October 9. 3:30 AM. Getting almost ready. I rush my daughter… We shall not not be late today!4:15 AM. Meeting with a couple of colleagues. There is a bit more people than expected at this time, and parking is limited… 4:30 AM. The ascension begins. Our headlamps look like little fire-flies. The small parade followsContinue reading “Playing fireflies”
Category Archives: Outdoor
Escapade – Episode 3
Back home. The cat is waiting for us, for our presence and the treats. Even if he was not allowed to go out during those days he surprisingly doesn’t run outside, but stays around us as we empty the car. “Are you really staying here with me or this is a trick and you’ll runContinue reading “Escapade – Episode 3”
Escapade – Episode 2
From Cobscook we turned back to our steps direction to the South but stopped at the Columbia Falls. Although the campground is not located directly to the sea, it has the particularity to propose unique ambiances, from Tepee to wooden triangle huts, as well as big camping slots for groups or families. This small businessContinue reading “Escapade – Episode 2”
Escapade – Episode 1
I finally took a few days off. As we all know, vacation time can be challenging. This year I wanted a lot: be happy, rest a bit while making something different from my daily routine. I didn’t want to drive far – I am the only driver – , I didn’t want to organize complicatedContinue reading “Escapade – Episode 1”
Biodiversity
It is curious how nature can change. This summer is something completely different than what I experienced last year: it is often grey, windy, rainy, rather cold but temperatures actually go up and down quite drastically… I don’t really recognize the environment: the same seasonal plants that were so happy last year have trouble growingContinue reading “Biodiversity”
Dans les jardinières*
It was a few weeks ago already, but it is still in my mind as if we had adopted a family for a short while… A pair of Black Phoebe decided to install their nest around our Geranium. Strange location for a safe place, especially because I was watering extensively the garden bed… but itContinue reading “Dans les jardinières*”
Icy icy babe*
Ice is everywhere since several weeks. Transparent, stopping the flow of water like it would stop the time; Dangerous, as a slippery layer on a dark poach on the road, or hiding below the fresh and crunchy snow; Glittering when the icy flakes fall like millions of white confettis; Fairy, enchanting the road that IContinue reading “Icy icy babe*”
Frozen lake
Evening walk. I thought I could climb again on top on that mountain. As I arrived at the beginning of the trail the snow was quite high and crusty, the sun was getting down, and the temperature was already very cold and decreasing… Walking was difficult, even helped by the prints of two pairs ofContinue reading “Frozen lake”
Walking on a cupcake
Despite the bad weather of this winter, I have tried to hike as often as possible, and I shall say my regular ascension to the top of the closest mountain has always been an experience: although I know the path almost by heart, the trail is each time so different that I am always excitedContinue reading “Walking on a cupcake”
After the storm
There was a big storm yesterday. It was like a dance in 4 acts: first the snow was falling slowly, but surely, accumulating in a soft white powder and shaping a creamy landscape in the garden. As the day went by and the night fall, the wind entered into the dance beginning with a slowContinue reading “After the storm”
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