The Red and Yellow Beaked Mini-Chicken + Mother

The red and yellow beaked mini-chicken and its mother in the background seen near our boat today.

The Red and Yellow Beaked Mini-Chicken + Mother – Richard Broom Photography

The Old Friends

The Old Friends – Richard Broom Photography

The Eel Smoker (3)

The Eel Smoker (3) – Richard Broom Photography

The BP Lady Eel Smoker

I knew BP were into many things but I didn’t know eel smoking was one of them. This lovely lady was quietly smoking here eels in Monnickendam yesterday.

The BP Lady Eel Smoker – Richard Broom Photography

The Super-Technical and Hyper-Powerful Eel Smoker

Eel smokers come in all shapes and sizes but the one below is quite something. I’m sure I saw something similar in an nuclear power station on the TV recently. The eel smoker shown below was at Monnickendam’s eel smoking festival yesterday. It was fair to say it was smokin’.

The Super-Technical and Hyper-Powerful Eel Smoker – Richard Broom Photography

The Brown Boat

The Brown Boat – Richard Broom Photography

The Peep into the Smoker…

A man braves the fumes coming out of the eel smoker…

The Peep into the Smoker – Richard Broom Photography

The Smokers

The Smokers – Richard Broom Photography

The Monnickendam Eel Smokers

The Monnickendam Eel Smokers – Richard Broom Photography

The Photographer

The Photographer – Richard Broom Photography

The Eel Smoker (2)

Note, I even managed to get a Heineken Sign in!!! (Please see hereherehere, here and here. Still no free beer from Heineken!!!

The Eel Smoker (2) – Richard Broom Photography

The Eel Smoker (1)

The Eel Smoker (1) – Richard Broom Photography

The Skewered Fish

It is fish and eel smoking day in Monnickendam today.

The Skewered Fish – Richard Broom Photography

The Boarding Party

The Boarding Party – Richard Broom Photography

The Lady in Red

The Lady in Red – Richard Broom Photography

The Washing Line

The Washing Line – Richard Broom Photography

The Rusty Old Bike

The Rusty Old Bike – Richard Broom Photography

The Heineken Truck (4)

I’m still trying with Heineken. I’m sure they’re just about to send me that free beer. Please see here, here, here, and here.

Somebody from Heineken must surely spot one of my posts sooner or later?

The Heineken Truck (4) – Richard Broom Photography

The Old Boat

The Old Boat – Richard Broom Photography

The Cheese Stall

The Cheese Stall – Richard Broom Photography

The Oak Processionary Moth

We’ve spotted a number of these ‘nests’ made by the Oak Processionary Moths in nearby oak trees here in the Netherlands. We’ve never seen them ever before. That’s global warming for you Mr Trump!!!

But, before blaming Mr Trump too much, it looks like we British might be responsible for introducing this particular (and toxic) pest into Europe. More information here.

The Oak Processionary Moth – Richard Broom Photography

The Girls

The Girls – Richard Broom Photography

The Heineken Moment!

Do you think Heineken will send me a free bottle of beer for posting this one? I thought this image had a dash of a Rembrandt crowd scene about it….

The Heineken Moment! – Richard Broom Photography

The Boat Boys

The Boat Boys – Richard Broom Photography

The Boat People

The Boat People – Richard Broom Photography

The New Bridge in Monnickendam

The New Bridge in Monnickendam – Richard Broom Photography

The Boats

The Boats – Richard Broom Photography

The Market

I’m not sure about this one. It looks as though this image has gone all HDR but, in fact, is has received a strong dose (overdose?) of RAW processing.

The Market – Richard Broom Photography

The Lock

The Lock – Richard Broom Photography

The Embryonic Super Yacht

For those of you with expensive tastes…

The Embryonic Super Yacht – Richard Broom Photography

The British Conservative Party

An image representing the British Conservative Party. The Party is about to sink without trace and probably no bad thing! What a disgraceful shambles they are!!!

The British Conservative Party – Richard Broom Photography

The Dog Walk

The Dog Walk – Richard Broom Photography

The Monnickendam Girl

The Monnickendam Girl – Richard Broom Photography

The Market Stall

The Market Stall – Richard Broom Photography

The Lazy Susan

The Lazy Susan – Richard Broom Photography

The Market Stall

Saturday in market day in Monnickendam – delicious food everywhere!

The Market Stall – Richard Broom Photography

The Path

Life is a journey!

