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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

The enchanting island! It never takes a bad photo but these are gallery worthy.

I’m so glad you took advantage to go for this beautiful walk and see these marvelous sights.

Walking through these heavenly scenes must have felt very peaceful and uplifting. I smiled throughout reading your descriptions and they transported me to walk along especially to the magical tree, my all time favorite.

Thank you for the walk and I await part two with anticipation!

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Phenomenal! The photos are so perfect, the lighting so exquisite, they almost look un-real. Every step of this island is a nature lover's dream. Thank you for sharing!

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Stunning images, Alexander. I look forward to part II. Each day I have a brief chat with a robin while walking through a small park.

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Jan 26, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

It’s great to get out for a walk first thing isn’t it. I try to do so as often as I can and as we move through winter into spring, it’s s joyous time of the year. Gives me a spring in my step as optimistic as the Robin hops around your feet.

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Jan 22, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Good you go out sometimes ! As also well shown by your genuine photos of water ponds, leaning walls or of a good looking β€˜roodborstje’. You write about close details and restful happy moments in nature. The Shetland ponies sport now a revived colorful fur so resplendent compared to the end of summer dry months’s. Are they near extinct in your region ? Thanks for all the specifics.

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Jan 22, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Wonderfully written. Thank you for taking us along into your dunes. I love the reflections - those are great pictures. Looks like the Dutch & the Swiss had the same thoughts when naming their birds.

Now I feel like going for a walk, but it's 3 AM. Looking forward to reading part two when I wake up. I hope there's Highlanders.

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

The day after…a fluid and pleasant prose that transports us to a peaceful place where life has the flavour of simple things. Rituals of comforting pleasure, mirrors of shapes and colours between tones of light and tranquil trees, between warbling voices and silent hooves, pictures with past and present. Wrapped in mild envy, I sit on the fringe of a chilly morning, glimpsing the distance of likely journeys. Still and always an inviting challenge for an attentive look at the dazzling world that fills our daily lives, wherever we are.

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Alex, it’s wonderful and inspiring to see that you took time to walk and see and feel today! The beauty is everywhere...the Magritte skies, the Van Gogh landscape!!

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Alexander Verbeek 🌍

Gosh! You’re quite the writer! At one point I think I may have heard dry leaves crackling under your feet. Your island is so beautiful. The reference to Magritte and Van Gogh also makes an attractive case to come and visit that side of the world.

Did you know that Robins are the symbol of change? They announce the imminent new season or changes in your life. Gaia was good to you today!

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