Natalia Kolecka

He invited me for a ride: beautiful weather, just one climb, a little lake, easy-peasy, it’ll be nice — the first PROPER RIDE after the cat crash! So I thought, perfect for a Saturday, a bit of relaxed movement, and I said yes ☺️

And yes, there was sunshine, almost spring-like weather, one climb, a lake

A day a bit chopped up by various business matters, but there was no way I’d skip the outdoors. And all signs suggest this was the last NON RIDE 🩷🔗🩷 Apparently these days knights don’t arrive on white horses anymore, but sometimes they do land by plane 😁

Verzasca is always a good destination, especially

Have you gotten back on your bike? 👍👍🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️

After yesterday’s antics (>1 km of swimming, 8 hours of work, and a bike ride), my elbow politely suggested it might appreciate a little rest 🙏 But my legs and my head had other ideas 😁

By noon I was already done with work (the early bird gets the worm 🤣) and I let myself be seduced by the call of

Excuse me, and where exactly does this road go? I meant to ride to the Verzasca Dam and somehow ended up on slopes on the other side, in Contra... 🙄

You stop riding for a while and suddenly everything gets mixed up - roads, turns, roundabouts… Because how else do you explain it? In love? Head in the

Carnival is in full swing and it’s almost impossible to see anyone in normal clothes in town. So I thought - fine, I’ll dress up too. As a cyclist! I’ve got some outfits in the wardrobe already, so no need to buy anything - budget-friendly costume 😁

And so I dressed up “like a church warden on Corpus

My fiery steed 🚲 was standing by the window, tempting me, but I told him we’ll go tomorrow when the sun is out ☀️ He's so beautiful and clean that I'd feel sorry to take him out 😘

So instead, I went for a walk to visit the ducks and swans… and to write love letters 🩷🔗🩷

Ooooh, how I missed him 🥰

I felt it instantly when I saw him - standing there, black, sleek, well cared for 🖤 Not a single spot or streak, let alone mud. Dressed in a brand-new, tailor-made outfit, a little old-fashioned perhaps, but always full of spirit - just the way I like it 😍

And he said, “Let

How can anyone stay at home when the sun is shining like this? A few years ago I was already in this area, frustrated by the never-ending winter in Zurich, craving sunshine like a mushroom craves rain…

The trail near the monastery was closed - construction works - so I climbed up by a little detour, and

The sky refused to clear for a long time today, nothing like the forecast had promised. So I was itching for a sunny signal to head out ⛰️ Finally, just after 11, it arrived ☀️

I set off from Cugnasco on the road towards Monti di Motti, but soon turned onto forest roads and steep paths climbing through