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Spring flowers are pushing through the earth to stretch in the warm sun.

The water has thawed in this small pond.

The ants are busy.

Horses are out and about leaving their tracks in the soft ground.

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We got more snow last night and it is still coming down hard. It isn’t supposed to stop until tonight.
I had trouble walking because the snow was so slick. The kids loved slip sliding along. However, I think I hurt something on the third fall I took.
In Ohio, the schools would have closed due to [...]

SNOW!  It is still coming down.

It has once again turned in to a winter wonderland here in the Jura.
Beautiful. white. snow. everywhere. 
I guess I better go dig out all my kids snow suits I was silly enough to think they wouldn’t be needing again this winter.

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Our family took it’s usually Sunday stroll, yesterday.
The weather was like spring. We had to take our coats off as we walked. The warmth of the sun thawed away our winter blues. I have loved winter here in the Jura but am ready for warmer weather.
I miss walking every day. With [...]

I took the photos below during the summer in Saignelégier (link is to city’s official website in English). I fell in love with these wooden shutters the moment I laid eyes on them.

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A photo of the the bread left over from breakfast.
The pain du Jura (bread from the canton of the Jura, Switzerland) is known for it’s slightly curved form. The outside of the bread is fine and crusty.
What I ate for breakfast was a slice of bread heaven.

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On Sunday, we went to the Carnival of Noirmont.
We were pleasantly surprised to find out that the cortège (procession) makes two rounds through the streets of Le Noirmont. At the tail of the parade was the beginning.
We got to watch the carnival procession all over again.
Even if my feet were frozen solid it was [...]

Our village will be assaulted by the Baitchai tonight. Starting at around 10 p.m. men and women dressed in white will parade through the streets of our village playing musical instruments, banging on pots and pans or whatever else they are inspired by. Basically the goal is to make as much noise [...]

It is magical.
We don’t have a car and take the train when we need things we can’t buy in our village. Today was one of those days. It isn’t hard to love taking the train and the view that goes along with it.

We have Internet, a new memory card for one of the [...]

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