donderdag 1 oktober 2015

Dunes

To reach the beach you have to walk down through the dunes which are important in protecting the land against potentional ravages by storm waves from the sea.

Or use the stairs.

The dunes are planted with marram grass to keep the sand together.

The old dunes, more landward are overgrown with bushes. In the distance you can see the skyline of the government city the Hague.

To our surprise there were still some flowers in the dunes although it is autumn. We are enjoying a kind of Indian summer with cold nights but lots of sunshine during the day with temperatures of 17 degrees C (62.6 F).

19 opmerkingen:

  1. I like the cobblestone road. Very attractive scene.

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  2. Um passeio nas dunas junto à praia é uma maravilha.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

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  3. In enjoyed being near the beach when we lived in The N etherlands. When we arrived we stayed at a hotel in Scheveningen and then found a house in Wassanaar again near the North Sea. I always found the water cold though even in summer!

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  4. Sounds like you look after the preservation of your dunes like we do Marianne. Super beach shots.

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  5. Heerlijk weer om nog even aan het strand te vertoeven.

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  6. Dearest Marianne,
    Lovely photos and lovely to see those wild roses with rose hips!
    Today we have 24°C but tomorrow only 18°C... warning for rough weather in the New York area so bad weather seems to come our way!
    Enjoy the pretty days of this fall.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  7. Your walkways through the dunes are very nice. Ours are old weather-beaten rotten boarding.

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  8. The colours of those flowers really stand out beautifully, Marianne!

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  9. I do like to dunes running along the back of a beach - we too are enjoying an Indian Summer, it is lovely isn't it?

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  10. The dunes are beautiful! I grew up riding horses on the dunes at the beach. My grandfather also used to ride us kids up and down the dunes in his jeep. Wonderful memories! Our weather is a little cooler here, but not much.

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  11. CAnals and dunes are a big part of your country's way of life.

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  12. Beautiful photos The weather is still looking good there. I love the beach. Is this Zandvoort?

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  13. Interesting to see views from your side of the North Sea.... the container ships and tankers look familiar....sand dunes too!

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  14. Lovely beach photos. Are those wildflowers?

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  15. I really love your dynes and beach. They are so originel. I've been once in a beach like this (I just don't remember the place), and I hope I'll can go anothet time again some day. These are wonderful photos, also in previous post.

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