Tag: Neeltje Jans

  • A winter walk on the island of Neeltje Jans

    A winter walk on the island of Neeltje Jans

    Despite the fact that it is midwinter in the Netherlands, it was 13 degrees Celsius with a warm sun in the province of Zeeland.Everything was covered with a green layer of moss and many of the blackberry bushes had been mowed away by “Natuurmonumenten” with large heavy machines.Way too much nitrogen… Purslane grows very well…

  • deep colors

    deep colors

    very hard deep colors this morning

  • I started this Saturday with migraine …

    I started this Saturday with migraine …

    … but with lots of coffee and water and of course a walk on Neeltje Jans my headache is gone again. at least once a week … … we’re going out for a stroll somewhere in Zeeland. Mainly for our dog, but of course we also need that ourselves. 

  • birds

    birds

      lots of birds  arriving #neeltjejans …                 and the first tourists in boats …      

  • Spring at the Oosterschelde !

    Spring  at the Oosterschelde !

                                                                           

  • it’s that time of the year again …

    it’s that time of the year again …

      busy birds …     colorful colors …     beautiful moss …

  • during the walk today …

    during the walk today …

    The Lady is always interested in the mosses …     This scenery is typical for Zeeland …           Zierikzee in the background …     the Common Eider …     the Lady and the beast …         Red-breasted Merganser …

  • a walk with my girl and the guys …

    a walk with my girl and the guys …

    ofcourse @NeeltjeJans   the boys could lose their energy with running and playing …     wash and rinse their fur …     people do it differently … and leave bright white marks behind …     my mother invariably put a couple of catkins in a vase ….     birds gather and…

  • Oosterschelde

    Oosterschelde

               

  • cold, very cold…

    cold, very cold…

    … but my dog liked it !                     a Common Redshank, or in Dutch: “tureluur”      

  • some sun, some rain

    some sun, some rain

                     

  • winter !

    winter !

    It’s always hard to make choices in Lightroom …     It’s still wintertime in NW-Europe …   but the seagulls are already coming together to form a colony …   even though it will freeze at night in Zeeland …   but the ovaries are active and the eggs must be fertilized ……  …

  • Snow

    Snow

                                               

  • Sunday … my day to walk.

    Sunday … my day to walk.

    … actually … we go out with three of us …   Hitch makes many kilometers more than I …     Marjan is focused on flowers, mushrooms and birds …     the catkin come out … just before it starts freezing a few days …   Hitch … a dog to be proud of…

  • chaotic order

    chaotic order