Skywatch

 A skywatch in the Harbour of Almere Haven. The boats are each time bigger than the year before. Linking to "Skywatch Friday"

Signs

 An old photo with an old product at the fleamarket at the Harbourfestival in Almere in 2018. I remember this soap  my mother used  to clean clothes and other things in the household. Linking to Signs2

Zen

In all the hustle and bustle of the Harbour Days, he took his moment.

The Botter

The "Botter" is an old Dutch type of fishing vessel dating from the 2nd half of the 18th  century. Botters mainly fished in the former Zuidersea but were also used for coastal fishing on the North Sea.

You could make a tour over the Gooilake but we have done that many times before so just watched.

Harbour Days (3)

At the harbour days there were Shanty choirs to sing sailors songs.

They wear special old fashioned costumes.

They came from the north of our country from Groningen province.

Harbour Days (2)

The second day of the Harbour Days there is always a big flea market along the harbour.

Lots of old stuff our mothers used to grind coffee beans.

Two cute child seats.

You could take a boattrip over the Gooi lake in a lifeboat that went with  a speed of 260 pk over the water. Not with me, no way!
Linking to "Our World Tuesday"

Harbour days

Each year we have in september in our village Almere Haven the "Harbour days". On Saturday there is a big creative market where people can show there skills. I am each year impressed by what people can create. Look at this wooden fish, it is a puzzle you can built up yourself!

Looking so cute.

Watch that jacket in front, it s made out of wood!

Ceramic works.

Love this one!

Sunday Concerts

A musical singalong at the Harbour Days in Almere.

A shanty choir.

An Irish harpist.

And music on the pub bridge. 

Fireboat

At the Harbour Days in Almere you could have a tour on this historical boat  named "Jan van der Heyde". It used to be a fireboat in Amsterdam which could help to extinguish a fire in a canal house in the narrow historical centre with water from the canal.

Here you can see the fire pump on deck at the left. I can remember I have seen the boat in action when I was a child living in Amsterdam. 

Here a fireman in an old costume and helmet. The boat is now part of a museum in Almere.

Skywatch

A fishing net of a Botter ship against the blue sky in Almere Haven. Linking to "Skywatch Friday"

Handcraft

Last weekend we had  the Harbour Days in our village with a handcraft market where people could show and sell their creative skills. Here people were carving in alabaster.

This one made me laugh.

Kitties.

And another sweety. Linking to "Our World Tuesday"

Harbour Days

At the harbour in Almere Haven with two "Botters",  typical Dutch fishing boats.

Here a close look of the two boats with big brown coiled sails.
Linking to "Weekend Reflections"

Broccante

At the "Broccante" (Antique Fair) in Almere Haven last Sunday. A silver evening bag from 1925.

So sweet someone's ballet shoes.

Many stalls with beauty along the harbour.

Harbor Festival (2)

Some impressions of the artfair. Loved this one but I shouldn't know when and where to put it on.

Mosaic works, (that's me in the mirror)

Crowds everywhere, the weather was great.

And music everywhere. Linking to "Our world Tuesday"

Harbor Festival

A lot of fun this weekend in our village Almere Haven with the annually Harbor Festival days with lotst of music of the Shanty Choires (Sailors singing ).

They are not sailors, only singing their old songs.

This ladies choir was named "Cockles and mussels" after the famous  Irish song.

Painting

At the Art Fair in Almere yesterday the artist had framed himself as a painting.

Rehearsal

The orchestra is practicing the rehearsel of the open air music performance in the evening at the harbour festivities in Almere Haven last september.

Girl power

Not only little boys want to sit on a real Police motor  anymore.

Also little girls.

Harbour Days

At the Harbour Festivities in Almere Haven the visitors could  have a sail with a Dutch "Botter".

The "Botter"is an old Dutch type vessel with a flat or slightly V-shaped face. The type originated in the 2nd half of the 18th century and was used for fishing on the former Southern Sea, but also for coastal fishing in the North Sea.

It has big brown sails but they used the motor by a lack of winds.

Of course there were also visitors who showed their own boats. The red one in front is the lifeboat of our village which gave some demonstrations.