The work is well completed, and we can finally enjoy our new terrace.
We had a beautiful spring; time was flying, and our human had a lot to deal with.
Holidays will be welcome, and we’re looking forward to being able to visit you again more regularly and comment on your posts.
See you soon !
Since June, we’ve been experiencing hot temperatures and a terrible drought, as has the rest of Europe.
The grass is completely dry, some trees have lost their leaves, the fire risk is at its highest level in weeks, and there are water restrictions everywhere.
It’s in these extreme conditions that I’m going to celebrate my 10th birthday.
You’re all invited ! For the reasons I just mentioned, there will be no barbecue ; the party will start inside, in the cool. Several tiled spaces equipped for a nap will be available.
We will then go out at nightfall, when the temperatures are more bearable, to continue the festivities in the garden. Come join us !
This is my little cave of greenery ; I like to hide there to watch what’s happening in the garden. But during the holidays, Claire and Momo went to real caves, much larger: the Vallorbe Caves.
7 million years ago, tectonic movements folded the terrain to form the mountains of the Jura, and the sea that covered the region withdrew definitively. A river meanders above and below ground : the Orbe. Over the millennia, it shaped, with the surface waters, the incredible architecture of the caves.
In 1893, diver Pfund descended into the source to a depth of about ten meters, but he noticed that the vast gallery continued much further. On September 12, 1964, speleologist and diver Christian Giurumello discovered the caves during a dive in a siphon already explored several times. The caves opened to the public in 1974, and since 1992 offer a permanent exhibition of minerals from all over the world, the «Treasure of the Fairies».
The tour lasts about an hour and a half and leads to a huge room where a game of music and light dramatically stages this natural cathedral. From here, the route continues towards the exit via a slightly different path that ends with the exhibition of the treasure of the fairies.
