At Balavaux, on an alpine pasture high above Nendaz overlooking the Rhône Valley, you'll find a forest of centuries-old larches that can be as much as 800 years old.
One day Patrick and I came across an advert for the Cleuson dam. It was so ugly that we suggested to our friends that they could do better. Here are the proposals.
In case you haven't noticed yet, I like bears. Here are a few images I've picked up here and there. If you've got any cute ones to suggest, send them along!
The Valais is unique, with its industries, its unfinished motorways, its chairlifts and cable cars, its snow cannons, its... Just kidding. Above all, the Valais is beautiful!
Sometimes, some people have such acerbic verve that their quotations should be added to the heritage of humanity. Here are a few of them, illustrated over the years.
My father was an extraordinary watercolourist and caricaturist. He was sometimes nicknamed ‘The painter of a thousand faces’ because of the countless characters hidden in his works. His website.