{"id":13919,"date":"2025-02-19T16:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13919"},"modified":"2025-02-19T16:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:01:09","slug":"spring-is-in-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13919","title":{"rendered":"Spring is in the air"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weather keeps getting a bit warmer each day, and people were enjoying their coffee on restaurant terraces this morning. The interior of the Crystal bar was deserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0520-450x300.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mild weather up here is in contrast to that down in the valley, where the cold, damp air is trapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1790\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-1024x716.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-1536x1074.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-2048x1432.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0524-429x300.jpeg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s certainly very nice weather for Val and her group of kids up at Scheidegg. Here in Wengen, something is missing. We haven\u2019t heard the church bells for a few days. The church steeple needs to be renovated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1802\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-1024x721.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-768x541.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-1536x1081.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-2048x1441.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0523-426x300.jpeg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clock has been stopped at 12.00, and the bells are silent. Colin and Nev will be providing the entertainment at the Braunbaer later this evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather keeps getting a bit warmer each day, and people were enjoying their coffee on restaurant terraces this morning. The interior of the Crystal bar was deserted. 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