I think I owe you all an apology. The weather in the Valais region of Switzerland has been wall to wall sunshine for the past 2 weeks, but I’ve not been out walking once. Why? Well,
a) I did go out running a few times (but not with my camera)
b) Jude and I have done a little Christmas shopping (but the Sion and Conthey shops are not THAT interesting to create a post) and
c) I’ve been scanning my dad’s hand-typed memoirs into digital form and then editing them. We hope to turn it into a book sometime soon, though it’ll not go on general sale.
So today I decided to get some fresh air and did the short walk up from La Farquès to Tsalet de la Cretta, where there’s an interesting and quite photogenic group of buildings. When I set off, the air temperature was hovering around the freezing point, so a lot of the water was still frozen. I hope you also enjoy the walk via these images.
Alittlebitoutoffocus 
awe. if only we have this as our backyard…
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Yes, I’m very lucky to live here – and it’s a BIG playground! 🙂
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eeergh. rubbing snow on the wound! LOL
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Or even ice… 😉 Sorry! But at least you know where to come for some great walking! 🙂
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Lots of things to see! Do you usually start from home, or do you end up driving to a starting point? I think that’s super cool that you’re doing that with your father’s memoirs! I asked my mother to write stuff down before she passed, and she did, but I have yet to read all that she’s written yet.
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I sometimes go direct from home, (maybe 30% of the time), and on this occasion I could have done, but I was feeling a little lazy (not to mentin the climb to the start point was in the shade – brrr!) So I decided to drive up the road for maybe 3 or 4 miles (i.e. about 10 minutes), park up and go from there.
I may yet publish the story of my dad’s memoirs (when it’s done) but suffice it to say that he started them aaaages ago (like in 1993!) and my younger brother had already scanned them into pdf form. So I found some (free) OCR software and turned them into Word documents. It’s still a time-consuming process going through them, as there are Returns at the end of most lines, some mis-read words and spelling errors, but it’s better than typing it all out again! 🙂
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Stunning shots.. And the mountains.. ❤
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Thanky you Zy. (I love your name!) It’s a fabulous area for walking – though a lot warmer in the summer of course! 🙂
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Thank you, for us living in different side of the world i think will love it during winter.. lols
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Well, there will be a lot more photos with snow in the 3 or 4 months to come! 🙂
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Mountains look amazing! Sure captured great shots!! 👍
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Thanks for your kind comments. The mountains are certainly amazing and the stars of the show – I just press the button on the camera ! 🙂
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Spectacular Mike…makes me want to think about doing more hiking next year…cheers!
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Merry Christmas to you too Mike, Cheers!
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Thanks Jamsie! 🙂
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Cheers Mikey 🙂
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🙂
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Hi Jamesie,
I’m not sure why, but your comments (after the first one), and my replies, are not appearing in the Comments list of my post. All the other people’s comments are there, so maybe it’s related to your WordPress ‘problem’ ? (Just thought I’d mention it in case it helps…) 🙂
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Thanks Mike…yeah, I’m really not sure what is going on – it could be browser related, could be my theme, could be jetpack…hopefully the post keep appearing at least for a little while, Cheers!!
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You’re welcome Jamesie. (It’s probably also a good thing that Paula keeps referring to your latest post – just in case anyone misses it). I’ve also just rechecked the comments on my post and only your first one is there still. So where these are going, heaven only knows! Have a great festive season. Don’t drink too many of those lovely beers! Cheers! 🙂
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Nah. Don’t apologize. Your pics always bring enjoyment to last a lifetime.
The frozen water from the spigot picture is “wooooah”
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Many thanks. I’m so glad you liked the pictures. I was worried there wouldn’t be much to photograph. I should have known that there’s always something that crops up. That water trough was amazing.
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