It seems that Autumn is still a real season here high up in the hills. I am not sure if it is all the fresh mountain air, brightness of the sun or slightly less oxygen due to the altitude, but the fiery Autumn colours creeping their way up the valley is truly spectacular.
The kids have been making a lot of creative bits and bobs over the holidays with all the crunchy colourful leaves, pine cones and treasures mother nature is shedding in preparation for her winter blanket which will soon be wrapped in close and tight.
The village is in full swing reading itself for the first real onslaught of winter. The fluorescent marker posts line the roads from one end of the village to the other, and half way down the hill. And for those who are not really in the know...like ourselves, these markers are a guide for the guys that plow the roads all day every day. They can easily (for a while at least) see where the edge of the road/bank/cliff is and make more accurate judgments when keeping the streets of Leysin clear.
So we thought we would take a few photos to compare the difference in the middle of winter once the snow plow has been past our steps a few times.
Ironically the first day of the mid term holidays also brought the first snow for the season. Lasting only half the day with a stunning warm front following close behind. Since that Monday, the region has been bathed in 20 deg+ days and wall to wall sunshine.
With half a week left of the holidays, the kids are back to full energy and looking forward to catching up with their friends.
Jack has plowed the first 5 Harry Potter books in the last 4 weeks and is living a secret life at Hogwarts. We will have to have a few exciting books up our sleeves once he has defeated Voldermort, as life may not be the same for a while with out his new found friends and ancient boarding school.
Hopefully I will get a few minutes today to add a post about our weekend away eyeing up the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau.
Take care,
Fee.
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