January 04, 2009

Some Things Never Change

Holland, 16th century
Ice Landscape
painting by Hendrick Avercamp (1585 -1634)
Holland, 19th century
A Winter Landscape With Figures On A Frozen Waterway
painting by Jan Jacob Coenraad Spohler (1837-1923) (source.)
Holland, 21st century
A Frozen River Landscape
picture by AP photographer (04-04-09)

There aren't many things I miss about Holland. The drop maybe, but I have a reasonably steady supply line set up. But this (see up) may be the other thing.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

We miss this toooo !!It has been ages ago since we have had good ice for scating in nature.

Dimphy

Unknown said...

ik snap het helemaal. Het is ook echt een prima gevoel te weten dat het hier in Eindhoven straks -20 C is en dat het binnen gewoon lekker warm is. Ben ineens blij dat ik effe in Nederland zit.
Reageer je ook even op mijn emailtje?

Anonymous said...

Hoi Theo, wil je mij a.j.b. mailen in Ehv? Sietske heeft mijn mailadres voor jou, vraag haar maar even. Ik krijg jou anders niet "te pakken".

Grts,
Dimphy

Anonymous said...

Wow, I am speachless.. as if those skaters were photoshoped and placed in some old dutch picture from above. Beautiful.