Water can be a blessing or a curse. Thanks to the water in Holland, we invented windmills to protect us from floods. We use our rivers to convey goods by boat to Germany, Belgium and France, even farther across the oceans.
In winter we always hope that the rivers and narrow waterways are frozen over, so that skaters can go in for their sport.
Behind my house there are fields for cattle. In
winter the ditches are sometimes frozen over and fit for skating
Behind my house there are fields for cattle. In
winter the ditches are sometimes frozen over and fit for skating
Water can also be a pest. We have all seen that too little of it causes a drought and the danger of bushfires.
Too much water on the otherhand, causes floods and dangerous landslides.
The photos of the flooded area were taken in Queensland Australia.
In the distance you see the suspension-bridge, hanging over a small riverwhere crocs live. |
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Driveway.Fortunately my daughter's house was dry. |
15 comments:
A nice study of local water!
ALOHA from Honolulu,
ComfortSpiral
Your world is so different from mine but as interesting nevertheless. Thanks for sharing.
A nice survey of water, Wil. Did you see the pictures yesterday of the problems when the Tbilisi zoo flooded?!
Interesting sequence of photos. The flood waters and wildfires are both scary! Have a happy week ahead!
Love the skating, Wil - it reminds me of a story about Hans Brinker that I only vaguely remember from school days.... thanks for sharing this information on water, especiallly as it pertains to Holland.
Water water everywhere...
When I think of Holland I always think of the story of the little boy who put his finger in the hole in the dam to save his town from flooding... Skating along the dykes, what fun.
I remember getting Christmas Cards with pictures of skaters having such fun skating along the dykes ...
Golden memories!
Good post Wil.
Best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
How wonderful that the canals get to be an attraction year round in Holland.
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Too much or too little water. The story in the US - California drought, flooding in the Midwest, with localized flooding in the Southeast.
Weather never fails both to annoy and delight.
I love the idea of skating along a local canal♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/wispy-desert-bush/
Water can cause havoc, but it soothes the spirit when it is still.
Water is a good friend but a bad enemy.
Great theme for 'W'.
Happy WW!
Schitterende foto's weer van mooie en mindermooie natuureigenschappen.
Whilst my sister out in Texas is having another round of threats at being flooded out again we here in southern California are starving for Water, life sometimes isn't fair. Good post for water.
Interesting picture story showing how water (our very lifeblood really) can affect us in good and bad ways. The canals obviously bring joy in all seasons (in addition to protecting your country). Water doesn't seem to be distributed very well in our country right now.
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