Homesick for Vlieland

Vlieland is one of my happy places... sea, beach and quietness...

I just love secluded beaches... a peaceful stroll in solitude...

a bit of beachcombing...

in the evening a delicious diner for two at the Armhuis

followed by another day of cycling, walking and searching (smile)

The kenderman is taking shelter here.

The strong wind made it almost impossible to set foot on the Vliehors.

you can't tell but the wind was fierce!

On our way back to the cottage I spotted some Soay sheep in the dunes.

And on Monday we arrived back to the mainland.

We'll go back to Vlieland (over and over) again...

Within Sight of Britain

Early waking up on Sunday, another nice view... the British coast!

After breakfast straight to the beach again...

the beautiful light and colours... 

Due to the stormy weather the night before I found 53 egg capsules 

We had to climb the dunes to escape from the tide coming in...

straight away trespassing on private property?!?

Britain in the background...

In the early afternoon blue skies at Cap Blanc Nez...

And after enjoying another delicious French meal, it's back to the beach again...

three beautiful common limpets... they own the strongest material on earth!

We really love the coast and the French country side

and hope to visit the Côte d'Opale again...

On the Island

Cabinet

 This is our old cabinet with some beach findings.

Originally it is an old shop counter display cabinet.

It was placed horizontally so that's why the glass has been scratched.

Now and then the content changes.

Right now you can see.........

Some dogfish (shark) eggs.

Some egg capsules from rays.

I remember finding these on the beach, being a lot bigger (almost twice as big) when they were still wet.

 They are regularly found on the beach. Almost all ray species in the Noth Sea lay eggs, attaching them to stones, wrecks or seaweed. One can identify which ray species they belong to by the color and shape of the pouch and the length of the spines.

 This incredible construction is a solitary wasp nest.

It was build in a bird's nestbox.

And some of my lovely houses ;-)