diachronie

Beautiful spring

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:01:09 +0000

The only thing I had planned this day was to ride my MTB and enjoy the wind, clouds, green grass and green leaves.

And enjoyed I did. A lot.

Wallis

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:26:48 +0000

“If you want to know who you are, look into the true mirror. The flower will reflect your beauty. The sky will reflect your vastness. The ocean will reflect your depth. The child will reflect your innocence. But if you look into the mirror that is unconscious humanity, you are looking into the wrong mirror. Your reflection will be distorted by their projections.” -Leonard Jacobson

Powder

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:51:06 +0000

Me, after 8 years without snowboarding: “Is that slope up there open and traced?”
Guy at the desk: “Yeah.”

From the telepheric, I looked at the mountain and searched for the slope track. I couldn’t see any. My inner voice told me that there were none. My thinking mind kept believing that it must be “hidden somewhere”. Well hidden it must be, then. Because I have a full view of the whole mountain face.

Once at the top, at 2800m high, I finally saw a track. And down I went.

100m later, the only slope left was these yellow pickets, meaning I was on an “unclassified” track. Black being the hardest, and yellow..at your own risk.

1000m of negative elevation, some powder here and there, but many, many, many tracks of previous skiiers. Cliffs and stones hidden and most of all, the worst nightmare for a snowboarder: a mogul field. (English name?). 1m high. Slope between 30 and 45°. My, my. 15 years ago, I would have been delighted, but now.

I sat down there, pondering my options. Curiously, going back didn’t even cross my head. The only available thoughts were: stay here and now. When fear arose, I would feel it but not follow the thoughts. I was really concerned about my knee, which is in very bad shape, full of osteoarthritis. Crackling, swollen, painful. Curiously it never gave away, but I was concerned anyway. I had to push that thought aside, too. And trust.

It all went well. It wasn’t a big descent after all and if I had been in a better physical condition, I would have done it over and over again. But then, it seems it was another lesson to stay present. No matter what.

Blue Lake

admin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:03:30 +0000

This panorama was taken in 2008 in Wallis, Switzerland. The lake is actually blue and very beautiful.

Untouched

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:48:21 +0000

Swiss mountain. Thanks to the high risk of avalanche, no tracks are visible.

Chutes de Chavannettes – Winter

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:23:01 +0000

Here is my favorite waterfall in winter. Reaching the spot was quite an adventure because it’s very steep and it was all covered with 10-25cm of fozen water (ice). I managed to reach the place without breaking any bones, but I think my 87 years old grand mother would have been able to follow me, given the pace and coutious steps I was taking..I managed anyway to let the tripod fall, which enjoyed a little downhill ride of its own. So much for me who had to do all the climb up and down one more time.

It was also the last opportunity to pay a visit to the waterfalls while they were still covered by ice, because “warm” weather is back.

Cold Winter

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:26:27 +0000

Since two weeks, we’re experiencing a siberian stream, with temperatures between -18°C and -11°C (“hottest”). It’s amazing to see well known places being completely transformed by ice, snow and water.

Foggy sunset

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:16:28 +0000

Fog first appears in the valleys, then slowly creaps upwards. This is a sunset above the sea of fog.

It is amazing how the mood changes when we’re either within or above the fog.

Chutes de Chavanettes – Autumn

admin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:38:12 +0000

It was time to visit this place at fall.

Chutes de Chavanettes

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:08:36 +0000

For 30 years I lived at 10km from this beautiful waterfall.

You can enjoy the full serie here.

It’s always a challenge for me to take pictures, because I have very little time. So I almost never go out for the sole purpose of photography.

The visit to this waterfall is a perfect example; the whole family was with me. It means that I have to keep an eye to the 5 and 8 years old kids and gently ask them to move away from the camera field and avoid splashing water!

It’s always a joy to share such beautiful place with my family!