Last weekend I found a Bittern by accident, when I was on my way to the fishing ponds. I went back several times to see if it was still there, but could not relocate it. Instead, I found a female Kingfisher in the very industrious process of catching a decent meal for the day. She […]
Yet another true winter’s weekend. I had already taken a morning off from work on Wednesday to take photographic advantage of the fresh snow that had fallen on Tuesday. The morning was so blisteringly cold that mist had formed over streams and fields and I even got to see some sunrise colors for a brief moment. […]
King Winter has finally returned from his pensionado winterbreak and gone are the luke-warm temperatures, grey skies and daily liters of rain that we had to deal with for so long. Temperatures have dropped below zero and the air is crisp. Time to put on warm clothes and venture outside. And so I did. I […]
Before venturing into the Christmas holidays, I had really looked forward to some quality time with both the family and the camera. But because the dark days before Christmas decided to really live up to their name, the camera remained largely untouched. However, a new year means new dawns and new chances, so when some […]
My intention has always been to post once to my blog every week. Sometimes that is logistically not possible, for example on holiday being without an internet connection. Those are usually the only occasions that the blog remains unupdated. Until now. The weather during my Christmas break has been so dismal, that I really did […]
Typical Dutch winter weather. We get some snow, are allowed to enjoy it for a day, and then are punished hard for the enjoyment with several weeks of dark, windy and rainy weather. You gotta love it. The forecast for the coming fortnight is more gloominess and there literally is no light at the end […]