Ellen Wallace
@ellenwallace.bsky.social
Swiss writer in English (wine, gardens, hiking; fiction, essays, poetry), find me on Substack, ellenwallace.substack.com. Author of 4 books. "Wine Hiking Switzerland, 2022 pub. Helvetiq. Vineglorious! Switzerland's Wondrous World of Wines, ellen-books.com
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May 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
May 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
Nothing finer in life than being allowed into a new field.
May 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Nothing finer in life than being allowed into a new field.
Rainbows remind us to consider happy endings. Today, Sion and the Swiss Alps.
May 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Rainbows remind us to consider happy endings. Today, Sion and the Swiss Alps.
Day up, day down. To make time count try counting time. For that you need a beginning and an end marker. Sadly, it doesn’t necessarily follow that you’ve made time count.
May 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Day up, day down. To make time count try counting time. For that you need a beginning and an end marker. Sadly, it doesn’t necessarily follow that you’ve made time count.
Heavenly smell mmmmm classic iris
April 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Heavenly smell mmmmm classic iris
Picking up twigs branches trunks and other tree debris after our big snowfall.
April 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Picking up twigs branches trunks and other tree debris after our big snowfall.
April 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A dolphin in my dawn sky
April 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
A dolphin in my dawn sky
Swiss Easter bunnies aren’t all chocolate
March 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Swiss Easter bunnies aren’t all chocolate
March 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Shadows and thinking about tomorrow and what lies ahead
March 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Shadows and thinking about tomorrow and what lies ahead
March 21, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The Don Juan of European wine, the rare and astonishing #gouaisblanc—father or grandfather of at least 80 European wine grapes, including many of the best known. #Winery: #Varonier in #Varen, Valais #Switzerland
March 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Don Juan of European wine, the rare and astonishing #gouaisblanc—father or grandfather of at least 80 European wine grapes, including many of the best known. #Winery: #Varonier in #Varen, Valais #Switzerland
Surprise snow, Eurasian nuthatch
March 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Surprise snow, Eurasian nuthatch
March 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A good gray day for watching blackbirds and watching out for mountains that slipped in and out of clouds.
March 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A good gray day for watching blackbirds and watching out for mountains that slipped in and out of clouds.
A little air pollution in the Val d’Anniviers across the Rhone, a real traffic stopper. But it seems it was dust from a construction site rather than a fire, and you can see that three hours later there was no sign of “smoke“. It drifted over a very large area, interesting to see how it moves.
March 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A little air pollution in the Val d’Anniviers across the Rhone, a real traffic stopper. But it seems it was dust from a construction site rather than a fire, and you can see that three hours later there was no sign of “smoke“. It drifted over a very large area, interesting to see how it moves.
I just watched Pinkie and the Brain where Brain is accidentally invited to the White House. We’re talking Spielberg 30 years ago. Quite spooky.
March 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I just watched Pinkie and the Brain where Brain is accidentally invited to the White House. We’re talking Spielberg 30 years ago. Quite spooky.
Sun and alpine air dried orange peels, organic oranges from Italy. #cransmontana #oranges #driedfruit
March 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sun and alpine air dried orange peels, organic oranges from Italy. #cransmontana #oranges #driedfruit
Friday night requires something a little special. Cave de la Madeleine’s Syrah, which won the 2024 Étoile du Valais gold medal, is rich and dense, a powerful wine that needs time to breathe or carafing, 12 months oaked, from old vines in Chamoson and Vétroz. #swisswines #valais #syrah #vetroz
March 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Friday night requires something a little special. Cave de la Madeleine’s Syrah, which won the 2024 Étoile du Valais gold medal, is rich and dense, a powerful wine that needs time to breathe or carafing, 12 months oaked, from old vines in Chamoson and Vétroz. #swisswines #valais #syrah #vetroz
Stepping into the workday, view from my desk. Thanks, Merlin, for letting me know what birds are eating the seeds I put out. Mon bureau tôt le matin. #switzerland #swissalps #valais #mountainsunrise #alpinesunrise #flowersinvase #orchids #gardenbirds #thepowerofone #merlinbirds
March 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Stepping into the workday, view from my desk. Thanks, Merlin, for letting me know what birds are eating the seeds I put out. Mon bureau tôt le matin. #switzerland #swissalps #valais #mountainsunrise #alpinesunrise #flowersinvase #orchids #gardenbirds #thepowerofone #merlinbirds