A walk in the wetlands

two bare trees against a blue sky

K. and I went for a walk today, it was slightly sunny with foggy clouds and a moderate wind. It's still way too warm for the time of the year, we even saw blossoms and narcissus budding.

reed

reed, church steeple and water

airplane in the sky

flying geese

It's so warm the geese don't know what to do: fly down South where it is supposed to be warmer or stay over here where it is not yet cold enough.

geese in V-formation

We saw them gathering above and in the water, forming V-formations, but if they actually left... we don't know.

reed in the wind

grass in water

reed in backlight

ray of light on reed 

two cyclists on the dike

cigars of reed

Red leaves

There is a house in my street with a balcony and a large ivy growing up the facade. In Autumn this ivy turns red, bright red I might say.

It never stops to amaze me and when I feel that Autumn is coming close I look forward to the changing of the colours.

I love it when the leaves are adorning the facade of the house and I love it when those leaves start falling down and brighten up the sidewalk underneath.

A little further down the street there is a whole wall covered in ivy. It is a different ivy and the leaves have a different shape and colour, but they are bright red none the less.

 

This is one of the little everyday things that make me happy and for which I am very grateful. What makes you happy?

Dutch landscape

Today, the light and colours were amazing. The thin winter sun somehow made brilliant colors on the trees and bushes. Together with some great skies, I saw a beautiful Dutch landscape from my friends' garden.