Stormy early evening photos from here. (Dial-up warning)

[Heidi]

We had a beautiful double rainbow at about 7 p.m. Thursday evening, and the light was so odd on our mountain that I shot some photos.


From the end of our street, facing northeast across Lago Maggiore.



Looking west down the street that runs through the woods near our house.



Looking northeast down our street, from the end of our driveway.



The rainbow and storm-light created an interesting area of light on the mountain just east of us.

[Call Me Wesley]

1. Selfish kick. (nt)

[Briarius]

2. Very cool

those are very pretty!

[Heidi]

3. I love your sigline, Briarius.

Thanks, too, for your kind words. :hi:

[Briarius]

7. Thanks!

Where are you in Switzerland? I spent a couple days hiking in the along the border with Germany and it was some of the most beautiful mountainous country I've ever seen! Now if you guys would just speak real German I'd be all set :P :hi:

[Heidi]

11. Call Me Wesley and I live

in Ticino, the southernmost canton, about five minutes from the Italian border. Italian is the official language of our state, but German is Call Me Wesley's first language. (Swiss-German is a dialect, and it's not taught in the schools. Instead, kids in the German-speaking states learn "high German.") :hi:

[bridgit]

4. what's the blue light over the structure in the last one indicate...

a phone booth, or gas station :shrug:

[Heidi]

5. That's a reflective sign.

It reflects our neighborhood's consensus that people should, "Walk your dang dog on a leash! This is _cat country_!" :evilgrin:

Really, it's a "leash your dog" sign.

[bridgit]

6. this may well be next, i want to see genuine improvements over there...

http://www.dogpoopbags.com

[Heidi]

9. That's actually required here.

People are _supposed_ to carry those little plastic sacks and pick up their dogs' poop. We even have one of those "dog poop deposit" stations on our street.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Gorgeous!

You don't live in the Jura Mountains by chance, do you? I took in one of my watches for cleaning and repair. It's brand name is "JuraWatch". The repair guy told me it was made in the Jura Mountains quite a long time ago. :)

[Heidi]

10. No, the state of Jura

is in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. We live in the Italian-speaking part, in Switzerland's southernmost state, Ticino. :thumbsup:

Is it a good watch? Did you inherit it?

[GOPisEvil]

12. It is a good watch when I don't break the mainspring!

:spank::rofl:

It's a military-style wristwatch, round, probably from the 1940s. I actually bought it on eBay for next-to-nothing. Since it's not a "name" brand, it was cheap. The $100 I'll spend on it is worth it. I like things that have character.

My watch repair guy actually studied in Switzerland for a while. Apparently he is REALLY Rolex-certified. :D

[YankeyMCC]

13. Very nice thx for sharing (eom)

[Heidi]

14. Prego! (nt)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear Heidi!

And YOU are intimidated by MY pictures?

Sheesh, girl! These are fabulous!

I just love all of them.....You caught the drama of the storm so perfectly!

I forgot to check....if you have a journal, you should post this thread there......

Seriously.......

Thanks for posting these, and keep 'em coming, baby!

Did you get a new camera?


:loveya: :hug:

[Lorien]

16. Beautiful. I really miss Switzerland.

one of the most stunning sights I've ever witnessed was when I was traveling from Geneva from Italy by train and we rounded a mountain in the late afternoon to see Lake Lucerne , misty buy brightly illuminated by golden afternoon light. There were little sailboats and seagulls dotting it-bright white against the gold, blue ,silver and lavender. It just took my breath away!

Lake Lucerne:

[In_The_Wind]

17. I overlooked your dial-up warning to be rewarded by splendor.

Sugar Smack is currently picking her jaw up off the floor while exclaiming SWEET!

:loveya: gf

[Droopy]

18. Those are nice pics

Some day, when I become rich and famous, I hope to go see places like that.

[Wapsie B]

19. Simply breathtaking........

:wow: :wow: :wow:

I'm at a loss for words.

[miss_american_pie]

20. Those are gorgeous

thank you :hi:

[UrbScotty]

21. Looks like we have entrants for the next Photo Contest! (nt)

[bigwillq]

22. The third one down is amazing.

Those are beautiful shots. :hi:

[Floogeldy]

23. Freaky

And so beautiful :)

[Shine]

24. Wow, gorgeous, heidi!

I love how you captured the light and the rainbows....What a great gift to share. Thanks for posting!

:hug: :hi: from California!

[Whoa_Nelly]

25. Your photos ROCK!

Storm photos are always the best!

And yours are stunning!

[SeattleGirl]

26. Wow, Heidi! Fabulous pictures!!!

How are you, gf? :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[auntAgonist]

27. how lucky you are

to live in such a beautiful place! Your photos are wonderful.

:hug:
aA

[Crazy Guggenheim]

28. OMG! They are great!!

:popcorn:

[Pugee]

29. These are terrific!