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In the evening of 11 February Amsterdam is covered in a coat of fresh snow. The snow fell in sudden flurries and gusts and turned the world white and wonderful. With the canals in the city and occasional high winds, there can be a nip in the air, but packing gloves and a scarf should keep you warm enough. There is something very beautiful about Amsterdam in the winter. It does occasionally snow in Amsterdam in February, but that almost always means just a light dusting. I walk in my neighbourhood and made some photos of the snow. When it snows the light and atmosphere is really beautiful. The steep bridges over the canals in Amsterdam are really slippery, especially for cars. The best way to travel in the snow is by bicycle, tram, walking or better by sleds. Who knows times of Hendrick Avercamp are coming back this year. Avercamp was the first Dutch artist to specialize in paintings of winter landscapes featuring people enjoying the ice. Some 400 years on, our image of life in the harsh winters of the Golden Age is still dominated by Avercamp’s ice scenes with their splendid narrative details of couples skating, children pelting each other with snowballs and unwary individuals falling through the ice.
This evening I walk in my neighbourhood and made some beautiful photos of the snow. The virgin white carpet of snow is crunching under my shoes. I began to remember why I love the winters so much. This time around, the canals remained relatively ice-free and there was lots of snow. Photo taken of the pastoorsbrug at the Brouwersgracht corner Keizersgracht. Photo taken with the handheld night shot option of Canon 6D. This mode takes 4 photo's at 1/13 sec. and combines it into one sharp photo.
In de avond van 11 februari werd Amsterdam bedekt met een laagje verse sneeuw. De sneeuw die viel bedekte de wereld om ons heen wit en prachtig. Ik heb mijn camera gepakt en op pad gegaan in m'n buurtje. Ik geniet van het geluid van knarsende sneeuw onder mijn schoenen en het prachtige gezicht op de Amsterdamse grachtenpanden. Het is min één graden en de grijze sneeuw wolken trekken weg. Mijn handschoenen en m'n sjaal houden mij warm genoeg. Er is iets heel moois over Amsterdam in de winter. De Jordaan is bedolven onder dik pak sneeuw zoals hierboven op de Pastoorsbrug over Keizersgracht. Het beste advies is dan maar om lekker binnen te blijven en de kachel iets hoger te zetten. Of natuurlijk even naar buiten te gaan om wat mooie plaatjes te schieten. Naast de overlast zorgt de sneeuw ook voor veel plezier bij kinderen hier in de Amsterdamse Jordaan. Sneeuwballen gevecht, sneeuwpoppen maken of sleetje rijden. Allemaal leuke activiteiten die kinderen doen in deze mooie besneeuwde wereld. Wie even wegdenkt kan zich vandaag in Hendrick Avercamps wereld wanen. Als eerste Amsterdamse kunstenaar uit de 17de eeuw specialiseerde hij zich in het schilderen van winterlandschappen met ijspret. Ons beeld van het leven in de strenge winters in de Gouden Eeuw wordt na 400 jaar nog altijd bepaald door Avercamps ijsgezichten met prachtige verhalende details van schaatsende paartjes, kinderen die elkaar bekogelen met sneeuwballen of een man die door het ijs zakt.
Suitcase packed but left behind at the long abandoned Villa H in Belgium. Peeling paint, rickety floors and the smell of damp everywhere.
Like most when going on holiday or away for the weekend I like a capsule collection of clothes that I can mix and match...
Making the most of the space or luggage allowance on offer to me..By making up your outfits beforehand it's so worthwhile..then rolling them up and popping into your bag/suitcase as this helps with any creasing & saves space....
This Exclusive capsule top is Gem Miklos's add-on top for the current -Pandora Fair- round and one that I would add to my case for holidays being the you could wear this with jeans, skirts or even shorts like I have here...
Added bonus is that it comes with a hud of 10 sayings and colors..
Fitting Altamura,eBody,Freya,Isis,Legacy,Tonic Curvy Fine & Minimizer, Maitreya Perky & Petite you wont be disappointed with your purchase but as always please try the demo before you buy..
The -Pandora Fair- is on from the 19th-10th and there after you will find this at the Main Store or on Market Place...
