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Date Created: 1917
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During a summer vacation.In Groet NH. My mother holds a ball in her hand. A toy for the three young children. One of the young children took this photo. With an Agfa Click box camera. A possession of my father. My parents had to stand for a while not moving at all until they heard - click - then the picture was made. A very old fashioned procedure. The shutter was slow I suppose. It was not usual to give this big and vulnerable camera to one of the young children to take a picture. . but this was an occasion.
The upper side of this box camera was a plate of glass, it showed the picture. I changed the format of this picture here. My parents were quite old while they had three young children. In 1958 they were married for 20 years. They were very careful parents for their young children. After their marriage they went together through the terrors of the second World war. The Netherlands were defeated, occupied. 1940-1945. The only brother of my father was killed at the age of 24 defending the country.
They tried to offer secret opposition against the occupying power. They also did hide a radio to listen to the news from England where the Dutch queen and government lived as fugitives. To have a radio was forbidden.
There was heavy bombing by planes near their house in Amsterdam, were they lived on the upper floor, without shelter. Bad luck, their house stood close to a big hospital that was several times bombed. For the Nazis did hide weapons there etc.
Because they lived in the capital they were often confronted with the Nazis. The city was full of them. It had become a very unsafe place. There lived many Jewish people, most of them were murdered. And many men were forced to go to Germany to work there.
There was more and more a shortage of food and heat and medicines in the city. The Nazis took everything. The shops became empty. There was finally no electricity or gas for heat or cooking and no coal or wood. They tried to protect several aged people of their family who all lived in the city. This was not easy. Aged people are vulnerable during a war. People living in Amsterdam made desperate travels on foot or on bikes with wooden tires or with groups and horses and carriages to the country to buy some more food or offer possessions in exchange. Hiding the food when they returned. For when the German soldiers saw them they wished to take the bikes and the food. All the people my parents knew knew lived in the city of Amsterdam. So there was no support from relatives in the country. With food. My parents managed more or less to survive on an unhealthy diet, even cooking the bulbs of flowers (famous tulip bulbs in Holland) but for poor people it was really very bad, this period. During the last winter 1944/45 people died in the big city of Amsterdam of hunger. The trees and parts of houses were used to have some fuel. My mother went for a while to the countryside, lodging in a farmhouse, to have more food and safety.
After the war it was better possible for my parents to keep their babies alife. During the war there was a miscarriage probably because my mother was trying to travel for food on a wooden cart, very primitif. And then their first born child died as a baby, probably because there was not good medical aid when it became ill. . So they were in 1958 middle aged parents with young children that were part of the Post- World War II baby boom. (I guess I was never born or kept alife when the war was not come to an end in 1945).
My parents were born and lived in a crowded city with a lot of traffic and spent their summer vacation in a village near the sea. A quiet, healthy place with a lot of fresh air where their children were allowed to play outside (this was hardly possible in the city, perhaps a bit in an urban park) and have a good summer time. Where the family could walk and bike through the woods and the dunes and swim in the sea. My father came there often only during short weekends for he had his work in the city. And long vacation were not usual in this period. He also went to his office on saturday morning. In the saturday afternoon he traveled to the coast, by train and bus, A journey of several hours. On sunday evening he had to go back. (The situation for people working as financial manager is nowaday different: longer holidays, free on saturday and flexible workingtimes).
The old mother of my father was invited to spend fine vacationdays with the family in the house rented near the sea. Much care for the very aged people in a family was not unusual in this period. She lived in Amsterdam near the house of my father. And came for a familyvisit every sunday
Also she was often a babysitter. For the young children. Untill she became too old for this.
I like this picture of my maybe a bit tired but happy and relaxed parents. I guess they hoped the small child that held the camera would handle it with care, not letting the box fall on the ground etc. There were not made so many pictures. In this period. The procedure..I remember. It was far more complicated. How many pictures could be made with one filling? And then..go to a shop to let print the pictures..
My parents sure enjoyed life and freedom when the war was finished. They started a family, then. And a few years after the war my father made a fantastic boat trip to New York and the Netherlands Antillen in 1953 and worked there during c. half a year as a financial manager, a great opportunity to see more of the world, an adventure for him. Around 1953 many people from the Netherlands emigrated...finding work and prosperity and more space in other countries..For the Netherlands were rebuilding still the country and the economy in this period: 1945- 1960. There was not so much wellfare in the Netherlands, during these years. But my parents decided to stay in Holland, although there was for a while some idea to move to the Antillen.
Guidebook
Ink &ecoline
My favorite vacationdays I spend with my Son & Daughter at a long distance walk from the North to the South of Holland. I learned them to read the landscape&guidebook (without mobilfoon)
I had been trying to get an American Kestrel photo for several years. I managed to capture a satisfactory one around this time last year, but I never got it posted to Flickr (my life story). Anyhow, the quality isn't too good on this shot (very pixelized when viewed large). The sunlight was harsh and I had to shoot through my windshield because the bird was skittish.
