Today the temperature reached 17 degrees. A perfect Spring day in the Netherlands, and people are out enjoying the lovely warm weather. It is so warm that you can almost see the leaves unfolding on the trees. The ducks and other water birds are all pairing up. The birds are making plenty of noise, especially early in the morning.
There is so much more colour about, except on the the bare white arms and legs, which have not seen much sun for six months or more. At least no adult is wearing a tank top or singlet. Altogether too gruesome a sight in Spring.
Of course the temperature dips down to about 4 degrees at night, but once it warms up by late morning, it is time to take off the coat, scarf and jumper. Even me!
A walk in the woods with Raphy, who is pushing his little buggy. He chats continually and is a delight to take out for a walk.
The bed of daffodils which spell out ' NO'. Not sure what this means! The initials for something important maybe? Yes it means 'Noord Oost'. (North East). This is the local interpretation. Which cannot be wrong. Can it?
The canal looking very serene, even the ducks make barely a ripple on the water.
Such stillness. The reflections of the houses are almost perfect.
A grove of trees, lining the bicycle path.
Out for our bike ride. It is early in the morning so too chilly to be without a coat and scarf.
The highest espalier I have ever seen. How do they get it to be so perfect. But we are in the Netherlands, after all.
A long queue for an ice cream.
People soaking up the sunshine and drinking Coffee Verkeerd, or maybe something stronger, such as a Heinekin Beer or even a Jenever Gin. Jenever Gin is very powerful stuff. A small glass is filled to the brim, you drink it down in one gulp and then wash it down with a beer. After two gins you find the world around you reeling. Oh my!
I hope we get a few days of sunshine. And I think we will. I hope we do. It makes us all feel so good.
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