Dutch Golden Age painter Frans van Mieris the Elder, born OTD in 1635, specialized in portaits and genre pieces https://toilet-guru.com/netherlands.html?s=mb #travel #Netherlands #art
Now, 80 years to the date, the SC Cambuur football club is celebrating the town’s liberation with the unveiling of a special jersey inspired by the Dragoons’ classic uniform.
The uniform features the Canadian Maple Leaf pattern design and the Dragoon’s badge — a springbok antelope running through a grassy plain, symbolizing the regiment’s involvement in the South African War.
Two ducks in a pond in the rain | FUJIFILM X-T4 XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR (1/500 | f/5.6 | ISO 1000)
ICYMI: 
Biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra made a surprising finding while examining museum specimens: caddisfly larvae from the early #1970s were already incorporating microplastics into their protective casings.
These #underwater #insects normally build tubes from pebbles, sand, and plant matter. Finding plastic in 50-year-old specimens from non-urban streams shows how long these pollutants have affected even relatively pristine ecosystems.
Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/microplastic-pollution-found-in-a-caddisfly-casing-from-1971
One can not leave the #netherlands without having had a serving of #bitterballen
Kremlin to revive Soviet-era Komsomol school to indoctrinate youth #Ukraine #USA #UK #EU #Europe #Czechia #Poland #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Germany #France #Austria #Hungary #Romania #Slovakia #Japan #Taiwan #Australia #Switzerland #Canada #Italy #Ireland #Netherlands #Finland #Sweden #Denmark #Iceland #Norway #Spain #NATO #RussiaIsATerroristState
https://kyivindependent.com/kremlin-to-revive-soviet-era-komsomol-school-to-indoctrinate-youth/
#UkraineSupportTracker of the #KielInstitute tracking aid to 
#Ukraine
Update up to February 28th
Aid allocations in billions of Euros by country
Total
- 
EU Total aid: 117 Bn€
1
#USA: 115 Bn€
2#EU common institutions: 52 Bn€
3
#Germany: 17 Bn€
4
#UK: 15 Bn€
5
#Japan: 11 Bn€
6
#Canada: 10 Bn€
7
#Denmark: 8 Bn€
Military
1#USA: 65 Bn€
- EU total aid: 51 Bn€
2#Germany: 13 Bn€
3#UK: 10 Bn€
4#Denmark: 8 Bn€
5
#Netherlands: 6 Bn€
6
#Sweden: 5 Bn€
7
#France: 4 Bn€
https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/
Biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra made a surprising finding while examining museum specimens: caddisfly larvae from the early #1970s were already incorporating microplastics into their protective casings.
These #underwater #insects normally build tubes from pebbles, sand, and plant matter. Finding plastic in 50-year-old specimens from non-urban streams shows how long these pollutants have affected even relatively pristine ecosystems.
Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/microplastic-pollution-found-in-a-caddisfly-casing-from-1971
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, Netherlands. This might be one of my favourite buildings in the world. The stair well is a wonder of light and space, the wood giving it a warm and welcoming touch. Every time I'm on my way to a different level I stop and admire it.
#Naturalis #BiodiversityCenter #Leiden #Netherlands
The US President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed halting funding for NATO #Ukraine #USA #UK #EU #Europe #Czechia #Poland #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Germany #France #Trump #Austria #Hungary #Romania #Slovakia #Japan #Taiwan #Australia #Switzerland #Canada #Italy #Ireland #Netherlands #Finland #Sweden #Denmark #Iceland #Norway #Spain #NATO #RussiaIsATerroristState
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/15/wp-trump-administration-proposes-ending-nato-funding/
NATO allies reconsider F-35 purchases, turn to Swedish jets amid Trump’s unpredictability #Ukraine #USA #UK #EU #Europe #Czechia #Poland #Lithuania #Latvia #Trump #Estonia #Germany #France #Austria #Hungary #Romania #Slovakia #Japan #Taiwan #Australia #Switzerland #Canada #Italy #Ireland #Netherlands #Finland #Sweden #Denmark #Iceland #Norway #Spain #NATO #RussiaIsATerroristState
The Dutch have been warned not to eat homegrown eggs over forever chemicals fears.
People in the Netherlands should stop eating backyard-produced eggs due to contamination from PFAS or forever chemicals, a Dutch government agency announced Tuesday.
Earthworms may be the cause of PFAS entering the eggs, according to national public health institute RIVM.
April 15, 1892: On this date, Corrie ten Boom was born in Haarlem, the Netherlands. She her father, her sister, & other family members helped Jews escape Nazi persecution during WW2. Though a police station was 1/2 block from their home they sheltered Jews in their residence. They were caught & she was sent to Ravensbrück. She survived the war. It is estimated that ~800 Jews were saved by the family’s efforts.
My loot from the BookCrossing convention in Wageningen, NL. Some I received as gifts and some I picked to bring to friends, but most are caught by and for me. Mostly English, but also a few French and German ones. Excited and looking forward to read.
#Books #BookCrossing #BookCrossingConvention #BookCrossingConventionWageningen2025 #Wageningen #Netherlands
Ok, I'm watching the Fish Doorbell (thank you John Oliver):
Reminders
Windmill Sawmill
Netherlands
#photography
#handmade
#travel
#PostcardsfromtheRoad
#netherlands
