Continuing my walk down the Route de Troinex I came across this field full of wildflowers (or more probably weeds) with a row of what I assume to be bee hives on the other side.
Geneva – Troinex, Bee Hives
Geneva – Troinex, Large Coniferous Trees
As I was walking back along the Route de Troinex I noticed these very impressive, coniferous trees. I don’t know much about trees and so am unable to tell whether they were pines, firs or some other, similar kind of tree. I do know that they were huge. We have some tall pine trees in the garden of our house in Briarcliff Manor, but they are not in the same class as these monsters, which had a significantly larger diameter.
Geneva – Troinex, floral display
Swiss villages are usually awash with flowers, and Troinex was no exception. Here we see flowers tastefully arranged around some old, rusting machinery all contained in a wooden box bearing the Troinex coat of arms:
The coat of arms of Troinex represents a castle banded with three rows of unequal stones. These are those of the Chateauneuf, and can still be found carved on an old house in Troinex.
The Chateauneuf were part of the Geneva bourgeoisie and owned the Troinex stronghold in the 16th century (translated from the original French on the town website).
Geneva – Troinex, Vines
I spotted these vines on a wall near the center of Troinex. I liked the patterns made by the stems and the leaves and the contrast between the white wall, the dark browns of the stems and the light greens of the leaves.
By the roadside 26: Unknown white flowers
I have no idea what this is. At first I thought it was another example of the Rosa Multiflora I posted about earlier. But on closer examination it seems to me that it’s some other species, but I don’t know which.