Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Bits and pieces

One day before we'll leave for our 2.5 week holiday in France, Bretagne, some pictures of the last couple of months.

Queens-day in Leiden. Sell old junk on the streets, and use the money to buy new junk.


Flora excursion. Gelderland.
Flora excursion. Limburg.


The only part of the country where we have thing we call 'mountains' :)
Rented a rowing-boat on 2nd day of Easter, to wake up my older brother and his wife; they live along one of the canal's.
Flora excursion. North-Holland.
Groningen. One of the wadden islands on the horizon.
Visited Leonie, and Ruben, on their farm in Groningen.

Getting the girls inside for afternoon milking.
The queen visited the Forum, the main university building. She is somewhere in the crowd.
Just after a gigantic downpour on a warm day. Soaked to the bone.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Field course: Terschelling.


Tides...

Trouble makers. Had to replace the traps 3 times.
Some days ended seated on a dune top, beer in the hand, friends on each side, and views like this.
Fixing a relevé; describing all plant spp + their coverage in the plot (1x1m).