Grey & Black
This Hogsweed (in Dutch Bear’s claw) made a nice pattern against the leaden sky.
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My Cannon S70 does it all: even this bee is as sharp as can be. You just have to put the lense some 5 cm from the target and there you are!
View ArticleBeetle and Fresco
The garage where we take our car for maintenance has an old motorracer painted on the side wall. Here it is with an old VW parked beside it.
View ArticleBlighted Oak
A field with an oak which has lost its top, but still manages to look majestic against this sky.
View ArticleShower
A high wind and sudden showers in Amsterdam: I actually like these sudden changes of the weather.
View ArticleScreens
Building sites are protected with screens these days, and these are decorated with photos: landscapes in a landscape.
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One of the screens (see yesterday) depicts the village of Durgerdam. Through it the contours of the buildingsite can still be seen.
View ArticleScreen II
I wanted to show you one more of the screens around the building site (in Amsterdam by the way).
View ArticleConcrete
The building site again: the steel reinforcement makes nice patterns against the concrete.
View ArticleStork
Storks were almost extinct in The Netherlands some 25 years ago. Fortunately they are thriving these days. Here is one in an industrial environment.
View ArticleYoung Lettuce
There is a famous poem in Dutch: “Jonge sla in september” (“Young lettuce in September’”) by Rutger Kopland. I had to think of that poem when I saw these three together.
View ArticlePoppies
Almost a cliche this summer field with poppies, seen in July during the hot spell in that month.
View ArticleGoat
A few weeks ago we stayed for a week at the house of friends in the country. Near their house we met this goat who liked to play the clown.
View ArticleApple Tree
In the garden of our friend’s is this classic apple tree. which reminded me of a painting by Van Gogh.
View ArticleRiding a Bike
The countryside around here is excellent for bike trips. It is very quiet and there are even unmetalled roads like this one.
View ArticleFarm and Birches
I liked this view with the clump of birches in front of the dilapidated outhouses of this farm.
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