Not So Common

 

When most people think of Switzerland images of Snowy Alps come to mind.  The reality, however, is that it rarely snows in Geneva--especially by the lake.  Saturday, though, we woke to snow falling after it had rained all night.  As you can imagine this made for a slushy mess.  I insisted that we get out immediately and record what may be the only snow that I will see on the ground by Lake Leman, where we live.  I had been feeling so sad about missing the beautiful snowfall in Pinehurst last Tuesday, that being able to enjoy some snowy moments Saturday morning was some consolation.  Enjoy the scenes from our neighborhood as we recorded a fairly uncommon event.

 

Despite our soaking feet, I was glad that we had made the effort to take these pictures on our morning walk.  The snow was completely gone by mid-afternoon.

Christmas was Great

January is such a cold, dreary month that I feel it's a good time to look back at the color and fun of Christmas.  We celebrated birthdays as well as Christmas and had lots of fun, family time.  Apologies to those who have already seen the pics.

It was warm enough Christmas Day to be outside without coats.

 

 

 

 

Castles, Dragons and Princesses.  What fun!

A new bow and arrow rounds out the make-believe fun.

The warmth and pleasure of Christmastime all year long would be fine with me.

Now we will just wait through the cold, wet, fog, rain and snow until blessed Spring.

Hard to Believe

This is NOT what Geneva looks like right now.  Since our return to Geneva after spending the Holidays in the United States we have not seen the sun.  Each day (despite what the local weather forecast says) the temperatures have not varied more than three degrees and remain between 25 and 28 degrees Fahrenheit for each 24-hour period. The snow that fell on New Year's Eve is still around in clumps and patches here in the city, but a little ways out it covers the fields etc.  Each day the forecast tells us it will be mostly sunny, partly cloudy, sunny, etc. but we have seen nothing but gray skies.  It's amazing--and I don't mean in a good way. 

On a happier note, the holidays were fabulous for us as we were able to see and spend time with children and grandchildren.  We very much missed our California and Utah kids and families, but will be able to visit with them in the summer. 

As soon as Steve is able to take a minute to edit photos, I will post some of our favorites from Christmas.  I hope some of you, at least, are having a bright January.