Tag Archives: the Alps
Sheep by night
The days are already a lot shorter and now when we bring the sheep back down to the barn at 8pm it is almost dusk. It’s very dusty, very hot and the sheep, like us want to get home as … Continue reading
Posted in Counting Sheep, Farming, Photography
Tagged animals, farm, Farming, France, landscapes, mountains, nature, outdoors, photography, sheep, the Alps
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Rent a mountain
One of the things I love about hiking is that you never know what you’re going to see. We were expecting this view over Le Lac de Serreponçon, Europe’s second biggest artificiel lake: But we didn’t think we’d find such an enormous flock of … Continue reading
Posted in Counting Sheep, Landscapes, Photography, the Alps
Tagged France, landscapes, nature, photography, sheep, the Alps, Transhumance, travel, vacation
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Five generations of shepherds
Sometimes I bring the sheep back to the barn, but most days I just leave it to the expert. He somehow manages to send the dogs half-way up a mountain and then have them bring the sheep down at a … Continue reading
Posted in Counting Sheep, Farming, Photography
Tagged Alps, farm, Farming, nature, photography, sheep, shepherd, the Alps
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Morning cereal
There’s not many days that I get up at 7 am on a Sunday morning, but this was the exception. Once the combine has finished harvesting the cereals, the straw that is left is baled and stored for the winter. … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, the Alps
Tagged Alps, Farming, France, landscape, photography, the Alps, Tractor
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The mountain dweller 