Take 1 minute of your day to enjoy the view of a Prunus serrulata or Japanese Cherry tree. It is in full spring bloom in the middle of a residential complex nearby, oblivious to traffic noise, waltzing to the tune of the slight wind. It will calm and re-center you like a yoga Asana. Namaste.
Read moreIch bin ein Schweizer: Part 2
On January 28, 2019, I received my Swiss passport, but on March 28, along with over a thousand other new citizens, I celebrated it. Mayor Corine Mauch had extended an invitation to all new Swiss citizens residing in the city of Zürich to join her in a celebration. I am now the citizen of the USA, Spain, and Switzerland.
Read moreIs it spring yet? (Encore)
About two years ago, the forest, which is practically our backyard, went through a managed deforestation process.* Hundreds of trees were cut. While walking with Mia along the forest, as we often do in the afternoons, I saw a bird house sitting on the fresh stump of a pine tree. Normally it would have been hanging from a tree at about five meters from the ground. I picked it up, looked inside – it was empty – and decided to take it home. It had the letters OVS carved on it.
Read moreSent, Graubünden
Petra, Mia, and I spent a week in the village of Sent in Canton Graubünden, cross-country skiing and trekking. It is a beautiful spot in the southeastern Swiss Alps. I captured many images of the village and its mountainous snowy surroundings. Enjoy them!
Read more¿Conoces el romanche?
Cada vez que visito el cantón montañoso de los Grisones deseo aprender el romanche, uno de los cuatro idiomas nacionales de Suiza. El romanche también conocido como retorromanche es una lengua romance (latín) y por ende se asemeja al castellano y al italiano. Entenderlo en su forma escrita es relativamente fácil para los que hablamos el idioma de Cervantes, pero entenderlo oralmente es realmente difícil.
Estas once fotos captan letreros, avisos, y frescos escritos en romanche (y algunos también en alemán). ¿Cuántos puedes descifrar o entender?
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An essence of Switzerland.
This photo I took while unplugging in Sent, Graubünden captures an essence of Switzerland:
Read moreSwiss Cow Show
A cow show from a country that produces some of the most coveted cheeses in the world! Mais oui! The short film is a glimpse of one show in the French-speaking Canton of Jura, which borders France, and sits in the eponymous mountain range. Enjoy it.
Read moreMia gets well.
Two weeks ago Mia was bitten by a dog. What seemed like a minor event developed into a life-threatening situation in no time.
Read moreGardening in February.
The sun is confused and it’s shining like it’s late April, enough to work in the garden. Enjoy the weather and the 1-minute film.
Read moreAn unforgettable Swiss train ride.
In the land of watches, trains arrive and depart on time. The SBB, the Swiss Train Authority, takes pride in stating that 96% of trains do so.
Last Friday, like many weekdays, I left my house at 9:37 and caught the bus across the street at 9:39. I was heading to the studio to edit a short video about a car show in Milan. The bus arrived at the train station at 9:46 giving me plenty of time to hop on the 9:55 train to arrive at my destination at 10:01, a short and fast six-minute ride. This precision is taken for granted by folks living here. Everyone knows that showing up one minute, sometimes just seconds, after the scheduled time, means reading emails and messages while waiting for the next train.
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