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Make Nederlands beautiful... want to do this ? https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/how-to-make-wildflower-seed-balls https://youtu.be/WReV0tlCxhs We are going to make wildflower seed bombs and chuck them around cycle paths in the area. There is a bit of a movement here to add more wildflowers to encourage bees, butterflies and insects. Most of the crops here are mono crops, corn, potatoes, wheat, barley, hay and grasses for forage.  This has lead to a decline in beneficial insects and farmers are sowing a border of wildflowers as an attractant.

To be continued I am interested in Paramotor flying and would love to try it. https://www.gelderlander.nl/montferland/nieuwe-paramotor-hobby-werd-marc-55-uit-nieuw-dijk-fataal-hij-was-mijn-vliegmaatje~a5b3b7a1/ Auto translate by Google. Full article is in Dutch, if interested run it through https://translate.google.com/ Even if you use IOS/MAC/Apple gear. https://www.gelderlander.nl/video/paraglider-neergestort-buiten-didam-piloot-overleden~p149958 To be continued

Hit this link first....then see the titbits below https://fietsroutesinbeeld.nl/en/fietsroutes/gelderland/varsseveld Here is a virtual bike tour around our area.  Its pretty flat, but this is the Netherlands. Some bloke just rode around and shot videos of the bike paths. He did a great job, i tried shooting from the bike but results were shitty. The music is classical piano that PapaBas used to play everyday, so, sentimental for us. These are marked, well maintained bike paths.  There are many other self guided routes to choose. We live in the middle of these bike paths, near junction #34 and we try to go on a different excursion every day and our trips are getting longer, up to 35 kms a day now. Pack a picnic lunch and either hot or cold drinks, depending on the weather. Recently put a hitch on the little Fiat Panda and have a dedicated bike rack for 2 ebikes.  This will allow us to explore to other areas out of our daily range. Marjo is getting ...

Short video of morning feeding riot here. We have doves, pigeons, blackbirds, starlings, sparrows, ducks, water fowl, peafowl,  robins,  Tit mouse, nut hatch and others that pass through.  Many are nesting under the tiles on the roof, under the eaves,in the hedges and trees around the property. Peacocks are eating out of my hand now.

Here is link to a long read story of the time line and events from March https://www.gelderlander.nl/binnenland/het-gelderse-heerde-heeft-de-meeste-coronabesmettingen-er-heerst-dood-en-rouw-in-het-dorp~a067de15/ To translate, use Google Chrome browser, menu choice 'translate' Anyway, if you are interested, follow the link and the translation. There are several more pages that I did not translate/screenshot.