Japan opened its borders to tourists earlier this week after a complicated couple of years for those who wished to visit.

Volunteering for the grape harvest at La Gara, hiking the La Dole circuit in the Jura mountains, enjoying an evening apero in the Lavaux vineyards, and becoming a father to a beautiful baby girl: my favourite images from a week in October.

Five months ago today I broke my back in a skiing accident. Had it not been for the circumstances—I was skiing alone at night—the fall would have appeared to be largely unremarkable. I simply caught my ski on a rock, or shark as this type of danger is known among skiers, that lay below the surface.

March 13th, 2020, started with a robin crash landing into my living room. Later that day, I was to be sent home from the office. One later, and I’m still working from home.