Sadie at Bourn Ballet

I had the task on Saturday of photographing the Bourn School of  Ballet classes. These are of my grandaughter who very much enjoys the classes and gets into the role of ballerina.

Switzerland Day 7. - All Creatures Great and Small

 For our last day in Switzerland, we took the train to Wengen alp and then walked slowly down to Allemand. The cows had just been milked and were returning to the meadows to graze, The warmer weather had brought out all kinds of bugs including Robber Flies, Spiders, Hover and other Flies, and finally a Shield Bug

 

Switzerland Day 6. Eigergletsch Again!

We started the day by taking the cable car up to Mannlichen and spent an hour or so photographing there including this Spring Pasque flower and Trumpet Gentians. We travelled by gondola down to Grund and then round by train to Kleine Scheidegg and up to Eigergletsche where I walked the start of both the eiger Trail and the Ridge walk looking for high level flowers such as the Glacier Crowfoot (5th image). finally the walk down to Kleine Scheidegg produced lots of photos!

Switzerland Day 5 Schynige Platte

The day dawned clear for our expedition to Schynige Platte - this involves getting to Wilderswil by two trains from Wengen and then the wonderful cog railway up to the Platte. The line was opened in May 1893, and was electrified in 1914. The journey takes 50 minutes with panoramic views of Interlaken area and then the Jungfrau range. Unfortunately the weather didn't hold for long. We left around 2.30 and by 5pm in Wengen a thunderstorm arrived.

Switzerland Day 4. Flowers around Wengen Alp, Kleine Scheidegg and Eigergletsche

Clear blue skies all day for our walk from Wengen Alp up to Kleine Scheidegg and then down from Eigergletsche. Very contrasty light for portraits but great for flowers in the landscape - and what a landscape. The second photo shows the range of Eiger on left throungh the Monk to Jungfrau on right.