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The Zittesje Sjnaak (1984) in the Suburb of Sittard.
Louis Wierts is a Dutch sculptor. He has his studio, a gallery and a sculputre garden in Schimmert.
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De Zittesje Sjnaak
The statue is in the centre of Sittard. It represents a bad boy from Sittard. The bronze statue was placed in 1984 and the maker is Louis Wierts (1944, Schinnen). He is a Dutch sculptor.
A Zittesje Sjnaak is also a beer and it is a carnival song.
Zitterd is the Limburg name for Sittard.
Holland Lake, in the Swan Valley and Flathead National Forest, is a 400-acre beauty spot near the tiny town of Condon, Montana. It’s valued for recreation like trail riding, hiking, camping, fishing, canoeing, and swimming. It’s also known for its pretty waterfall, though at the time I wasn’t able to make the short hike to view it.
The rustic Holland Lake Lodge, with its quaint atmosphere and great dining, has been much in the news lately. A couple of years ago, the privately-owned lodge went under contract with the billion dollar Utah corporation, POWDR. POWDR’s application to buy, renovate, and expand the lodge was expedited and approved by the Forest Service without due process, and in the absence of public input. That agreement had to be taken off the table once the public caught on and raised holy hell. The property went back on the market and a new contract with a private equity investor has recently been signed. The new owner’s application indicates his intention to restore and update the property and return it to its purpose for public use, but without the environmental damage of expansion. The new contract is under review by the Forest Service, with (albeit irregular) meetings for public input. However, after egregious mismanagement and total lack of transparency by the Forest Service with the first application, everything is apparently going by the books this time, and stands a reasonable chance of approval and public acceptance.
I'm sadly skeptical that rooms there will be affordable after all is said and done. Even before all this started rooms were over $300/night, though three meals were included, important in that area where the next closest eatery is miles away. Here’s hoping, after investing a few million into bringing the facilities up to code (and comfort standards), the new owner will at least break even and the facility will have a secure, maybe even profitable, future.
I was not able to photograph the lodge because it was cordoned off due to its unsafe condition and uncertain status. It's probably best photographed from the water, and I didn't have a water craft, in any case.
A bird sanctuary called the 'Beningerslikken' near Hellevoetsluis, in the Netherlands. It borders one the shores of the Haringvliet. Some Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis or Brandgans in Dutch) flying by and the Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria or Kattenstaart in Dutch) showing itself in full bloom at the moment.
To all the Dutch kids!
Sinterklaas, the oldest bishop in the world, will arrive with a lot of surprises on Saterday (November 15th) in Holland. He will also bring a present for you!
Dutch Gymnastics is a big sports event in Ahoy Rotterdam (the Netherlands). National Championships of several sports / disciplines take place during the event: dance, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline jumping....
© Ineke Klaassen --> press accreditation GymPOWER sports magazine
Bettie (Gidge) and I at the Dutch town of Kinderdijk.
This photo was taken by our good friend Ken Craney, a.k.a. RikerVp. Thanks Ken!
Today at We're Here we celebrate the idea of learning one or more foreign languages. As my first language is Dutch, I thought it a neat idea to learn Double Dutch.
Double Dutch meaning incomprehensable, nonsense or jibberish. Double Dutch also is a game of jump rope with two ropes.
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Rad Makerij 1920
OK wanna share with you a little piece of History old DUTch Buildings
so we take a journey back in time!!
A peasant farmer with a small business it normally could not live. During winter he had to find extra work to keep their heads above water. He could for example make wheels ,extra income for farmers in the area and traders elsewhere in the country. In the wood to rich Achterhoek, it made the hand radmakerij start. They were often outbuilding in the yard at the farm.