The Path – Richard Broom Photography

The End of the Day

The End of the Day – Richard Broom Photography

The Rope Puller

The Rope Puller – Richard Broom Photography

The Bag Lady

The Bag Lady – Richard Broom Photography

The Lady Makes Fast…

The Lady Makes Fast – Richard Broom Photography

The Leaf Map

The veins (?) in the leaf look like a city roadmap.

The Dog Walker

The Big Chicken Lurking…

A big chicken seen lurking in the reeds today…

The Big Chicken – Richard Broom Photography

The Strange Growth

I am sure somebody will know what kind of plant (weed?) this is. Spotted near Monnickendam (Netherlands) today. Almost like some kind of alien creature!

The Strange Growth – Richard Broom Photography

The New Arrival…

A ball of fluff caught swimming around our boat today….

The Walk in the Park…

The Wine Shoppers

The Wine Shoppers

The Performer

The Performer

The Juggler

The Juggler

The Drummer Girl

The Drummer Girl

The Blue Horses

The Blue Horses

The Upside Down Girl

The Upside Down Girl

The Pole Dancers

The Pole Dancers

The Clown

The Ball Chucker

The Ball Chucker

The Fungi

The Fungi

The Fishy Little Chap

The Fishy Little Chap

The Rabbit

The rabbit who lives in the hedge next to our boat…

The Rabbit

The Hawk

The Hawk

The Forest Walk

The Forest Walk

The Big Chicken – Strange Pose

We saw this Big Chicken today striking the strangest of poses.  Drying off her wings perhaps (we assume it was a she)?

The Big Chicken – Strange Pose

The Surfer

The Surfer

The Singer

The Singer

The Tree

The Tree

The Soundscape Library (Soundscape 9) – Hemmeland Woods + Dog!

Moral: never take a dog with you when you are recording soundscapes!

Please click on the Soundcloud link below, close your eyes and join me for a walk in the woods at Hemmeland – a wooded area close to Monnickendam, Noord Holland, Netherlands.

Hemmeland is a great place to see nature, picnics, sunbathing and for dog walks. At Hemmeland you’ll find a mixture of wildlife, flowers, plants, trees, beaches and much more.  There was a northeasterly wind today blowing at between 10-15 Knots. You’ll hear quite a lot of noise generated as the wind blew through the treetops.  You’ll also hear the dog sniffing around.

There’s not too much about Hemmeland on the Internet but you can look at my photographs of Hemmeland by clicking on this link to visit my Adobe Spark Hemmeland page (scroll down when you get there)

See all other soundscapes here.

The Woods, Hemmeland

 

The Girls Pulling Together

The Girls Pulling Together

The Bench

The Bench

The Stump

The Stump

The Couple

The Couple

The Man Aloft

The Man Aloft

The Big Bottom

Some times your rear end just won’t fit!

The Big Bottom

The Big Chicken (1)

The Big Chicken

The Back-scratch

The Back-scratch

The Pooch

The Pooch

The Invasive Species

An uninvited guest in the Netherlands!

The Invasive Species

The Walk on the Frozen Markermeer (3)

The Walk on the Frozen Markermeer (3)

The Walk on the Frozen Markermeer (2)

The Walk on the Frozen Markermeer (2)

The Ice Boat Gathering

(note the whisky and geneva bottles for warmth!)

The Ice Boat Gathering

The Ice Boats

The Ice Boats

The Push Start

The Push Start

The Dog Sitters

The Dog Sitters

The I(ce)Phone

The I(ce)Phone

The Ice Boaters Spot the Drone!

The Ice Boaters Spot the Drone!

The Ice Boat Sail Setter

There would appear to be much tinkering needed before setting off on your ice boat.

The Ice Boat Sail Setter

The Reluctant Hero

….just not sure about this frozen lake…

The Reluctant Hero

The Ice Boat Skipper

The Ice Boat Skipper

The Ice Boat Riggers

Some Dutch gentlemen getting their ice boat ready…

The Ice Boat Riggers

The Ice Boat (2)

The Ice Boat (2)

The Ice Surfer

The Ice Surfer

The Ice Boat (1)

The Ice Boat

The Back of the Boat…

The Back of the Boat…

The Street

The Street

The Harbour

The Harbour

The Night Sailing

The Night Sailing

The Night Walk

A walk towards the darkness…..

The Night Walk

The Jet Washer Man

The Jet Washer Man

The Swan Lake

The Swan Lake

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