Bergli, an English language publisher in Basel, has two new books out that are relevant here: Gardens Switzerland and The Landscape of Swiss Wine. The first, about large public and private gardens, is a gem. The wine book has good points but is significantly flawed.[…]
Garden & nature
Andalusian shoreline, solstice moons: photo gallery
The Costa del Sol in Andalusia, Spain, is preparing for summer.
Mother Nature’s March show
Snow and ice storms, wild skies, daffodils trying to hold their heads up – and then suddenly 15C before dipping below freezing again. March 2019
October and March shake hands
Tonight we will eat the last of our 2018 pumpkins, stored in the cellar since October. Yesterday the frogs arrived and began courting like mad in the pond while high in the trees the Alpine woodland larks began their melodious courting calls.
Book review: Roche et vin
This is a wonderful book that gathers up several scientific threads from several fields and makes them accessible to a lay public. The subject: how geology has formed the landscape that gave birth to Swiss vineyards and thus Swiss wines and the impact of all of this on contemporary wines.