Zygaena filipendulae – Six-spot Burnet moth

Delighted to find this striking day-flying moth also exists in my adoptive home country. See here for a photo: Seil Natural History Group – Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet)

And these are my own three photos documenting the find on 16 July 2006 near Montana, Valais, Switzerland:

 

I photographed the beauty on a walk along the Bisse du torrent neuf near Montana (southern flank of the Swiss Alps).

It's Mental Health Awareness Week

Hiya
A friend/fellow translator/interpreter has made me aware via facebook that it is
Mental Health Awareness Week.

He posted this:
"Depression, anxiety and panic attacks are NOT a sign of weakness. They are signs of having tried to remain strong for way too long. ...
Did you know that 1 in 3 of us will go through this at some point in our lives? Share the support! Let those who struggle know they're not alone, that they are loved and surrounded by a lot of people who care."

I know so many people who suffer from recurrent bouts of depression; I've been a sufferer myself ... Let's lift the stigma still attached to this invisible illness.

"Mental Health Awareness Week 2011 saw us raise awareness of the importance of sleep." – information I found on the Mental Health Foundation's MHAW website last year helped me enormously get on top of my own massive and long-standing sleep disorder.
While I'm not where I'd like to be, I'm getting there.


And now the focus is on how to cope with stress and how to be mindful. There's a good 4-week on-line course at this link.

Waterfall in the Musdale glen (Glen Feochan) – in spate, 2 Jan 2012

Thank you for sharing and caring.

Peace!