Happy Thought until next time
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Glam Affair Skins Arizona
Stealthic Hair Lethal
Maitreya Body Tweaked by me
Catwa Head Catya
Beautiful Hustler Gold hoop Earrings
Ikon Eyes Choclolate
Petry Model Shorts/Boots
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Marketplace
At the end of next week, my temporary job will wrap up, and I'll start looking forward to the next adventure. I'm sure I'll enjoy a few days of sleeping in, but then the packing and planning will commence.
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This iconic Island is situated off west Mersea and was historically known as Packing Shed Marsh Island, Originally built around 1890 and used to sort and pack the local Oysters before they were shipped to London and Europe by the barrel
I have been visiting this place since I was a small child and have over the last 10 + years tried on many occasions to photograph it, but the conditions never came together. A high tide and moody atmospheric light.
This was taken on one of my probably last visits to Mersea Island as I now have no family living there.
I hope you enjoy viewing
Ricky
I'm off to Iceland tomorrow, so have been debating over what LEGO to take with me. I'm only there two days but all the opportunities for photos must be considered!
Tomorrow I'm leaving for Sweden...and these are the first things I have put in my bag: camera & new books!
Have a great weekend!
Explored - Thanks!
as I was taking the ornaments off the cat tree up in the bedroom I was laying the ornaments on the bed.
Doug jumped up to supervise the process, chew on a few ornaments and knock things around a bit, but he quickly got bored and passed out in the middle of the pile.
LOL. I was watching some a.m. talk show the other day and the conversation was all about the proper time to take down your holiday ornaments.
I immediately felt defensive!!
People are SO judge-y! (okay....maybe if you still have your Christmas tree up in July, you've got a problem.)
I know people that are ripping their stuff down the day after Christmas. A lot of folks say it has to go by the first of the year.
Whatever works for you.
Me? I like to sit in it for a bit!
It takes time and work to put it all up.
I like to get my money's worth out of it.
I think one month, more or less from mid-December to mid-January will do me just fine!!
Danbo?
Yeah?
Um... you sure you're packing what you need?
Yeah!
Ah, ok then...
(The perils of Danbo living in a Blythe dolls' house)
Why burn down a house to kill a fly when you can fire a Mach 10 bolt of kinetic energy into it instead?
I watched CHAPPiE. I came home and built this. That's how inspiration works, right?
A much needed night of heavy rain and strong storms passed through Essex County and surrounding region last night. This cell was severe warned, and other cells in the same squall triggered tornado warnings by Environment Canada for the area as 3 distinct areas of strong rotation appeared on radar over Lake Erie and Pelee Island. Fortunately no confirmed tornadoes made landfall.
McGregor, ON
Phew, almost missed posting one today, busy, busy, busy.
Have moved away from the shed for a while, but still within the confines of the garden.
For Arachtober Day 18
Abeni had a little struggle packing her suitcase for holiday, so I ended up doing it for her and asking her to choose an outfit to wear instead :) Thanks to all you lovely people who have made some clothes for her to wear. Mainly to Pei, Bailey and Spampy <3
I will be away from the 10th until the 17th! Abeni will be coming with me :)
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walkin out dis place
nice and easy
packin mi bag neat
beatin a
slow retreat
doan have no
property to protec
no workers to neglec
no politician fren
no drugs man weh a go len
mi a fortune
i
cyaan kill de battyman
or sell out to foreign plan
nor kiss no governemnt ass
jus waan get aff de crass
name decency
so
i
walkin out dis place
nice an easy
no qualms
- Jean 'Binta' Breeze-
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Tomorrow this will likely go in Sliders Sunday group. It did on Sunday, July 18, 2021.
HSS
14 days in the Azores, i tried to stick to the minimum and essential gear as possible, since a lot to trekking will be involved.
i just hope i took enough film.
Also, not in the picture, a film extractor for mid roll change ( since the f100 would reload all the film in the canister) and a changing bag for the IE films.
Tokina AT-X 17-35mm f4 Pro FX
Packing laptops: Pro1, Pro2, Air, or Ideapad...older laptops can be found so cheaply these days....3 are for kids when they travel^^ Now whittled down to just the pros....sold the rest!
We're heading up for a week in Banff, AB, Canada starting tomorrow. So you can expect to see my photostream morph into landscapes for the duration.
I will most likely not have wifi for the majority of the trip so apoligizing in advance for my lack of daily posts. But you can bet I will be shooting.
Off we go!
Day 226/365