After reading so many postings about Americans who lived in the same area some time, I have a request for people on the forum that live in the Netherlands. I know about Robbert Schraven and Chris Tuithof, but I suppose they are not the only ones.
It might be a good idea to meet each other to exchange information. Who else is out there? Either posting or just only lurking.
Isn’t this forum sometimes just like a chatroom? ;-)) Plastic palm trees, plastic flamingos, discussions about the quality of the morning coffee….. I love it!
Meeting each other face to face however is something different and the Netherlands aren’t that large. When you ‘re in the centre it is usually within a 100 miles. That ‘s less far than Jodi’s coffee.
Meeting each other face to face however is something different and the
Netherlands aren’t that large. When you ‘re in the centre it is usually within a 100 miles.
Leen,
Why not think big and get ‘everyone’ together. I was thinking Azores might be fairly central but that is still a long way for Susan 🙂
All this conversation brings out new ideas for photos and using elements I believe. I may go out and take some pictures of my new growth in the yard that surrounds my "Plastic Flamingos"; pineapple plants, Guacamole tree, Mango trees, Three new Papaya Trees last week, and an Elephant ear plant that is Huge after only 40 days and also has sprouted another one a foot way. And not to forget the seventy or eighty palm trees that make mowing the grass a "close course" event every week.
(Maybe those flamingos are the only color out there but everything is green 12 months a year:)!
Pete – I’m in Toronto 8-14 (or something like that) of September, followed by a couple of days somewhere near Albany, followed by a month in London/Oxford/Cambridge (mainly London). I would love to meet any forum regulars that live within reasonable distance during my travels. Probably a bit more convenient than the Azores!
My garden is a flamingo free zone. i do however have a small garden gnome with the obligatory fishing rod – he belongs to one of my daughters.
Susan, probably I will be in Cambridge for a few days at the same time as you to attend a print competition. (Next Saturday I ‘ll be in London to cover a wedding, but I will return with the first ferry on Sunday morning.) I would love to meet you. Let’s keep in touch.
Leen – I’m not sure exactly when or how much time I’ll be in Cambridge yet – my husband is visiting the law school for a couple of weeks, but it’s yet to be decided whether me and the kids will stay there or whether I’ll just stay at home in London and and come up for a couple of day trips – depends on the accomodation costs. Let me know when you are going to be there and I’ll see what I can do.
Ray – London, England – my parents live there! I always forget that there’s one in Canada too!
I’m usually very carefull about my gear, but I’ll be more carefull this time. I’m used to travelling with my Canon Elan 7e and several lenses, and carefully hiding it when people get too close to me. But since we’re two men travelling, that usually helps to lower temptation to steal our stuff 🙂
St Petersburg is a beautiful city – or it was when I was last there – I went there in 1974 when it was still Leningrad, as part of a school trip. Mind you after Moscow at that period, anything would seem like a blessed relief. It would be interesting to go back, but I don’t think it’s as safe for travellers as it was then. Susan S
However, and I’m honnest here, I did try, several times, to go into the water. I even have a picture of me in the sea, at Fort Lauderdale, two years ago. It took me 45 minutes to make 5 feet into the sea, but I did it!
You are a funnny guy! (And I mean your sense of humor)
If I were going in the water and did not like it I would not go in on the east coast. Rip tides, much bigger waves, more threatening aquatic life (sharks).
(sing this to the tune of "Green Acres")
West coast of Florida is the place to be smooth waters and a gentle sea water so clear you can see your feet white sand beaches that just can’t be beat.
When we were at SeaWorld (Orlando) we saw Rays (I do mean reflection of me in mirrors… lol!).
In general, I don’t like water and the creatures that live strictly in it. Dolphins are an exception. So do the fish that live in our Aquarium. But my friend is taking care of the fish bowl, not me 🙂
Have you read or know of the story line in the currently popular book "Shutter Island". You sound like the lead character Teddy who had a similar relationship with water and the thinks in it. I thought it a great book.
No, I did not. I don’t usually read novels in English because it takes too much time for me to translate. I’ve found that the level of language used in novels is usually way beyond my comprehension, so I have to look in my dictionnary too often. It spoils the fun 🙁
Just south of Venice in south Sarasota county. No Coyotes here thank goodness but there are some bobcats that walk through the yard just about every day. I have some pictures of a Panther taken at night by a photog that used a trip wire and flash system about 5 or 6 miles from here too. And of course like everywhere in Florida and up the east coast into parts of NC plenty of Alligators:)
Venice has few sharks teeth since they "renourished" the beach there. But the Island south of Venice has a lot…. A whole lot. That is Manasota Key and on an hours walk on the beach there it is common for me to pick up anywhere from 50 – 200 fossilized sharks teeth of various sizes without trying too hard. I have literally thousands sitting in various containers around the house and have given away at least that many.
Dentist! Hmm, you remind me that I am over due for a visit there. (I assume you would recommend your nephew:)
Pete
(for the curious: Beach renourishment is done when there is erosion that threatens structures on barrier Islands. They can go offshore directly west of their Island and find a sand bar to use. Then special vessels are used to "draw sand" up from the sand bar and pump it to shore. Pipe about 30" in diameter is used to carry the sand to shore and pieces are welded together and run up and down the beach to the extremes of where they are renourishing. The sand is pumped for weeks (and more likely months) and periodically pieces of the beach pipe are cut off and removed working their way to the central starting point until enough "beach" is added to protect the structures on shore. It is common to add 200-300 feet of beach for several miles. As I recall Venice project was about 4 miles, maybe 5 and added 200-300 feet. Cost is roughly $1,000,000 for each mile + or -, … mostly +).
Well, Pete, trust the dentist you’ve been using; I ain’t gonna be responsible! I’ve never had him work on my teeth. His dad is driving down from Ohio this week so he can get some dental work done, but I don’t think Dad is capable of an unbiased opinion on the subject. 🙂
My mother in law had a wonderful pair of "seahorses" someone had created, using sharks’ teeth for the texture. They were the only thing she had that I’d asked for after she died. I didn’t get ’em. I think my sil gave them to the Goodwill. 🙁
The less he has to do with water the better he likes it. He also is a very interesting character. I am not making any implications that you are like him in any other way than the similar feelings about water. The book is out in audio form for any who prefer listening to reading.
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