Month: February 2026Page 2 of 2

Low-angle view of Oerlikon high-rises at dusk. Older, lower residential buildings frame the foreground, while tall concrete apartment towers with zigzag balconies rise behind them against a pale blue evening sky, suggesting scale, fatigue, and quiet urban transition.

2026-02-09

A late-winter walk through Oerlikon turns into another lesson in pacing—using speed early, switching to support later, and arriving home just as the energy reserves run dry.

A concrete civil-defense shelter entrance with a yellow sign reading “48 Schutzplätze.” The heavy doorway opens into a narrow interior lined with vertical wooden partitions, contrasting domestic storage with the stark architecture of emergency infrastructure.

2026-02-08

Every person in Switzerland is, by law, entitled to one shelter space. In most apartment buildings, these spaces are commonly used as basement storage areas, provided the apartment’s…

A close-up of a textured stone relief on a building facade, featuring a stylized human face beneath a mushroom- or cloud-shaped form, blending architectural detail with a whimsical, almost mythical expression.

2026-02-07

Finding warmth, shared joy, and small discoveries in familiar places, even when times feel heavy.

A long, white hospital hallway with doors on both sides. Black circular lines painted across walls and floor align into concentric rings from a single viewpoint, forming a striking optical illusion that dissolves as the perspective shifts.

2026-02-06

Exertion lingering in the body, a slower commute, and a moment of perceptual play inside the neurology clinic.

A dark, abstract close-up of a rowing machine chain, centered and illuminated, receding into shadow. Small reflections on the metal create a sense of depth, repetition, and quiet physical effort.

2026-02-05

A day of choosing rowing over walking pressure, listening to limits, and finding satisfaction in consistency rather than speed.

A wide, slightly soft-focus street scene at dusk near a road junction. Red traffic lights glow against a pale violet-blue sky, with dark tree lines and road markings silhouetted in the foreground. The scene conveys stillness, distance, and the quiet pause of evening.

2026-02-04

Carrying support without needing it. Sometimes preparation alone is enough to move further than expected.

A low-angle, heavily blurred street scene at dusk. Glowing white streetlights and red taillights streak across a hazy blue sky. A dark evergreen tree and a pale apartment building frame the right side, capturing a sense of disorienting motion and physical fatigue.

2026-02-03

A sleepless night and a lesson in “Spoon Theory.” Sometimes the physical toll of a chronic illness shows up in the most unexpected places

Concrete facade with a grid of small patterned openings, sunlight catching the upper edge against a pale winter sky.

2026-02-02

A reflective ride through former streets, shaped by memory, change, and continued routine.

White snowberries growing from a bare branch, surrounded by ivy leaves and winter greenery, lit by direct afternoon sunlight.

2026-02-01

A sunlit walk, small miscalculations, and quiet attention to winter details along the way.

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