On the 1st May, every year, in France, we offer a bunch of “muguet” to the loved ones. It is a tradition dating back to 1560 when the King Charles IX received a sprig on the first of May when visiting the fields in the Drome county. The next year he offered some to theContinue reading “Lily of the valley”
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Little wonders
It has been about 10 years that I didn’t feel spring. I was living on the Equator where there is little changes all along the year: seasons are very similar, even though native people would say that there is a raining and a dry season…. But flowers bloom 2-3 times per year, trees loose theirContinue reading “Little wonders”
Day 80 – Blue sky
Blue sky. No line. No disturbance. No plane, harmony at a glance. No travel. No retrouvailles*… Good for the Earth. Hard for the I; I am loking forward to seeing planes in the sky…. *retrouvailles in french: unique term that describes the happiness of meeting someone that is very dear to you after a longContinue reading “Day 80 – Blue sky”
Day 75 – Simuliidae
Pine grosbeak pink bird, ducks, red fox, white-tailed dears, eastern chipmunk, red squirrels, grey squirrels, wild turkeys, coon cat, owls, pileated woodpeakers, seagulls, eagles and now hummingbirds are the few wild encounters of my run and hikes during these long days of quarantaine. But 2 weeks ago I met the most horrible creature ever: theContinue reading “Day 75 – Simuliidae”
Visits
It is not allowed to have visits at home. I know. But these are very special visits. Regular ones. The first visit I have in the morning is a hummingbird. It has been about a week that it comes every day, two or three times a day. In the morning it comes around 9:30 –Continue reading “Visits”
In a time machine
I am sure you know what I mean : be suddenly transported out of the present time. Just in a millisecond. That just happened to me this morning as I was running into the woods: the simple smell of pine trees warmed by the sun. How powerful! I was transported to when I was aContinue reading “In a time machine”
Day 65 – out of hibernation
Not only us, human being, are coming out of our (COVID19) hibernation. There is a video often shared in the local Public Radio and Television programs these days, about a bear, a black bear, making a mess in the gardens nearby… which are about 5 km from my home!!! They say these bears are ratherContinue reading “Day 65 – out of hibernation”
Experiments
These days I have been trying some new recipes… First I needed to use the 3 bananas that were becoming too black to be eaten with pleasure – but my mum always said: “we can’t through any food”. So I needed to do something before throwing them. And I remembered a delicious banana cake IContinue reading “Experiments”
Thoughts for food
Samples of my last 10 days meals… beginning with a Friday in front of the fire place – I was too cold from the day long at my desk and needed some comfort… Going on with a tortilla (potatoes and eggs – remember I got some fresh eggs from a colleague of mine!); red cabbageContinue reading “Thoughts for food”
Composting
Today was a big day: I finally completed the compost bin! – yes, it was not snowing anymore, still cold and windy but at least sunny like a nice very early spring day! It’s been a while that I get prepared: pallets, saw, screws, nails, corners brackets, hinges and hook and latches. Well, it isContinue reading “Composting”
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