Seasons in the Netherlands

[Kitty KCMO]

oh no, alice. many people think that, but it is not.
We have real dutch weather, last weeks a lot of sun, sometimes rain and beautiful Dutch skies, clouds!

Beautiful, Fleur, it reminds me of parts of Montana, where I was raised-- "Big Sky Country."

And, Alice, I saw on the weather report yesterday or today that all along the west coast of the USA it is much cooler & wetter than usual this year.

[alice44]

Yes it has been in the 65f / 15C kind of range and rainy or grey in Oregon (it was nicer today). No Dutch skies for us.

[ergee]

ct 21.32

Yesterday sunset. Somewhat later ...Fleur made the
pics at 20.48 and 20.56.
I don't believe in a nice sunset tonight..grey sky.

[Fleur]

Yes ( sorry Alice )

[ergee]

Today sunset was not visible but at 22.30 in the south
east for a moment you could see the moon.

[ergee]

In the west the sunset on 15.6.2011 NL time 21.39 pm, day of the total eclipse of the moon.
The sky in the south east where the moon would rise was cloudy but from the south the wind
drove away the clouds..but, a shame, very slowly.



Behind these rather low hanging clouds the moon was hidden.


To show you how beautiful it could have been to see "the red moon". I found this picture (Yvan Van Geluwe) on Internet.



On NL time 23.11 pm the moon came out of the shadow of the earth again



23.53

Second part ....

[ergee]

Moon eclipse 15.06.2011. Part 2.


NL time 23.53 pm


NL time 23.57 pm


NL time 16.06.2011 00.04 am



NL time 1.09 am


NL time 1.10am

Rather late and it was soooo quiet everywhere.
In December we can see a partially eclipse, if...... there are no clouds....
Good night!

[Bleggi]

I have tried an experiment with a picture of Netherland Owls and I got it:

I just took it some minutes before - I love owls and their families

another one:

[ergee]

Such a sweet faces on the second pic..
A shame that there is no owl-cam on LK this year.
But we cannot have all...or??
Good night, it is getting late!

[Bleggi]

I will end the spring season here with some pics of your lovely owls in Netherland:








I will put the pictures also on the other sides of the owl-thread
Have a nice coming time

[alice44]

They are so cute.

[ergee]

Spring passed and summer came with beautiful days, sometimes with showers and sometimes almost too hot.
On June 22 in the Achterhoek, a part of the province Gelderland in the Netherlands these pictures have been made.


20.10
After a shower a common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) is furtively looking around to catch flying insects


21.23
The sky is getting a strange yellowish colour


21.26
some tiny clouds appear


21.27
sun is lower and it is getting a bit darker


21.27
all happens so fast: first raindrops against the windowpanes


21.27
in the same minute it really is pouring on the garden

[ergee]

Part 2.


21.28
and on the hosta's


21.29
where a diligent bee is gathering pollen


21.48
The rainshower has stopped and the clouds drifted to the north


21.49
a hare in the fresh watered meadow


21.50
it is getting darker now


21.53
the back side of the clouds that brought us the shower


21.55
and in the west all looks soo calm in the last light of this beautiful day.

[Jo UK]

What wonderful colours, ergee. You live in a beautiful place!

[ergee]

That is absolutely true Jo, but sometimes we forget to
enjoy it, even though our eyes are seeing it...




But on July 7 at 21.05 pm in Donna's garden under the apple trees when I saw this beautiful roe doe I really enjoyed it very much and felt exceptionally grateful for this encounter!

[ergee]

An oystercatcher...



It looks like a warm summerday, a wooddove in the gras and swallows are flying around; but
it is rather cold and no day the last week without many rainshowers..
when will it get warmer??

[ergee]

Tonight at 21.10 Dutch time the sun goes down....



21.11



21.15

At the opposite side the moon rises



21.52



21.53



21.54.

To all of you: Good night and have a nice weekend..

[Agatheb2k]

beautiful photos, thank you for sharing

[Lussi05]

Beautiful photos ergee Thank you, and a nice weekend to you too

[Manu]

Wonderful pictures, Ergee... Thanks for sharing with us...
Have a nice weekend too...