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Let’s Go Swiss

Yesterday we took a little stroll through my home state, Montana, via the lenses of several very talented photographers. Today, let’s travel to Switzerland. It’s where our daughter, DeAna, lives with her husband and family. It’s our go-to place when we have saved up enough to travel… and are free to do so. Three of our grandchildren are there. Of course, it’s a wonderful place to “have to” go!!

We sat on a patio with this view eating raclette with our daughter last time we visited her in Sierre, Switzerland, spring of 2018.

We visited that quaint village and attended the wedding of a Swiss friend.

Here are our three Swiss grandsons, Mike, Nick & Chris. That was several years ago when we visited at Christmas time. They’ve changed considerably since then!

Here’s their mom, our daughter. DeDe. Such a sweetheart! She never changes.

Her sons, on the other hand, do! But, okay, let’s look at some of their Swiss scenery. That’s why you came, right?

Riding in the car with my son-in-law driving on these switchbacks is an experience to remember!!

Towns often were built almost to resemble fortresses.

Grape vineyards border towns and cities where the ground is fertile.

How they built castles on such high, rocky mountain peaks is beyond me!

Every square inch of the sunny mountainsides of Switzerland is terraced and planted with grapes. (This is Lake Geneva). It is near Valais, the canton where De & Andre’ live).

The lakes in Switzerland are numerous, clear, clean and so picturesque!

Castles in Switzerland are plentiful and always points of great travel interest.

In every town and village, the church steeple is always the highest point!

The way they tuck houses into crevices is amazing!!

Trains are a wonderful way to see Switzerland.

You can set your clocks by the trains and their arrival/departures.

The train system is amazing in Switzerland. Andre’s uncle was an engineer who helped design some of these bridges!

Here’s that raclette I was telling you about earlier. Delicious melted cheese with potatoes, pickles and onions is “the best” delicacy of Valais! (Of course that’s in my biased opinion)

I love the Swiss cows. We have one of the queen cowbells hanging in our kitchen here in Montana!! I’ll show you that another time.

We usually visit in springtime or in winter (Bob loves to ski), but autumn is a gorgeous time in Switzerland, too.

The Matterhorn is one of Switzerland’s most famous landmarks.

This year De & Andre’ were working at a mountaintop restaurant at a ski resort where the only access was by chairlift. Can you imagine the views??

I love the springtime the most. Flowers are everywhere and the mountains are green and alive.

Oh, here are some more of those gorgeous Swiss cows!

Switzerland is beautiful in every season!

Thank you for visiting a few scenes with me. Thank you to #IloveSwitzerland for most of the images. Some are mine, though. Isn’t it an amazing country?

This is my oldest grandson, Mike with his significant other, Tania. We can hardly wait til the next time we get to go and visit with them. Kids grow up so fast, don’t they?

Doesn’t matter what season it is, we know our “DollyWolly” will be there to greet us!!

Thanks for visiting with me for a while. Hopefully someday we will go back… and I hope you can visit Switzerland for real yourself someday, too.

Have a Super Sunday!
See ya later!

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Beautiful Montana Photos

Montana is home
It’s a most beautiful state
Photographer’s Dream!

Montana’s my home
Coming here was our best move
Come and visit us!

The snow is meltng.
I know spring is on its way.
Yes, green is coming!

When COVID-19
Allows us to travel again
Come to Montana!

Thanks for taking a virtual visit with me today
via all these wonderful photographers’ lenses.
I pray for you and your health and safety.
Bee well, my friends, and have a Wonderful Weekend.

Love ya,
JanBeek

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Wow! Wordless Wednesday

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on September 18, 2019

Touring Homes

Today was the annual parade of homes
in Ennis, Montana.
It was a fundraiser for our local Madison Valley Med Center.
As a MVMC volunteer, I was hostess
all morning at one of the homes.
I lucked out because this was a marvelous,
gorgeous place to spend the morning.
Let me share some of the views with you.
Maybe you will get some decorting ideas.

The design from the outside is quite square and modern. But once you step inside the front door, you see an early 1800s chair – inherited from the owner’s great-grandparents – and brought here in the early 1900’s from Germany.

You know you’re in for a treat when you see the art work on the walls and the other family heirlooms dotted throughout.

The owners’ almost life-sized painting in the entry gives you a clue to their vibrant personalities. And the dog by the hearth shows you their hearts of warmth and love.

Keep going, and look out. The house seems to be floating on Lake Ennis. There are no guard rails on the deck to interrupt your view of the lake.

The window to the right of this continues the spectacular view.

Step outside and dream awhile.

Sit in the hammock and read a good book.

Choose a chair and we’ll tell each other tales of the last 24″ trout we caught in that lake.

Wait for the next fisherman to drift by.

Back out the front door, join me for a swim in the exercise pool in the guest house. You can rent it for a couple of nights and really enjoy this Montana wonderland.

To your right is the bedroom with a small kitchenette and the bathroom. Do you feel like you could stay here awhile – no problem?

I hated to leave, but life must go on. Hope you enjoyed the house tour. Oh, can’t leave wihout going back into the main house to thank the owners for their hospitality. Don’t you love this kitchen?

All this – and nice people, too.
What a great way to spend a day, huh?

Thanks for visiting with me.

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See ya tomorrow.

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Montana Four-Wheeling

Montana Four-Wheeling

flowers+snow-peaked mtns

Up, up, up we went on our Polaris side-by-side

Until we felt like we were at the top of the world –

The top of the Tobacco Root Range

ATV at mtn top

We took a very rocky, steep mountain trail
and passed by some phenomenal scenes
to get to that high mountain view
where the air was so fresh and clean.

The skies were threatening, but the rain held off.

Fence w Lake

Sureshot Lake always is an inviting place.
There were kayakers out on the water.
It’s quite a trail to get there!
We stopped at the one out-house available on the trek.