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Val was off early to work this morning, and she got this shot from just above our house. For the first time in weeks, it has snowed!

It was just cold enough last night for snow, but it’s been so warm lately that the roads and paths are still warm, so the snow didn’t settle where we have to walk. The sun broke through during the morning, and just like British snow, it was all gone by lunchtime.

I went up to the village for shopping this morning, and met all the usual suspects in the Crystal bar at coffee time. Ali came round for coffee this afternoon, and this evening we popped into the Alpine Hotel for music with Beves and Ibe. A good night was had by all.

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We met Jeanne and Robert this afternoon, they’re back in town and waiting for their family to arrive. Jeanne remarked that these pages haven’t been updated for a while, and she’s quite right – I have been remiss. We’ve been skiing despite the holiday crowds, and it’s been surprisingly good considering we’ve had no snow for a few weeks. Meanwhile, there are some signs of spring. Snowdrops on the walk down to Wengwald this morning.

Everyone’s new friend the Ibex is back too. Apparently, according to the locals, this is a mature animal. The Ibex used to confine themselves to the forests to the south of here but this guy, and a few females, are now regular visitors to our neck of the woods where they are close to the railway line. You can see how green the grass has become, spring is coming.

As I write this it’s raining outside on the balcony. Val is starting work tomorrow, so hopefully Scheidegg will be blessed with some new snow.

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After a couple of gloomy, wet days, the sun has finally returned. It’s time for some exercise.

At this time of year the paths should really be snowbound, but the warm weather is very pleasant.

The path winds its way along the hillside. The trains are never very far away.

We’re not the only ones enjoying the sunshine.

Our route takes us around a long loop through a hamlet called Wengwald. It’s very picturesque.

After Wengwald, the path climbs quite steeply back towards Wengen. We stopped off at Mira’s restaurant and booked a table for this evening on the way home.