On March 20th the official astrological astronomical spring began in the Netherlands. The nature was celebrating this date with the air temperature of 18 °C and trees in full bloom.
Here’s a traditional video of the blooming Houten — this time in 4K!
Photographed during our evening inline-skating session from the Schoneveldsepad bike bridge over the Rondweg.
I’ve found recent aerial footage of Houten, the town we’re living in, shot in 4K with a DJI Mini 3 Pro.
The Dutch weather is not to be trusted, especially not on the Fool’s Day.
Seriously, can you imagine a heavy snowfall covering trees in full blossom?
It’s that time of year again when the trees are in full blossom and the daytime temperature hits 20 °C (68 °F)!
That said, it can still go as low as -4 °C (25 °F) at night, and it even snowed this morning. Luckily, there’s nothing left of it now, so it’s time for a traditional Spring Video!
Photo: ©Tom Hegen.
Tom Hegen, a German award-winning photographer specialising in aerial photography, has made absolutely stunning night photos of the Netherlands.
They feature dazzling light patches of greenhouses against the pitch-black background, so bright that they are clearly visible from space.
By the courtesy of Tom I’m publishing his Greenhouse Series photos in my blog today.
Cold days are coming our way. This morning has hit -2 °C (28 °F)!
The grass is still green though.
The New Year’s Eve has seen a light frost of -2 °C in the total absence of snow. The green grass got beautifully powdered with rime.
The whitened trees alongside the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal (Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal), which passes next to Houten, became simply magnificent:
This year I’ve visited Ghent Light Festival, just as I promised a year ago.
The festival, which is held once every three years, proved to be immensely popular. Streets, hotels, restaurants of this small town could hardly cope with the horde of light-worshippers.
