Monday 12 May 2008

Photos

During the last few days, my dad and I have gone out in a car in the general area. Last night I took my camera along, as we made our way into Germany. That's only 15 miles away, and since the elimination of border checks an easy trip to make. The difference between the two countries is quite marked, if only in terms of architecture. When I stood on a hill near the village of Elten, the view encompassed dozens of windturbines. It presented the vista that nearly got foisted on the Isle of Lewis, had the Scottish Government not put paid to the proposal to build 180 of the things there.

I have opened a separate Flickr account for my Dutch (and German) photographs. I am not going to upload things twice, which is a waste of bandwidth.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Guido. I hope you and your dad are doing OK. It's so good to see entries from you! I'll go over and take a peek at you photos now, I've never been to Holland so it's all new to me! Jeannette xx  

Anonymous said...

Hi Guido, so good to see you doing an entry.  It's good that you are getting out with your dad.  Can't wait to see the pictures you took.  Take care.   Chris

Anonymous said...

Looking forward to seeing the pics...my connection is poor at best today with heavy rains so I will be heading over to Flickr when a better connection is available.  Happy to see an entry & pictures and hope you are doing a little better.  
Lisa

Anonymous said...

Guido, the pictures are lovely.  

Anonymous said...

hello guido, good to hear from you, i hope things are going as well as they can under the circumstances. the picture are amazing, such beautiful buildings, i liked the very tall trees too very impressive. take care mrs t xx

Anonymous said...

hugs to you my friend... it's great to have an alert.  Hope you and Dad are doing ok...     Loved the pictures, excellent!!!
d

Anonymous said...

Glad you are getting your dad out and about.  -  Barbara

Anonymous said...

So pleased to hear from you. Hope you and your dad are doing okay. I loved the pictures. My favourite was the path and the trees. Take care. Love Pam xx

Anonymous said...

I am glad that you and your Dad are getting out some. That is good for both of you. That countryside is very pretty from looking at your photos. Thanks for the update. Helen

Anonymous said...

fair enough lol, will check pics out. oxo

Anonymous said...

The pictures are sooooooo beautiful.  Thank you for sharing

~Rosemary

Anonymous said...

Great to hear from you Guido ,I am pleased to hear you are getting out and  about  with your Dad ,Your pictures are lovely ...love Jan xx

Anonymous said...

Such beautiful photos Guido.  Thank you so much for sharing them.  I guess I didn't realize that Germany was so close to Holland. Makes me shudder when I think about the poor people in Holland during WWII.  Take care, we miss you. Linda in sunny Washington state

Anonymous said...

Nice to hear from you Guido, great photo's thanks for sharing, hope all is going as well as can be expected.

Take care

Yasmin
x

Anonymous said...

I actually liked being able to view the pictures this way. Beautiful scenery. It becomes apparent on viewing them you are no longer in Scotland. You still have an amazing eye in capturing the beauty of the land around you. Hope all is well with you and your father my dear friend. Glad to see you and your dad are out and about. (Hugs) Indigo

Anonymous said...

wow, G....those are beautiful....

~Amy

Anonymous said...

So glad to "see" you back,,It took me a few secs. to think who was The Shell Gallery !!  Thanks for the photo's as well....didn't see any of the wind turbines ?  Look after yourself.  Love sybil x

Anonymous said...

How lovely to see you Gudio.  I'm looking forward to seeing your photos too. I'm happy to read that you and your Dad are getting out and about and spending time together.
Sounds like Stornoway had a lucky miss on the turbines.  Ugly monsters that they are!
We have them dotted around the Lakes.  huh!
Off to look at your photos.  Thanks for keeping in touch with all of us.
You are an angel.
Jeanie

Anonymous said...

Wonderful photos Guido.  I see you took them yesterday which was my birthday.
We both had a lovely sunny day in our respective countries.
Jeanie

Anonymous said...

Very interesting photo's. Very different landscape, very neat fields here and there - the church is beautiful, as is the architecture. Lovely, and thank you. Peg oxo

Anonymous said...

The photographs aree a delight; it's like taking a journey without leaving my home. I hope that you are well.--Sheria

Anonymous said...

I tried to email you at this new screen name and it wouldnt let me.
I love the photos you took here!

Anonymous said...

Enjoyed the photos, and I look forward to seeing more.  It's good that you and your dad are getting out together.  I hope you're doing well.
Lori

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed looking at your pictures.  Glad to see you are taking photos again & sharing them with us.
Lisa

Anonymous said...

Loved the photo's especially the Moth Orchid.

Glad to hear that you have been out and about sharing some time with your father

Take care hugs Jayne