we get a Harley Rally in Morzine. Apparently there are 10 000 bikes and about 30 000 people. I love the atmosphere and exciting people watching. There are always such interesting characters.. I am not good at people photography because I hate…
Yesterday was my day off so I got up really early and went for a hike in an area called Bises. It is on the border between France and Switzerland and has beautiful views of mountains and lake Geneva. The first picture looks to France…
As I live in a tourist village.. work is seasonal. It was decided that we have to work 9 hour days and I happen to have the 6 day work week slot this week so it is all about work. Luckily the weather has been…
A few weeks ago I did an evening hike with some friends and captured a rear quite nicely.. ;-) for SueW's photo challenge rear Today I volunteered for a VTT event where I live. Down hill mountain biking weekend in the Porte du Soleil region…