Dear friends,
These notes come to you a bit later that usual as I have been to see family for a couple of days.
When people ask me what I miss about the Netherlands the first thing that comes to mind is ‘water’. It’s difficult to explain how the rivers, canals and lakes shape the landscape and wildlife populations. My sister’s flat overlooks a very large pond and every year a couple of terns raise their young on what they catch there. Vann Lake in Ockley hosts terns in summer but their comings and goings are much more hidden from view. The cormorant in the picture is one on a multitude of waterbirds I spotted last Friday near Gorinchem.
Today after the parish service in Capel I will be running my LOAF stall again with new stock. Please come and browse.
God bless,
Dineke
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