Russikon, Pfaeffikon and Zurich

So, after the trip of a lifetime in Norway, and of course so many other gorgeous places, here I am back in Russikon at Trudi's beautiful home in the hills. After a lot of cold weather and rain, the pool is only 20 degrees, compared to the 34 degrees tepid water before I left! It was time to relax and unwind, catch up on sleep and visit those special places which were undoubtedly my 'happy places' when I lived in Pfaeffikon. The beautiful Pfaeffikersee with its easy 9.5 kilometer walk around it. To my delight, there were two storks on the nest. They could be young from this year. I had seen four in neighboring fields. I just decided to head to one of my favorite places, Jucker Farm. It was lovely to walk up the avenue of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. And, of course, to enjoy the fabulous view over the Pfaeffiker lake and Zurich Oberland As I returned, the sky had the loveliest clouds, like little balls of cotton wool, over the moored yachts. Time to reminisce as I passed my pi...