Category Archives: Monte Rosa

Lockdown Life – A Wander with Wild Flowers & Wildlife

The only difference between Lockdown Life and Groundhog Day seems to be that the scene outside has changed. In the film, actor Bill Murray’s window opened daily on the same snowy landscape, although he was not in isolation. For us, seventy-two days into lockdown, the Alpine scenery has moved decisively from winter to spring. EvenContinue reading “Lockdown Life – A Wander with Wild Flowers & Wildlife”

Lockdown Life – 8,000ft Walkies to The Source of the River Lys

Let no-one call a Cavapoo frou-frou. “Did someone switch off the Matrix?” I asked Mark when he opened the shutters on the day. In a perfect metaphor for coronavirus lockdown, the entire world beyond our garden had vanished! All we could see was a grey emptiness; as though we were the only remaining oasis ofContinue reading “Lockdown Life – 8,000ft Walkies to The Source of the River Lys”

Lockdown Life – How The Greatest Rock Climber in the Alps was Saved by the Hunter King & a Poacher

We are now in our third month of lockdown in a tiny, deserted ski resort in Monte Rosa, Northern Italy. One of the highlights of lockdown life has been wildlife sightings in deserted cities and boy, do I have a treat for you! Here in Staffal, Mother Nature has bestowed upon us some very rareContinue reading “Lockdown Life – How The Greatest Rock Climber in the Alps was Saved by the Hunter King & a Poacher”