The eggs that I usually buy. The Naturafarm symbol, owned by the supermarket chain Coop, is supposed to be an assurance that the hens were fed an organic (Bio in German) diet and were treated "well".
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The second photo has the worst quality of the lot, but the composition is actually my favorite. I like the gauges on the dashboard. And the pears on the tree.
A close-up of the radiator grill with an emblem. What car is this?
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Reineclaude (Prunus domestica 'Reine Claude', Queen Claude in French) is another plum variety. You might be more familiar with the name greengage (Wikipedia). The cultivar was developed in France and was imported to the US in the mid-1700s where it was grown by both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington on their plantations in the lower mid-Atlantic states.
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These smaller, rectangular bales were taken off the fields as soon as they were put together.
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The bales that are stored outside are wrapped in plastic. Usually white or green. Some of them have designs on them. I think they look like monster marshmallows in this photo.
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Here's the wheat -- I think it's the wheat. Any objections?
A photo of the Zürichsee from around 10 yesterday morning. I was at a location close to where Richard in Zürich must have taken his 12 March 2007 photo of Ganymede. I don't go to Zürich that often, and these mountains are visible only on nice, clear days so seeing them is always a treat for me which is I had to post this. Clicking on this photo will open a 1600 pixel version.
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I don't know if it really was the Summer 2007 menu, but it was different from in the Spring. My photo doesn't do justice to the way the dish looked or to the way it tasted.
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The Kein Trinkwasser tag on the 1878 fountain is clearly visible. In the background, with its crown of red geraniums, is the 1854 fountain.
Notice the white/grey sky. We've had a lot of it recently.
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(After the comment by Richard in Zürich). The label is just above the spigot. Kein Trinkwasser = not drinking water.
The iron fencing.
Hydrangea, up close and personal.
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This street leads to Hauptstrasse as it enters Villigen. The hill on the left half of the photo is the hill in the maize/corn post on the main site.
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The sign for the train at the Lausanne station, the third train in my itinerary after the Brugg-to-Bern, and Bern-to-Lausanne stretches. Vevey (where Charlie Chaplin lived until his death) and Montreux (home of the Montreux Jazz Festival) are on Lake Geneva. Bex is home to the oldest salt mine in Switzerland.
The museum is located in a former military warehouse. It was a rainy day when I visited, so the usually grand views of the mountains are missing.
One of the windows at the museum.
Inside one of the pens in the kennel area. They're mostly glass sided, and set up in a way that the visitors can't come into contact with the dogs.
Resting.
The Great St. Bernard Hospice, an article in an early edition of Scientific American.
A section is devoted to the representation of the dogs in cartoons.
Addendum: Claude, one of my readers, mentioned Barry (1800-1814) and I realized that I should have said something about him. He's possibly the most famous of the rescuers, with at least 40 rescues to his credit. Below is an image of a poster for Fondation Barry, an organization that owns the kennel of the hospice of the Grand Saint Bernard.
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