• Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 48 2024 | View from Dreirosen Bridge to the cathedral of Basel

    The joys of ordinary days

    Even ordinary days have little surprises waiting to be discovered and a reminder, that life is what you make it.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 47 2024 | Snow covered view from home to the cathedral of Basel

    From fall to winter…and back

    A song of praise for November, which can be anything but the dark and gray month we generally think it is.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 46 2024 | Fishing huts along the Rhine river in Basel

    Shaped by life

    Many things that look the same at first glance are not. Individualism and diversity are a basic principle of our world order. Anyone who goes through life with open eyes can recognize this everywhere.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 45 2024 | Fog over Lake Thun seen from Schynigi Platte

    Above the November gray

    There are weeks when the days flow slowly and sluggishly, like the November fog in the valleys of Switzerland. Knowing that there is sunshine above makes the gray moments easier.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 44 2024 | Swiss mountain landscape in fall

    Little escapes

    Sometimes you just have to drop everything and escape the daily grind. I did that to myself twice this week.