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The Magic of Window Ferns
Such a nice surprise this morning on the windscreen of my car! When it is cold, water vapour condenses and freezes onto cold glass in complex fractal patterns resembling ferns, flowers or trees. Ice nucleates onto a window in different ways depending on how smooth the glass is.
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The Foam of the Dutch Sea
The phagocytic is a type of algae with a strong ability to form floating colonies, held together by a mucous-like matrix that protects the cells and allows them to rapidly increase in size. With sunlight and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphate, its cells grow rapidly. However, cloudy weather can trigger the disintegration of the algae colony…
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Seagulls
Among the poems of the Italian poet Vincenzo Cardarelli which I do like, there is one I love the most. Its title is Seagulls and below there is a translation in English. I know not where seagulls make their nest where find they peace. I am like them in perpetual flight. I skim life like…
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A Mars Beach
The Dutch coast is not really like a Caribbean place, even though there are plenty of long sandy beaches. Unfortunately, some of the most famous do not shine for the view they offer. Scheveningen and Zandvoort, to mention two of them, are ruined by the close refineries and industrial sites. But if you travel to…
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A Rain Warning
As opposed to the unexpected in life, a surprise in photography is welcome most of the time. The Northern Coast of The Netherlands is definitively a place where you can find surreal encounters. Close to Callantsoog, there are mysterious signs on the beach. One of the most intriguing shows an umbrella: I like to think…
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Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse
I have been always fascinated by lighthouses, as probably most of the people are. It is comforting to know that in the middle of the storm you might find a light to give you the right direction, to guide you to the safe harbour. I have been lucky enough to meet several lighthouses in my…
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