We could mix a day at Wildlands in Emmen with the Gouden Pijl road cycling event in Emmen in one day, a perfect combination and so after having seen lots of wild animals in the park we were of to see wild cyclists in the center of Emmen.
A day in the zoo
It has been years since I visited the zoo in Emmen and haven’t been there at all since in changed to the ‘Wildlands’ zoo experience it now is, so as Monica had visited the zoo several times now, this was a great time for her to guide me through the zoo.
Static Roots Festival 2019
This year halfway July was the fourth edition of the fantastic Static Roots Festival in Zentrum Altenberg in Oberhausen. A young festival that is growing and improving every year and as a result of that they SOLD OUT this year, a fantastic achievement and I’m really proud to have been a part of this great festival from the very beginning!
It don’t mean a thing…
if it ain’t got that swing!
Midsummernight walk at Dwingelderveld
A beautiful initiative from the Dutch organisation Natuurmonumenten is the Midsummer nightwalk that we did last weekend. In the night of course :)
Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn at Vanslag
The last concert I saw at Vanslag before it’s summer concert-stop was, halfway May, Fred Eaglesmith who brought his wife Tif Ginn -a seriously good guitarist- along. An evening filled with jokes, stories and a song here or there.
Bumblebee
Lovely when the animal kingdom comes into your garden, even it i’t as tiny as this hard working bumblebee.
Laurence Jones and The Tightropes in Vanslag
Mid April Laurence Jones returned to Vanslag. I saw him play there before in October 2017. Back then in a tight 4-man formation, this time the group has expanded a bit.
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Horses at Fochteloerveen
Sometimes it’s just about being at the right place at the right moment.
Ridley X-Trail Allroad
I finally have my new bike, a Ridley X-Trail gravel bike. It’s NOT going to replace the Bianchi, but will allow me a few different roads, sometimes a more relaxed ride and to do a bit mor cycling late in the year. I took the Sony camera along for it’s first real ride for some shots.
Michelle David and the Gospel Sessions at Vanslag
Hearing that Michelle David was coming to Vanslag with the Gospel Sessions was just the best. I mean: The Gospel Sessions in a former church, the ‘Cathedral of music’ of the North, it can’t get much better than that!
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Marlene Bakker and Hannah Mae in Borger
Every once in a while it’s nice to visit a concert where you don’t really know what to expect and on March 15 I found myself at Vanslag in Borger for a concert by Marlene Bakker.
Evening walk in March
We did a short evening walk as the evenings are getting linger and the landscape is getting a bit more colour…
Ruben Hoeke at Live op Zondag
Last Sunday was the last Live op Zondag for this set of six concerts and to end this terrific series they had Ruben Hoeke and band over.
Supermoon
Tonight’s ‘supermoon’ was well visible over the Balloërveld when we were out cycling…
