Switzerland 2008

[Diane Clement]

Ah, good, a trip to Austria to look forward to.... I'll pack the sandwiches....

Sandwiches will not be needed when there's puds like this
    

[Armin]

Ah! Apfelstrudel mit Sahne und Früchten!
Lecker

[Maggi Young]

what do you mean... "which pud?"   Both, naturally!!

[Diane Clement]

Ah! Apfelstrudel mit Sahne und Früchten!
Lecker

Nicht Sahne.  In Österreich man sagt Schlagobers
(sorry if my German is bad! should the verb should go to the end??)

[Armin]

Daine,
your German is excellent
You are right. Sahne=Schagobers=Schlagrahm. All are synonyms.

[tonyg]

Eiger Trail part 2
Up onto the screes and the path levels out .... a bit
Saxifrage caesia - I've only seen buds on earlier visits.  Always in dry rocky places.
Usually bright reddish pink, this pale/bicolored form of Pedicularis is less common.  I have only seen it here.
Dryas octopetala - huge patches still in flower where the snow laid late.
Campanula cochllearifolia - flowering on the rocks.  Higher than this it wa sstill in bud.
Oxytropis campestris (I think) - I'm drawn to these pea flowers but they are not always easy to identify.
As the path continues to gain height the end appears to be in sight .... thank goodness as its started to rain

[ian mcenery]

Diane and Rudi thanks for the ID's now where is Mr Ranunculus to sort out my id's for the buttercups I posted earlier.The first looks like alpestris and the second crenatus is this correct? Here they are again if you missed them the first time.

Also a few more from the Mannlichen. We  also saw some sort of weasel which I thought too small to be a stoat (ermine) any ideas

[Maggi Young]

Ian,
Both pictures show Ranunculus alpestris.

Ian, Franz made this post earlier....... your Ranuncs are R. alpestris  ..... I'm always inclined to go with Franz' diagnosis!

[tonyg]

I'm with the others - they're Ranunculus alpestris.  These plants can look quite different at various stages of development.  (Although yours look a bit the same
Here it is on the Eiger Trail

[ian mcenery]

Franz thanks for the ID. Maggi it was another senior moment I'm afraid - too many these days  

A few assorted shots. Would appreciate opinions on the id of the campanula

[ranunculus]

Ian,
Both pictures show Ranunculus alpestris.

Good morning Ian,
Franz had already posted the definitive answer and I agreed with him totally.
So glad you enjoyed your trip.

[tonyg]

I would say that your Campanula is the plant I am calling Campanula rhomboidalis.  I posted a couple of pics earlier in this thread.  Nice meadow plant, not as tall as C latifolia and its close allies which flowers later but more robust than the rotundifolia group.

[Thomas Huber]

Tony, is that really me on the first photo ? 
I'm still sorting my own photos and cleaning my desk after 3 weeks of absence at work
and hope to post some in the next days. Meanwhile I enjoy all the other postings 
 

[tonyg]

It was just an illusion .... over the top and the path dropped steeply only to rise up again across the final scree where I met the mountain bikers.  As the light was failing and the rain falling fewer pics for you but despite the elements it was an exhilerating experience.

The Cerastium is C uniflorum (or possibly C latifolium) and the Veronica is V aphylla. 

The drop down to Kleine Scheidegg was hard on tired knees, especially in the wet.  I'd reccommend  taking the train in the uphill direction if you need a good workout but get to Eigergletscher in time for the last train down   (I set out knowing my fate was to walk the whole thing though.)

At Eigergletscher the view across to Murren on the other side of the Lauterbrunnen valley takes in the avalanche mentioned earlier, this time viewed from above.

[ian mcenery]

Tony thanks for the Id of the campanula these can be confusing. It seemed like Rotundifolia but more substantial and now I look it up I find rhomboidalis belongs to the group. Thanks again

Franz and Cliff thanks also for such a positive ID.The reason that I asked about alpestris and crenatus was that there appeared to be a distinct difference in the foliage of the plants I saw with some having leaves which looked crenate and others being more divided. Does the foliage on alpestris vary a lot?