Sometimes as we are out-n-about, I end up with a mish-mash of things that in and of themselves don't really make a post but, together, they are, well...bits-n-pieces to put together as one.
As a matter of fact, these bits all happened the second Saturday after we went to the Ottoland sheepfold, which is why I want to show them now before they go into a Black Hole somewhere. It was a full, fun day.
We drove directly from the sheepfold to the swan man's house about a kilometer away, in Goudriaan. Goudriaan is also where Adrie, the woodturner, lives. See how close everything is!
I call Arie the swan man because he's the guy who smokes swan meat...
as well as geese, wild pig, deer and mackerel.
See that stash above? That's ours...swan and mackerel only!
I know what you're thinking: NO!!! NOT THE SWANS!!!
But, like deer and other such animals, even swans can be too plentiful.
Too many swans and you destroy the polder for the farmers. Not good.
Once you get past the "Bambi Factor," you'll LOVE smoked swan. Besides of which, it's so lean.
All that oak wood is for the smoker, where Astrid is standing (top right).
Arie also has a barn where his neighbor's cows bunk down.
One of the support poles is from a windmill sail!
We continued from Arie's to our favorite pannenkoeken restaurant,
catching the sights along the way.
Those herons are little rascals...always moving away when you get close.
The one above was at 1928mm on my miracle camera (for those who understand).
Have you ever seen a manure truck? It's springtime in the polder for the farmers!
And what about a log trailer like this, pulled by a tractor.
Only out in the byways of the Dutch polder!
At the pannenkoeken restaurant, the sun was playing hide-n-seek.
How cool that they even have a kiddies' corner!
Between Arie's and the restaurant, there was lots of foot gear to enjoy.
The Dutch do like their clogs, especially on the farm.
Then, one last stop at Wijnhandel van Ouwerkerk in their new building next door to here.
It's gonna take some getting used to. I loved the old look of the "museum" from 1860.
That place will now be used for storage/stock. (sigh)
Like I said, just a bunch of bits-n-pieces, all on a Saturday afternoon!
Once you get past the "Bambi Factor," you'll LOVE smoked swan. Besides of which, it's so lean.
All that oak wood is for the smoker, where Astrid is standing (top right).
One of the support poles is from a windmill sail!
catching the sights along the way.
Those herons are little rascals...always moving away when you get close.
The one above was at 1928mm on my miracle camera (for those who understand).
Only out in the byways of the Dutch polder!
How cool that they even have a kiddies' corner!
The Dutch do like their clogs, especially on the farm.
It's gonna take some getting used to. I loved the old look of the "museum" from 1860.
That place will now be used for storage/stock. (sigh)
Like I said, just a bunch of bits-n-pieces, all on a Saturday afternoon!
