Happy 2021! How strange: it must have been the most expected new year, yet the least celebrated. Restaurant closed, lockdowns and social distancing have been killing the joyfulness and fun of this festive season. Meanwhile, we, 3 humans and a cat, try to find our rhythm in Maine. Still missing our dad and husband inContinue reading “Guten Rutsch! *”
Category Archives: Outdoor
Guardians
I begin to develop a very special relationship with those guardians. They are stoically defending the trails, protecting the paths and showing the way. If you pay attention they will reveal their identity: some are shy, others dominant and proud, while most are just part of it. I can feel wise individuals, some adopting aContinue reading “Guardians”
Expedition
It snowed last week. Then it became ice. But I needed to walk outside, to hike. So I went out, with my special spiky shoes, climbing the peak, slowly but surely…. I could hear the “crisp” of the layer of ice when I walked, the “shush” of the snow below the ice, and the “fffffuff”Continue reading “Expedition”
First snow!
I was surprised to see the flies flying on the window and being so weak. I never got so many at once! Yes, that was the cold weather coming! The first flakes came down a couple of days ago but literally melt on the ground. But yesterday morning we woke up with 10 cm ofContinue reading “First snow!”
Where are they?
It has been about 3 weeks that I didn’t see any. As I mentioned in my last email – where the wonderful pictures were not uploaded- the wood is tidy and organized, I made some fire to keep me warm, enjoyed the 6 am sunrise, climbed on top of the closest mountains again, run fewContinue reading “Where are they?”
Sunday Q-walk
Still one week to go until I can mingle a bit with friends and colleagues and do the groceries myself. But I am not going to count like I needed to do in Singapore: there is no psychological challenge before hugging my family. This quarantine is a retreat far from the civilization, that’s all. AndContinue reading “Sunday Q-walk”
Fall quarantine
Quarantine in Maine: the luxury of getting out without meeting anyone else and witnessing the wonders of the fall in the area. Magic instants that are only waiting to be shared…..
TGIF*
Today is Friday. Fridays, in some work places around the world, people gather after a short seminar, around a special theme, or just at a particular time, and have a drink and a toast. This is the moment where you can meet up with new persons, talk about crazy ideas and built new out-of-the-box experiments,Continue reading “TGIF*”
Sea side
I learned that the sea side is cold, and that the lake side is busy with boats and canoes; I learned to swim with a swim buoy when swimming in a lake; I learned that I would need soon a neoprene suit if I want to continue swimming in the morning in the late summerContinue reading “Sea side”
Surrealism
It’s been 3 weeks that fog is part of the landscape. If it is sometimes a good excuse to stay cosy in the bed in the morning, the temperature is rather warm and I am enjoying walking around: I feel sometimes in a complete surrealist world, surrounded by the invisible and my own imagination. ThisContinue reading “Surrealism”
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