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Winter refused to leave


Snow rests on my mountains.
Spring is napping off in other parts.
I am watching small flakes of snow drifting slowly down past my living room window. The smell of carrot bread baking in the oven warms the apartment.
The children are playing on the floor. Lunch is over. Dishes are done.
I am sipping [...]

Where did all the snow go?


I took the photo below on February the 2nd.

I took this one today, February the 8th.

I think it is interesting to see how the same landscape can look so different when it is covered in snow and the sky changes.
The snow began melting a few days ago due to a nice warm sun. We [...]

Snow markers


Snow markers have been up all over our village since Monday. I was told that last year there wasn’t much snow here in the Jura. However, the year before the snow level was up to the orange!
That’s a lot of snow.
We have already bought snow pants and a coat that is wind and [...]