Tag: nature photography

Texel

In October last year (you see I’m a bit behind with my photo editing…), we visited the island of Texel off the coast of North Holland. We planned to hike the first two stages of the Noord Hollandpad – a trail that winds through the whole province.

The first stage starts near the dunes and moves inland to the village of De Waal in the island’s center. It seemed a pity to be on an island and not see the sea, so we detoured to include the lighthouse and the beach. That of course meant that the already long stage became even longer…

Touring the inland of an island may be interesting when you are already familiar with all the things that make an island special, but I wouldn’t recommend it if you are new to the place, as we were. After kilometers and kilometers of dikes full of sheep (and what sheep leave behind), we were done with the trail (or trial), after a total of 24 km.

The next day my hip was so painful that we quit after 8 kilometers in the lovely town of Oudeschild. The museum and the lunchroom opposite the road were great to spend some time, and it was easy to arrange a taxi/bus to bring us back to the ferry.

Not quite the holiday we had hoped for but we had a good time!

Bucket list

As we start the preparations for our move to the Amsterdam region, we also are thinking about what we will miss once we leave. So we’ve started a bucket list of things to do while we are still around. Number one for me was a visit to my favorite forest pool on the St Jansberg in Plasmolen. It never disappoints!

Other items on the list:

  • Lunch at the newly renovated castle Jachtslot Mookerheide
  • Dinner at the Plasmolense Hof
  • A visit to the Oriëntalis museum about Middle Eastern history and culture
  • A visit to the landscape museum in Berg en Dal

Autumn colors

It’s been so long since I found time to get out into the forest! But today I was working from home and when it started to get foggy I packed my camera and tripod and went out. A last chance to get some autumn colors!

Autumn colors

My Walk of Wisdom journey is almost coming to an end. Since Hermen gave me the starter pack for my birthday in February, we have been walking through the countryside around Nijmegen. The past weeks we have been busy and the weather was rainy, but Sunday promised to be dry. So after Hermen’s church service we set out to hike the trail from Wijchen to Afferden – about 18 km. We fortunately made it before dark!

A new rhino

I always thought that Dürer’s portrait of a rhino was an example of an artist who tried to draw an animal that he had never seen. Dürer didn’t actually see a rhino, but his drawing was far more accurate than I thought – it was just a different kind of rhino. Dürer drew a Sumatran rhino which is far more plated than the African varieties I know so well. Yesterday I say my first Asian rhino in Berlin Zoo, and this is my hommage to Dürer!

Kalenders

Voor de Kunstroute Heumen heb ik twee kalenders voor 2024 gemaakt. Wilt u ook een stukje van de prachtige natuur rond Heumen aan de muur? Stuur me dan een mailtje op johannekekroesbergen@gmail.com!

De eerste kalender, Heumens Mooiste, is een kalender op A4 formaat, gedrukt op superieur hoogglanzend papier. Alle foto’s op de kalender zijn gemaakt in de gemeente Heumen. Zo ziet de kalender eruit:

De tweede kalender, Betoverende Natuur in het Rijk van Nijmegen bevat foto’s uit een iets wijdere omgeving, zoals behalve de gemeente Heumen ook de Jansberg en de bossen rond Groesbeek. De foto’s zijn afgedrukt op premium matglanzend papier op A3 formaat. Daarnaast heeft de kalender een A3 planner – een echte kalender voor dagelijks gebruik dus! Bij mij hangt ‘ie in de keuken. Zo ziet de kalender eruit:

De kalender Heumens Mooiste kost € 27,50 (excl. verzendkosten), en de kalender Betoverende Natuur in het Rijk van Nijmegen € 32,50 (excl. verzendkosten). Geïnteresseerd? Mail naar johannekekroesbergen@gmail.com.