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Things to do in Autumn that begin with the letter C!
On: October 1, 2018   |   By: verbier   |   Comments: No Comment

1.COWS and CHEESE Désalpes et fêtes d’alpage The Désalpe and Fête de la Raclette in Le Chable last weekend was just one of the many celebrations...

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☀️ Watching the sunrise in the mountains is a ☀️ Watching the sunrise in the mountains is a beautiful experience... if you are up early enough to appreciate it.

🌅Here are some different translations for sunrise:

🌅 - Sonnenaufgang

🌅 - Alba

🌅 - Nascer do sol

🌅 - Soluppgång

🌅 - Amanecer

🌅 - Lever du soleil

🌅 - Zonsopkomst

🌍 Can you guess the country for each translation?

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🐮 Sound advice from a cow. 🤔 . . . #Outstand 🐮 Sound advice from a cow. 🤔
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🌨 It's the 'moody month of May' when Verbier ge 🌨 It's the 'moody month of May' when Verbier gets the most rainfall!

☔️ So here are some fabulous rain quotes to help you through the dullest days:

😡"Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards."
- Vladimir Nabokov.

 ⛈"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain."
- Vivian Greene.

🌧"The sound of the rain needs no translation."
- Alan Watts.

🌈"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
- Dolly Parton

💦"Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul."
- Emily Logan Decens.

🌨"Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure."
– Emily Wing Smith.

🐱🐶🐩"It was raining cats and dogs, and I fell in a poodle."
- Charles A. Murray.

🌩"Every storm runs out of rain."
Maya Angelou.

🌫"Raindrops are not the ones who bring the clouds."
- Sorin Cerin

🌻"Flowers do not bloom without a little rain.  Everything has its purpose, even pain."

Which one is your favourite?

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❗️ The importance of punctuation ↔️ The a ❗️ The importance of punctuation

↔️ The answer contains a connecting word immediately following the comma (while).

In this sentence, you can create two separate sentences by removing the comma and the connecting word and replacing them with a full stop.

1️⃣One has claws at the end of its paws. 
2️⃣The other is a pause at the end of a clause.

🧐 The comma acts as a pause after the first clause.
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🚡 How many idioms can you think of that could r 🚡 How many idioms can you think of that could relate to this photo?

We have thought of these so far:

🚡 'Up, up and away'
MEANING - used when someone is flying or about to take flight. 

🚡 'Riding high' 
MEANING - when someone is currently experiencing success.

🚡 'Setting your sights high'
MEANING - to have very high expectations or ambitions.

🚡 Can you think of any more? 🤔
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You can't argue with logic! 🤷‍♀️ . Have a You can't argue with logic! 🤷‍♀️
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Have a great 'salad' (chocolate) filled Easter weekend. 😉🍫.
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🗻 How many of these 'mountain related' idioms d 🗻 How many of these 'mountain related' idioms do you know?

🗻 'A mountain to climb'
MEANING - having a seemingly impossible task to complete.

🗻 'Snow on the mountain'
MEANING - having silver, grey or white hair, as a result of aging.

🗻 'Making a mountain out of a molehill'
MEANING - to exagerate or put too much focus on a small issue, in order to make it seem like a major problem.

🗻 'Moving mountains'
MEANING - achieving something that was incredibly difficult to accomplish.

🗻 Can you think of any more?
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Got any 'tricks up your sleeve' today?! 🤡 . . . Got any 'tricks up your sleeve' today?! 🤡
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Time to 'Spring forward' an hour! 🐇🕑 ❓ Do Time to 'Spring forward' an hour! 🐇🕑

❓ Do you use the expression 'spring forward, fall back' to remind yourself whether the clocks will go forward or back?

🧐 This expression is called a mnemonic. 

A what?? 😟

🤯 Mnemonics (named after the Greek goddess of memory) are linguistic devices used to remember something.
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