Along the Water's Edge

My favourite time to go down to the lake is early mornings

when it's very quiet and sometimes the lakeside is a little hazy.

This is the path I took, towards the Valais end of the lake.

The Valais is another canton.

I live in the canton of Vaud.

Canton can be translated as 'county' and there are 26 of them in Switzerland.

This is one of the first things I see when I cross the road from the metro station

over towards the lake.

I just love this elegant weather vane.

I've lined it up to fit into the open mouth-like structure on the stone column.

There are four columns and the cut-out opening shows which wind

is blowing at that particular moment.

I must take a photo of all four columns one of these days.

This sailing boat is always anchored in the same spot.

Before going in the direction I wanted to go, I just looked in on the steam-boat port.

They are still resting and their usual spring activity has been delayed

like many other things. in this uncomfortable period of the third wave of pandemic

currently surging across Europe.

The restaurants have also remained closed.

Some of the sailing boats in the port.

A fine line of snow can still be seen on the mountain range in the background.

Magnolia bud.

I did walk down part of the way to the lake.

I know that there are lovely Magnolia Trees lining the paths.

Many of them were still in bud form, but one tree in a sunny spot was coming into full bloom

These are a dainty variety of Magnolia with smaller blooms and long, expressive petals.

As we look to the right, we can see the Geneva end of the lake

with the snow-topped Jura mountains in the distance.

I did like to see a man on this sailing boat

I wondered if he was hoping the wind would allow him to take a sail

later on that morning.

In the meantime, he was just enjoying the peace of the moment, like me.

Above the lake there lovely areas to walk and I did enjoy seeing

this pathway lined with cherry trees.

There were other people up there enjoying the blossoms

and the excellent view of the lake from above.

The blossom was so beautiful close up

The blue of the cloudless sky set it off so perfectly.

This vibrant rhododendron bush was in full bloom

As I walked back along the lake, there was some activity on the water

A sailing boat had found a necessary breeze

and a boat of men doing rowing practice.

Coming back towards the port in Ouchy

We can see a small sailing boat in the distance going towards the Geneva end.

Coming closer to the area where I started my gorgeous walk 

along the water's edge.

There is such a feeling of serenity when I walk near the lake in the early mornings.

Early evenings are lovely too, though there are often more people there

to enjoy winding down at the end of their day.

I thought it would be lovely to end this walk by the lake with a colourful, flowery collage

of the blossoms and flowers I saw along the way.

The city gardeners do a grand job in the choice of flowers and colour combinations.

This spring, the colours are lots of orange and yellow, like these California Poppies above.

I hope that you are enjoying the beauty of spring where you live.

It's my favourite time of the year.

I seem to say that all the time!

I've just added my Easter greetings 

on Sunday April 4th!

The big chocolate bunny is a gift from my son and made from

70% cocoa Maracaibo chocolate!

The crocheted bunnies on the card and on the white jug

are this year's Easter decorations!

Happy Easter!