Grief Archives - Rocky Wanderings

A view from the Treetop Walkway, Neckertal, Switzerland, April 2024. A break from my weekly/daily routine was much needed so, on being given one and…

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Songbirds and serenity in the Canton of St. Gallen

Songbirds and serenity in the Canton of St. Gallen

A view from the Treetop Walkway, Neckertal, Switzerland, April 2024. A break from my weekly/daily routine was much needed so, on being given one and…

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Letting trauma wash away in Saint-Brieuc Bay

Letting trauma wash away in Saint-Brieuc Bay

A stretch of coast between Saint-Guimond and la Pointe du Grouin, Brittany, France, 19 November 2023. Searing 34°C heat. A 16km summer hike from Uzès…

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A rose-tinted start to the New Year

A rose-tinted start to the New Year

Fireworks in Geneva, Switzerland, 12 August 2017. Fireworks explode overhead in hues of pinkAnd emotions surface like the bubbles in my glassOf rosé champagne as…

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Embracing the beauty of life on the Costa Brava

Embracing the beauty of life on the Costa Brava

The coastline of the Cap de Creus Natural Park on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain, 10 May 2022. ‘I’m stranded’, Van Morrison sang through…

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A friend in the forest

A friend in the forest

A view from Bellavista in the Swiss National Park It was time for my Uncle Alec to leave this earthly life behind. He had died…

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An unexpected feeling of refreshment on a Saturday

An unexpected feeling of refreshment on a Saturday

Vasiliki beach, Lefkada, Greece WRITTEN ON 2 MAY 2020 Here is a photo of Vasiliki beach on the island of Lefkada, Greece, where I spent…

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