A mountain hare’s footprints patterned it.

Mountain hare footprints CH Jun 19

Flowers weave a carpet over it.

Wild pansy

 

Wild pansy3 Jun 19

St Bruno’s lily

St Bruno's lily CH Jun 19

Poet’s narcissus

Poet's narcissus CH Jun 19

The Findelbach washes it – watercolour most literal.

Findelbach Jun 19

And the mountain stirs storms above it.

Matterhorn in thunderstorm Jun 19

Hard to believe, all this in three nights. I didn’t even know that I was going to Switzerland until less than 24 hours before I boarded the flight. But life does that sometimes.

This land is art. And it has made an impression on me.

That is what great art is supposed to do.

Taschhorn meadows

15 responses to “Life as Art”

  1. Wonderful title for this post. Your photos are beautiful.

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    1. Thank you Belinda. Ever since I left, I’ve been thinking about going back! Truly a special part of the world.

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  2. Definitely a little slice of heaven!

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    1. It was so special! 🙂

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  3. So very beautiful post. All the flowers I realy enjoyed it

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    1. Thank you Eva. These meadows have to be some of the finest in the world. So many species! And so many more to find, no doubt.

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  4. Adele, your images have made an impression on me too!

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    1. Thank you Robin. Very impressive place, that’s for sure.

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  5. Great photographs, especially of the waterfalls!!!

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    1. Thanks Darko. The Findelbach Falls were pretty dizzying, not just in their volume and height but the fact that there’s a bridge over their gorge carrying the Gornergrat cog railway! But, Swiss engineers seem to know what they’re doing, no matter how challenging the land is.

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  6. These are wonderful Adele! I particularly love the the wild flower meadow with the vista.

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    1. Thanks Pete. So many meadows, each with its own view of the Alpine giants! That one is looking towards the Taschhorn, which is the 10th highest peak in the Alps.

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  7. From paw prints to mountain peaks and such richness in between. It is interesting to connect “made an impression” with “impressive”!

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    1. Yes – and thinking about it, so often the word ‘impressive’ is used for things that do not make a lasting impression. It is safe to say that the Mattertal has, not only on me but on generations of visitors there 🙂

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  8. And your photos made an impression on me such that I would really like to visit there myself – maybe one day …

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