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Wild but reasonably trusting around humans so allowing a fairly close approach. Taken in Holland in a really beautiful bit of countryside.
My mother in happier times, when she was not yet 100.....
(early 1980s)
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scan of slide by her husband, jan sijmons
Photo Taken on April 23, 2010 when the Oklahoma Redhawks (AAA minor league team for the Texas Rangers) were playing the Nashville Sounds in Nashville's Greer Stadium.
Holland is one of the most highly regarded young lefty pitchers in baseball, and has already spent part of the 2009 and 2010 season with the Rangers
The prevalence of farming at Philipsburg Manor reflects the importance of of wheat as an exportable commodity in New York. Though not original to the site, this Dutch-style barn illustrates the apparent cultural persistence among members of the Philipse family.*
*Tour of the site
Today it was a special day, national Mill day. :-) We visited the mill in Santpoort-Noord. Just 5 minutes from here. The sun, the clouds, yes, it was a real treat. A Dutch treat. Haha.
The miller's wife runs the household. She dries the laundry nearby and cooks on the Dutch wood stove. She heats the irons and dries the laundry, too. Multitasking is a Dutch invention, not Gates or Jobs!
This is where many of my bird photos are taken.. a tiny but beautiful piece of nature right in the city of Alkmaar.
Oudorperhout, Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
A shorter trip than I expected, Holland, MI is a lovely town along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. I heard about the Tulip Festival (on-going) from a friend so I decided to pack the bags and cameras and took the family for a 3-hour ride. It was a win-win for us. My girls loved the flowers while I conquered my fear and struggles in photographing them :) .
Mobile Office from the regionpolice Zeeland. Used for the small villages in Walcheren, an area in Zeeland.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 06: Mark Van Bommel of the Netherlands appeals to Referee Ravshan Irmatov as he is yellow carded during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Semi Final match between Uruguay and the Netherlands at Green Point Stadium on July 6, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mark Van Bommel;Ravshan Irmatov