Smile

Detail on the outside wall of the archaeologist society in Workum, the small museum Warkums Erfskip.

View into Súd

View into a street in the centre of Workum named Súd. In the background is the 15th century Reformed St. Gertrudis Church.

I noticed the estate agency ('makelaardij' in Dutch) on the corner had a nice sign. And yes that must be Christmas lights still hanging there..;)   (photo taken last Saturday)

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Pottery

This charming building at the Begine in Workum is a shop selling Frisian pottery.

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Blue doors..

..on a barn with a thatched roof in Deurze.

I'm linking to Tom's Barn Collective.

Mother and child

We made a walk today along the Dutch coast in Groningen, along the river Eems near the Punt van Reide. There were lots of sheep with lambs on the dike, and Henri made this beautiful photo of this mother and her child. Isn't this sweet :)

Bicycle repair and rental

The local shop for bicycle maintenance and rentals in Workum.

Magnolia

The magnolia tree in our garden earlier this week. We are having very warm Spring weather! Can you spot the sparrow?

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Chickens

Some chickens in a windowsill.

Work in progress

The train station area in Assen has been a building site since 2016, but it is all going to be finished later this year. This photo was taken from the temporary bridge that takes train passengers to the other platforms...

...and this is the new roof construction from underneath.

Waiting

The view from my seat in the train during a stop at one of the smaller train platforms along the route Zwolle-Groningen.

Daffodils

Did you know that yellow is the most luminous of all colours?

This field with daffodils from Assen is my contribution to All Seasons.

In the country

Ter Borg is a hamlet in the Westerwolde region with mainly farmhouses and barns like this one.

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A Stork's nest

 A stork's nest just outside the village of Deurze.

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Rolde village square

Rolde is a lively village near Assen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. and has about 4,000 inhabitants. In the background is the Jacobus Church.

Deurzerdiep

View on the water of the Deurzerdiep, located in the landscape Drentsche Aa.

Walnuts for sale

Walnuts for sale in front of a house last Sunday in Deurze, near Assen. We bought a bag (15 for eur 1,50) and they tasted very well!

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No 11

From our walking path near Assen we noticed each nesting-box had its own street number.

Once..

.. the beautifully weathered roof tiles of this barn must have been the same colour of the ones on the farm.

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Travelling

A train ride means being online non-stop for many of us.

Dutch Landrace goat

Our hiking route passed these Dutch Landrace goats (Nederlandse Landgeit). It's an original breed found in the Netherlands. They have long hair that can come in a few different shades of brown.

They seemed rather interested in us when we passed them, though stayed very friendly even when they realised we didn't bring anything to eat for them.

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Stairs

Of course you can take the elevator, but why not take the stairs. Photo taken at the Fundatie Museum in Zwolle.

A view from the top floor

The top floor of the Fundatie Museum in Zwolle was built in the shape of an egg, or a cloud as some people see it. (see an earlier post HERE) The view outside offers this: ..

.. the old city centre of Zwolle, with the Peperbus tower there on the left.

Country road

This country road in the Westerwolde region was part of our hike.

Westerwolde

A short drive from our home brings us in the wonderful countryside of Westerwolde, perfect for hiking! This photo is from last Sunday.

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Neo Rauch in Zwolle #2

Following up on yesterday's post I have a few more photos of the paintings by German artist Neo Rauch. His works that are currently exhibited in the Fundatie Museum in Zwolle are called dreamy, surreal, and whimsical.

Some of his paintings are colourful, others dark, some monochrome. This one in pink shades appealed to me a lot.

Neo Rauch in Zwolle #1

The Fundatie Museum in Zwolle currently shows 65 works by Neo Rauch (1960, Leipzig - Germany). The paintings are huge -the biggest one is 3 x 4,2 metres-, and they "transport the viewer to an apparently familiar world where, on closer inspection, the feeling of familiarity soon dissapears to be replaced  by confusion, and sometimes unease." (from the museum's website)

Rauch sees his paintings as 'Kreaturen", living creatures. They breath, expand, and need time to mature, both material as well as content. There is happening a lot on his paintings; the longer you view them, the more interesting they get. This second one is named "Geschäft" ("Business")
To read more about the exhibition please check the Museum's website HERE.