Every year on the 1st of August, the Swiss celebrate their national holiday, which is an official holiday in all of the Swiss cantons. Since the 20th century, the event is mainly celebrated with evening

In this photo, you can see the Limmat River as it flows past the Grossmünster (“great minster”) into Lake Zurich. (Click on the image to see it in full screen.) I am the original author of this photograph.

When I took this photo, I wasn’t sure whether the insect I captured was indeed part of the great butterfly order. Although maybe not as magnificent as some of its more well-known relatives, this smaller

Overlooking the Saane River as it flows through the town of Fribourg, capital of the same-named canton. (Click on the image to see it in full screen.) Dear Steemit followers, after more than three weeks

In my last post, I announced that I would be thinking about my future Steemit strategy, and here are my decisions: I will indeed drastically reduce my posting frequency. This is for a couple of reasons:

Another month has passed! Time to look back on my top posts in May, to thank my supporters, and, most importantly, to decide on the future of this photo blog… Lake Neuchâtel, photographed from the north

Switzerland has four official languages, but one of them is not actually spoken, one is not actually written, and two of the four are split into dozens of dialects so diverse that there is a considerable

These gracefully strutting birds always make for a good photo motive: When looking for a fish to catch, they will completely stand still and watch the water in absolute concentration. However, a photographer

The Roman Catholic Church of Flüelen (Canton of Uri) is built on a hill so that it overlooks the village and Lake Lucerne. (Click on the image to see it in full screen.) I am the original author of this

Of the many pictures I’ve taken of swans, I like this one especially. It really seems to show the beauty and grace of this great aquatic bird; you wouldn’t expect it to behave as an intrusive, child-picking

A small forest near Lausanne (Canton of Vaud). You can see the rays of the setting sun glittering on the surface of Lake Geneva in the distance. I thought I would mix in this picture taken in late fall

The current incarnation of the world-renown “bear pit” in the Swiss capital, completed in 2009, is located at the eastern shore of the Aare river, just outside the city’s historic district, and home to

The current incarnation of the world-renown “bear pit” in the Swiss capital, completed in 2009, is located at the eastern shore of the Aare river, just outside the city’s historic district, and home to

Photographed in Yverdon-les-Bains on a cloudless midsummer day. (Click on the image to see it in full screen.) I am the original author of this photograph. I hereby license this work under a Creative Commons

You can see that the busy little pollinator already carries a nice portion of nectar on its hind legs! (Click on the image to see it in full screen.) I am the original author of this photograph. I hereby

Swiss capital Bern has a centuries-old tradition of keeping live brown bears in the city center. (In a compound, of course.) “Papa bear” Finn is taking a swim in the Aare river. The current 5th incarnation

Sunset over Lake Geneva after a long summer day. Picture taken near Lausanne. Also, thank you for 100 followers! And a special thank you for all of them who aren’t bots! 😉 (Click on the image to see it

View from Torre bianca (“White tower”) of Castelgrande, one of the three medieval castles of Bellinzona (Canton of Ticino). Note to my followers: This week, I will start to make some modifications to my

View from Wettsteinbrücke (Wettstein bridge), overlooking the city of Basel. Upstream view. The prominent high-rise building is the Roche Tower, Building 1 (completed in 2015). At 178 m (584 ft), it is

This fiery red dragonfly goes on a break after the hunt, sitting on a wooden handrail. I love dragonflies! Don’t quite know why I haven’t shared a dragonfly photograph earlier on this photo blog. Probably