Wadlopen bij Fluwel met de Grauwe Franjepoot

Exploring the Mudflats Behind Fluwel with the Red-necked Phalarope

Flower bulb growers sometimes choose to flood a field. This is done to get rid of weeds, fungi and small bulbs left behind in the soil. Quite a clever method really; there is plenty of water in the...
Dagje Texel met gevulde koeken

A Day Trip to Texel

Frequent readers already know I visit Texel a couple of times every year, and this time, I took my nephew Sigge with me. He is one of the star players in our Dream Team, and before we left, we made...
Bram Duindeveld

Eating Dust

Time for another quick tour of the flower bulb growers. One of our American customers was over to see how this year’s bulb harvest is turning out. He does that every year because, just like us, he’...
Hier Shakespeare

Shakespeare

I wandered Lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and Hills,When all at once I saw a crowd.A host, of golden Daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and Dancing in the breeze.
Franse les

Personality traits for Flower Bulbs

Just as I was about to give up on thinking of a good subject for this week’s newsletter, Frans appeared in our break room. He told me he had no idea, I could write anything, as long as it wasn’t ab...
Het Dream Team

The Dream Team

And just like that, all the bulbs are suddenly out of the ground – you just can’t make sense of it. One moment you’re worrying about everything that still needs to be done, and the next, the D...
Groundswell

Groundswell

This week I found myself in Weston, England, about an hour above London, drinking instant coffee that mostly tasted of water. Oh well.
Mijn uit de hand gelopen hobby

My Hobby Got Out Of Hand

I have to admit my hobby might have gotten a bit out of hand, which may make me seem a little bit strange at times, but to be honest, I like it like that. There are about one thousand different kin...
De kortste nacht

The Shortest Night

I am a big fan of the time of year where it feels like the sun barely goes down for the night. I am an early riser, and I love all of the extra daylight this time of year brings. The computer work ...