't Drenkelingenhuisje

Believe it or not... it doesn't look like much... but this is a marriage location.

Ages ago we decided to get married here and we go back there if we can.

The cabin is a really small beachcomb museum and now they told us

it's 1 of 10 most wanted marriage locations in the world.

Yeah right... it sounds like a story for tourism but having said that

it worked for us and we wouldn't change it for the world!

Once we decided to get married, we searched for a perfect and remote location.

We found 't Drenkelingenhuisje, a cabin built on the Vliehors for stranded sailors.

Twenty years ago our family and close friends joined us to the Sahara of the North.

So we went back again, this time accompanied by close friends...

IK LAAD MIJN HART VOL WADDENZEE. EEN BEETJE STIEKEM, ZONDER VRAGEN

IK NEEM EEN BEETJE VLIELAND MEE, ZOVEEL ALS IK KAN DRAGEN

Vlieland is such a tranquil place...

Amphibians migration

Slowly the migration of amphibians like toads and salamanders comes to an end.

(female Alpine newt or in Dutch Alpenwatersalamander)

Volunteers have been helping the animals to cross the roads safely by putting up screens,

digging in some buckets and transporting them to the other side a couple of times a day.

Their help can't prevent road casualties completely but

it increases the amount of casualties seriously.

Sometimes I go there to give a helping hand.

You can find some information about the Alpine newt here : English , Dutch 

You can find some information about the migration of amphibians here: HYLA

I admire the commitment of the volunteers.

Going there for weeks in a row even several times a day!

Chapeau!!!! ★

Hey there

 

It has been a while since I updated my blog,

simply too little time to do all the things I want/need to do,

I almost forgot about it and then someone reminded me ★

 

Mats

Meet our "hero in socks" Mats (smile)

 

Little Owl Nestbox

We've been talking about this bird for al long time.... the little owl (steenuil)

Previous kenderfrau posts here

On Saturday bird ringing Noord-Limburg placed a special nestbox in our tree

Thank you Patrick!

This is supposed to be a marten proof nestbox...

We spotted martens in de back garden several times.

Once I saw two youngsters chasing each other at dusk ☺︎

Just a little pruning by the kenderman to ensure a free flight path.

Immediately small birds like blue tits and coal tits investigated the new nestbox.

Now we just have to wait for a couple of little owls to discover it...

Wissant

It has been 3 weeks already, we visited Wissant 

Stormy and rainy on Saturday...

Sunny on Sunday ☀︎

In the morning we visited the beach in Wissant

 Followed by a very nice afternoon at Cap Blanc-Nez (Blankenesse, Witte Nes)

Near the cliffs it can be dangerous.

There's always the lurking danger of a collapsing cliff wall.

And breeding on a steep chalky water leaking wall isn't without risks either...

Panorama Wissant

A fortnight ago...

't Kristallijn

A friend suggested a walk in semi-public park 't Kristallijn in Mol

Right now the gates are closed but you can see some beautiful photographs here