Rain

An informal survey of my memory indicates that it rained in Neuchâtel nearly every day this month.

Apartment building

A building with a variety of shutter colors next to Zak's work.

Playground serpent

Zak testing his balance on the playground serpent on the lake front.

Neuchâtel port

Behind the ferries in the center is the large main Post Office.

Berries for lunch

Actually for lunch dessert.

Next project

The fabric for my next project arrived in the mail this week.

Quilt progress

The quilt is now basted after about ten hours of kneeling on the floor. I'm excited to start quilting!

Banking

Online banking here is a little more complicated than in the US. First you enter your contract number, which is not the same as your account number, on the bank Web site. Then you slide a card into the back of your bank calculator and enter a six-digit PIN. The bank Web site gives you a six-digit number to enter into your calculator, and the calculator gives you an eight-character code to type into the Web site.

Freddie's water

In Minnesota, our cat Fred drank water from the bathroom sink. Since moving to Switzerland, he drinks only

from water glasses. He has two: one in the living room, and one by his food bowl in the hallway.

Knight fountain

One of two fountains of knights built in 1550 in La Neuveville. I'm perplexed by the dog/lion 

holding the musket under the knight, but haven't found any explanations of the iconography.

Bear

A building in La Neuveville with the bear of Bern above its entrance. La Neuveville is about 10 miles northeast
of Neuchâtel, just across the line separating the canton of Neuchâtel from the canton of Bern.

La Neuveville

Colorful homes in the old part of La Neuveville, a small town on Lake Bienne/Biel.

Chou-fleur

Cauliflower for sale in the market on Saturday.

Vacances

"Closed July 11 to 29, 2011. Happy holidays."
The vacation season has started for businesses around town.

Peas

 

Purple peas at DuPeyrou.

Fountain dog

This dog, named Lara, was having a great time jumping in and out of the fountain at DuPeyrou on Monday.

Grapes (part two)

The grapes I photographed June 20th and posted July 1st are changing color.

Calla lilies

As are the Calla lilies.

Canna lilies

The Canna lilies are in bloom in our garden.

At DuPeyrou

 

It turns out, the sculpture in the fountain at the Hôtel DuPeyrou is an early Ramseyer from 1948-49.

In Monruz

A Ramseyer possibly from 1999 (it was difficult to read the inscription) in front of the WinCasa building in Monruz.

By CSEM

Another Ramseyer, in front of the CSEM building, down the hill from our house. This one is titled

Stimulante Incertitude.

Under a tree

Here's an untitled Ramseyer from 1960 under an enormous cedar of Lebanon.

Ramseyer everywhere

I'm now seeing works by local sculptor André Ramseyer all around town. Standing in a sculpture garden

between the art museum and the docks are Aube (1977-81) by di Teana (previously featured in this post) in the foreground and Labyrinthe VI (1977) by Ramseyer (previously featured in this post) in the background.

Framed art (at last)

After torturing ourselves and Mindy over where to hang the art we have, we finally got a bit of it up on
a wall in the living room last weekend. From left to right, it includes a painting from Senegal, a photo of a cake
at our wedding, a screen print from Minnesota, a wall quilt I made, a Matisse print, and our three paintings of
Singapore shop houses, which Zak had framed in Seattle.

Sweet cherries

"The end of the cherries is near. Special price today."

I admire this woman's devotion to orange.

Smores

We celebrated the Fourth of July with local American friends, Paul and Laurel, yesterday. 

For dessert: smores prepared under the broiler.

Currants and more

Some of the fruits on offer at the market on Saturday.

Esplanade du Mont-Blanc (part 5)

Homage à Marcel Joray (1910-1996) by sculptor Marina di Teana

 The final photo for a while of the Esplanade du Mont Blanc. The medieval prison tower can be seen 

directly behind the sculpture.

Foot race

There was another event in the park yesterday. When I went to see what was happening, the boys were 

on their last lap in a foot race.

Grapes (part one)

 

The grapes are growing all over town.