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It was a wonderful day and a great start to our adventure!
6 years agoAn interesting aspect of the ships were the large starboards that were used to stabilize sailing vessels before keels were used. Most of the ships were old wooden, fishing vessels with large starboards on both sides.
6 years agoSay hi to Ken and Judy from Andrea and Bruce! We keep threatening to move into their basement until the USA returns to its senses.
6 years agoWow, Steve, you are so good at documenting all this! And for the record, we can't begin to thank you and Dodie enough for the great time we have had tagging along with you and the wonderful anticipation we have for the trip ahead that you have so greatly (and generously) enabled. I'm sure many of your readers are rather jealous of us!
I can't promise to be nearly as good at this journaling thing, but I'm trying!
Well, 15 Euros, that is :) But yes, a really decent price.
6 years agovery good, Andrea, thank you!
6 years agoThe Dutch have a way with flowers, all right. These are just gorgeous.
6 years agoWorms, yes, aka lawn oysters, lol!
6 years agoAha, of course they are. Rather pretty when planted in broad stripes like this, aren't they?
6 years agoThis one was later joined by 3 friends and they all spent some time drilling into the lawn with their beaks. Maybe looking for worms?
6 years agoThanks for the rapid ID. The single bird pictured was later joined by 3 friends and all 4 of them were using their beaks to drill into the earth hunting for
?worms.
This is Haematopus ostralegus , Eurasian Oystercatcher.
6 years agoThese are larkspur (related to delphiniums).
6 years agoThe bird is an oystercatcher.
6 years ago
This makes me happy, have fun with the Paxmaniacs!
6 years ago