For Our Daily Challenge.
Today's challenge - Two of a kind
You can see it better on black.
Vacation Day today...woot! After an extremely frustratng visit to a Purolater pick-up location (so glad the Canada Post strike is over now!), I decided to drive through Baie-D'Urfé to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. There is a scenic drive along the lake with lots of marinas and spots for photo-ops. It was a great way to de-stress.
#279 of 365 Days of Photos 2007
Who says you can only take vacation in the summer?
Took a couple of vacation days and enjoyed a great day with all my girls (one wife, one baby, two pups) today. A highlight: Take some time to enjoy a nice cup of coffee and some pumpkin ice cream at a local sweets place. We sat outside, enjoyed the warm day and some tasty treats!
Since I had vacation days that I needed to use before the end of the year, my friend Rebecca and I went out looking for birds and wildlife on Monday. While it wasn't the most productive day for bird sightings, we did spot this very large nest.
My speculation is a bald eagle nest. However, there weren't any birds around so I cannot confirm that. This is a very large lake on a country road without much traffic. If anyone has any opinions on what this nest might be, feel free to chime in.
I've posted five different shots from two different viewing points along the lake.
110/365
We planned a vacation day months ago, and hemmed and hawed whether we'd be Doers and go to the Cloisters, or be lagabeds and spend the day "trimming the tree" (read: watching TV). Ultimately we voted for the latter, but the whole point became moot when we had a magnificent snowstorm all morning long. Even if we'd wanted to, we couldn't drive all the way up to the Cloisters. Score! We ended up having a delightfully productive inside-the-house day off, with cookie baking and hot cocoa mixing and tromping through the woods with cameras and a little bit of decorating. It felt like a great weekend all in one day.
I was happy to be wearing my new waterproof boots whilst traipsing about outdoors today. The snow had gone all melty.
My daughter, Billie Claire, and daughter-in-law, Keyanna, taking a day at the beach at Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. 2016.
A vacation day + perfect sunny day (at last) = a trip to the Zoo!
Granby zoo was loads of fun, the animal exhibts are beautifully designed (for the most part), there's a water park and amusement park included in the price of admission, and the biggest surprise of all, they serve booze at the zoo! Amarula chilled coffee - Mmmmm!
The giraffes were amongst the most mesmerizing animals for me, just stunning. This pair snuggled the entire time. I also saw the new baby giraffe - equally as majestic as the adults.
50/365
Today was a fabulous and mostly productive vacation day full of workouts, trips to the farm, lunches at Triumph to soak in the Octoberfestness, and luxurious naps. It also included an only 1/3-successful trip to the Apple Store to upgrade our phones, but at least Schnookie will be able to use the GoPro app which her old tin-can-on-a-string model couldn't handle. We capped the day off with delicious brownies because we're taking this whole "biggest loser" challenge reeeeally seriously.
-- Pk.
Since I had vacation days that I needed to use before the end of the year, my friend Rebecca and I went out looking for birds and wildlife on Monday. While it wasn't the most productive day for bird sightings, we did spot this very large nest.
My speculation is a bald eagle nest. However, there weren't any birds around so I cannot confirm that. This is a very large lake on a country road without much traffic. If anyone has any opinions on what this nest might be, feel free to chime in.
I've posted five different shots from two different viewing points along the lake.
Since I had vacation days that I needed to use before the end of the year, my friend Rebecca and I went out looking for birds and wildlife on Monday. While it wasn't the most productive day for bird sightings, we did spot this very large nest.
My speculation is a bald eagle nest. However, there weren't any birds around so I cannot confirm that. This is a very large lake on a country road without much traffic. If anyone has any opinions on what this nest might be, feel free to chime in.
I've posted five different shots from two different viewing points along the lake.
Since I had vacation days that I needed to use before the end of the year, my friend Rebecca and I went out looking for birds and wildlife on Monday. While it wasn't the most productive day for bird sightings, we did spot this very large nest.
My speculation is a bald eagle nest. However, there weren't any birds around so I cannot confirm that. This is a very large lake on a country road without much traffic. If anyone has any opinions on what this nest might be, feel free to chime in.
I've posted five different shots from two different viewing points along the lake.
Chesapeake Farms
There was a crow following the osprey, and I found out why. The osprey, as you can see in the video, dropped pieces, which the crow scarfed up really quick!
277/365 - 10/04/2010
I woke up this morning to brilliant sunshine which was such a joy to see that I took an extra day off from work and spent the day outdoors. Having learned my lesson at the Lynde Shores Conservation area I now keep my camera bag and purse stocked with nuts 'cause you never know who might pop by!