AWD-Amsterdamse Waterleiding Duinen

Last week I went to the Amsterdamse Waterleiding Dunes. A beautiful big nature parc along the coast of Holland. This was the first time and I was lucky to have some tips from Albertine. I arrived around 8 o'clock and it was still very quiet. I spotted some Deers and walked with no card around the place but luckely I found my way home. After my walk the shop was open so for next time I have a map. There were also beautiful plants and a lot of ferns were unfolding. 

Hondstong - Cynoglossum officinale L.

Blossom on trees.

Ferns unfolded

Making Cardsets

Finally some time for my blog. I have been very busy with work and my photo's past few weeks.

I am making cardsets for sale. It's something I wanted to do for a long time, but I  had to make the time. I did it before, just for myself, but after many questions and suggestions from friends, I decided to do it.

And......a girlfriend of mine, Meer Fennema, who is a great writer and coach, asked me to design the cover of her book:
'More Clarity' Write in four weeks your life in a line. ('Meer Helderheid' Schrijf in 4 weken je leven op een rijtje.)
I'm so honored. So after we made a plan I had to go looking for a beautiful location to make a picture for her cover. 1,5 week ago I found it in the woods....a beautiful lake.

I had to wait for the right time to be there with the right weather. And it was sooo great to do.
I always wanted to take pictures very early in the morning but I am not a big hero alone in the woods around 4.30. So my great boyfriend suggested that he would go with me in his spare time. And I was very happy with that. It was such a great experience. The night before it was freezing, so I was hoping for fog.We went to a little lake 45 minutes drive from our home. O boy.... very early rising but it was worth it. AMAZING. The silence in the woods, the fog above the lake, it almost looks like wintertime again. If the trees and reflections were painted.
There was a smale island in the water and mama duck with her 15 babies jumped off the island into the water and disappared into the fog. It was so magical and I had almost tears in my eyes by seeing such great beauty in silence.We stayed there till half past six and went home again silently. It was so impressive. I will show them on my blog when the time is there.

For the cardsets I have chosen 10 sets with 5 photo's. When they are ready,which will still take a while, I wil anounce it on my blog. But till then I will upload some of my sets just to have an impression.
The first set.

                            

Libelles

I hope eveyone had great days with Easter. It almost looked like summer. Everything is growing so fast in the garden and lots of libelles are flying around the pond. I took some pictures.

                        
                        

Blossom in the Betuwe

The past few week has been a fairytail in the Betuwe where I live. It's the fruit area of holland. All the blossom was so gorgeous. It's almost finished now only the apples are still blooming. It's raining white leaves now. Also very beautiful too see.

Tullips out of bloom splashing colours

I love Tullips out of bloom. I think even more then when they are blooming. The leaves structures becomes so delicate and beautiful. Almoys if they are woven with threads.

But you have to leave them for almost half a week after you think they are out of bloom to get this effect. Just watch them closely every day and see how they become more beautiful everyday. 

See the fine curly structured lines in the petals. Beautiful isn't it?

I hope you enjoyed these splashing colours. Have a great weekend.

Anemone nemorosa royal blue

These delicate and beautiful small flowers are one of the first flowers which are blooming in the garden.
Have al great weekend and enjoy the sun and spring.

Something blue

Some flowers appear in the garden en you don't know where they came from they catch you by surprise. And I love surprises.... Well not always... but mostly in the garden I do. :)

  

Spring flowers

Spring is in our garden and how I love it. Every morning I make my round to see what is blooming already and which plants are showing the first signs that they are coming again. Always a surprise. The ground however is very dry and the garden needs a lot of water. Last week we had rain and you almost saw everything growing. So I hope it will rain tonight. 


Flowers which are blooming now in our garden:


Sanginaria plena (Bloedwortel) single flower & Sanginaria canadensis multiplex double flower.
They love the shadow and what I love about them is the way they grow. They treasure and cover the flowers with their leaves till they are ready to open. It's very sweat to see. But becareful as sweet as they are they are poisened. Their bloom is very short but lovely.

Bergenia Baby Doll (schoenlappersplant)

Sleeping in a bed of flowers

Epimedium grandiflorum(Elfenbloem)

Beautiful when they are covered with dew. They really look like small elfs.