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Lilly Knuth's avatar

So far no mosquitos or cicadas here but I am sure they will appear. Always loved your photos of the dunes, cattle, and ponies in your homeland. It truly is a very special place. It would be wonderful if one of your photos won. No matter what you write about I always find it interesting and informative.

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Thank you, Lilly; I will post more pictures of cattle and ponies this summer.

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Evelyne Luethy's avatar

I would have gotten out of the forest as well. Mosquitos love me too. Hope the bites are healing well.

I love the pictures you share from Schouwen-Duiveland. The landscapes and towns look lovely. Of course there are no dunes in Switzerland. So anything about dunes is always a winner with me and most towns in Zeeland that you've shared pictures of were lovely too. I remember some of them having interesting histories. Oh and cycling in the Netherlands - I find that fascinating as well. Definitely something I would like to try at some point. Must be nice when it's all flat.

Essentially, anything you feel like writing about will be interesting.

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

In some of those cities in Zeeland, time seems to have stood still. It is like traveling back in time. Expect some stories and pictures about these cities too.

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Ginna's avatar

You always take great pictures. I'm sure you'll pick the best one and win! Thank you for always sharing. I hope the mosquitoes didn't bite you to much. Keep writing and sharing.

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Thank you, I will keep writing and sharing :-)

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Marian Noë's avatar

Good morning, I hope you win (-:

Maybe I can capture that elusive bear that comes around in the early morning messing with the garbage cans. That would be the closes wild thing worthy of a photo at about 30 ft. in the dark at about 3am. The bear makes quite a racket which wakes me up. Since there are 14 days left . . . ah, or the fox would be an easier challenge, camera ready, 🐻 or 🦊

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

Each of them would be excellent!

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Alexander Verbeek's avatar

The cattle were spread over the landscape like a repeating theme in a painting. Walter Spies would have loved its cohesive power, and I feel it that way when running through those dunes; it makes the picture complete. It is always a surprise if you see them or not during a visit; they sometimes move further out of sight. And after all these years, I am still excited to encounter them. It's like hearing Berlioz's idée fixe; the picture reappears when you are over the next dune, the scene is different, your mood changes, but the familiar sight is there.

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