Friday, July 31, 2009

PASTORAL LANDSCAPES

Now that we have mountain bikes, we try to go out for rides at least three times a week in order to be fit, to clean our heads and free our souls from the stress of modern life...

Generally, we do 1h30 rides around the countryside that surrounds our village and go in the direction of Compesières/La Croix-de-Rozon which are very close to the French border and the Salève mountain. The landscapes in that area are simply stunning. It is such a pastoral and peaceful place!

I hope you'll enjoy the pictures I took last Saturday afternoon...

58 comments:

Blomma (prononcer Blouma, "fleur" en suédois) said...

Yes I enjoyed the pictures, Wish I could be there...Nice feeling of peace, just beautiful!

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

Beautiful pictures Rosa! You live in a beautiful country! :)

gourmet said...

nice Pictures. I like Landscapes :)

Cenwen said...

Coucou:)

Tu me donnes envie de m'allonger dans l'herbe et de regarder le ciel!

Merci:)

Bisous:)

Sacha said...

Rosa tes photos sont superbes et transmettent avec bonheur et sensualité la beauté de ce qui t'entoure j'aime beaucoup ce que tu fais , merci
Bon week-end Sacha

lamiacucina said...

did Beethoven live nearby Geneva ? :-)

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

LAMIACUCCINA: Not that i know ;-p... but it could have inspired him to write his symphony!

My comfort food network said...

Lovely pictures!

MeetaK said...

how gorgeous! love nature's colors!

safaacuisine said...

waw de trés belles photos ca fait rever!merci bcp pour ces moments de joie!

lisaiscooking said...

Lovely! If these views were available to me, I would definitely buy a bike.

5 Star Foodie said...

Gorgeous views! Love all the photos!

sab le plaisir de gourmandise said...

toujours aussi belles tes photos

Vanessa said...

That really looks like the perfect summer's day to me. There's nothing like being in the fresh air.

Bon WE

Vanessa

delightfullysweet said...

Beautiful pictures! The blue skies just pop!

Hopie said...

J'aime beaucoup faire du vélo à la compagne et avec des paysages pareils, je comprends que tu fasses des balades souvent !

jillian said...

These photos are so beautiful. I love the quit countryside.

Gloria said...

Everybody always talking me about what really beauty is where you live, and I have friend dear (Kako) and really I think so, beautiful pictures Rosa! Gloria

I love take pictures to the clouds too!

Elra said...

Gorgeous ~ breathtaking photographs.

sabah said...

Quelle nature ! pure avec l'air frais, tu m'as donné envie d'etre là pour respirer cet air pur.
Merci pour ces photos magnifiques.

Mamina said...

Merci, tes photos sont bien reposantes.

Maria said...

Beautiful photos!

sandrine said...

moi qui ne partirais pas en vacances... merci pour tes paysages sublimes qui me font voyager.
bises

ZarpandiT said...

awesomeeeeeeee photos:)))
ı love geneva ;)
anyway switserland beatiful conutry!

Meg said...

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

~nancy~ said...

..merci pour ce doux voyage..parfaitement à ton image ma belle Rosa;)

~nancy xx

msmeanie said...

Beautiful photos! I spent a few days backpacking through the South-Western part of Switzerland and I LOVED it! So beautiful.

Helene said...

Mais c'est tellement beau. J'aimerais visiter un jour.

Julia @ Mélanger said...

Oh Rosa. Such beautiful landscape. Just beautiful country. Just stunning. I am surprised you only ride for 1h30. With scenery like that, I could be out for hours!

Faith said...

These pictures are really breathtaking! I can see how riding your bike in such a beautiful place is good for your body and mind!

Jen of A2eatwrite said...

Rosa, such beautiful settings and gorgeous photos. I wish I could go cycling through...

Virginie said...

Que c'est beau!!!! Magnifiques paysages que tu nous fais découvrir!
P'tite surprise pour toi ici...
http://virginie92.canalblog.com/archives/2009/08/01/14603624.html

Bises et bonne fête nationale!

delimoon said...

Notre campagne est merveilleusse et magnifiquement présentée par des photos.
Bien à toi
verO

PS: faut que je me remette au vélo ... ;-)

mikky said...

i really miss your posts... glad to be back reading them... :D

Rosa said...

These are absolutely breathtaking!!! They could be postcards!!!

Judi said...

Beautiful country, very peaceful. I want to take this opportunity to say "Happy Swiss National Day" or whatever is the equivalent to that. I hope you have lots of fun!

sunita said...

Thanks for sharing those gorgeous pictures, Rosa.

Btw, happy 1st of August :-)

Tiina said...

Very nice pictures, great colours!

Greetings,
Tiina

Gera @ SweetsFoods said...

So beautiful pictures Rosa..very inspiring to cook colored dishes :)

All the best,

Gera

Justine said...

these are almost too pretty to be real!

nora@ffr said...

rosa ye photography is stunning as usual.. i cant wait to explore this beautiful place.. keep it up!!
cheers!!

foodcreate said...

Amazing ! photos so peaceful great place to live...

Thanks for sharing :)


Have a great Weekend ~~~

Tijen said...

What a beautiful place Rosa! I love country roads...

Palaisdeslys said...

Tes photos sont un enchantement!!! Que de magnifiques paysages! e suis sous le charme!

Doria said...

De trè belles photos !!!!
Bon dimanche, Doria

mamancaline said...

Superbe ! Un régal pour les yeux...

Sophie said...

Thanks for sharing these wonderful & lovely places with us!! What views!!!

Lovely! Have a great Sunday!

Jackie at PhamFatale.com said...

This looks like perfection. Seems like you're having fun :)

caro said...

Comme toujours,superbe!!!
Bisous.
Caro

Chef Jeena said...

Beautiful pictures Rosa I would love to bike ride through that lovely countryside.

Dhanggit said...

your photos are always so refreshing to look at!!

foodhoe said...

you live in such a beautiful area Rosa and I'm glad you tote your camera on the bike as well, so we can enjoy it from a different perspective... How to you keep it safe during the downhill runs!?

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

FOODHOE: I carry my camera in a backpack, so it stay safe when I'm riding the bike...

Cakelaw said...

What beautiful photos Rosa - I would love to be there right now ...

Miette said...

I really enjoyed these pictures. They are peaceful, very beautiful.

Cheers,

Miette.

nyonya pendek melaka said...

The pictures are amazing and the scenery just gorgeous! What a blessed country Switzerland is & I can never say this enough.

Lisa said...

Wow, to have that as my 'backyard' would be sheer heaven. Gorgeous, gorgeous photos, ones you should make into postcards, wall hangings etc! I would buy several! So soothing to look at.

Marysol said...

Rosa, thank you for sharing your part of the world with the rest of us.

The views are breathtaking, to say the least. Although, it doesn't seem fair that your skies are bluer than mine [G]