#West-Friesland

[polldermodel]

Beoordeel de regio west-friesland?

#hm ik weet nog niet of deze in de ''beoordeel steden'' serie moet of niet... of dat ik een andere moet starten met ''beoordeel regios'' #peiling #poll #polls #nederland #nederlands #west-friesland #westfriesland #noord-holland #westfries #steden beoordelen

[veiligplekje]

“De hemel hoog vol wolkenwol, de aarde breed, begrensd en vol. Het waterwitte ochtendlicht lekdrupp’lend tussen wolkenzicht.

De bomen bijna kaal zo nat en glad, een naakte slak op ‘t bladbestrooide pad. Een bietenkar steunknersend maakt zijn spoor, zwaar ploegend trekt de boer zijn voor.

De wind is stil, het landschap rustig; de zon wordt sterker, kust d’aarde vluchtig...”

― Joke Charisius - de Leur, Herfstmorgen in West-Friesland

#gedicht #poëzie #herfst #west-friesland #nederlands #dutch #the netherlands

[alexdehaas]

Molen Zuider-G, village of Burgerbrug, The Netherlands. by Alex de Haas

#Aurora HDR #DJI #Dutch #Europa #Europe #Grote Sloot #HDR #Holland #M2P #Mavic #Mavic 2 Pro #Molen Zuider-G #Nederland #Nederlands #Netherlands #Noord-Holland #West Frisia #West-Friesland #Zuider-G #aerial photography #avond #canal #countryside #drone #evening #kanaal #landelijk #landscape #landschaft #landschap

[lachendelama]

De kinderen van Kinderopvang West-Friesland kwamen met bussen naar Ursem om onze Piraten voorstellingen te zien. https://lachendelama.nl/piraten-in-ursem/ #piraten #voorstelling #kindertheater #vakantie

#ursem #kinderopvang #west-friesland #piraten #kindertheater #voorstelling #vakantie

[huariqueje]

Schiermonnikoog   -   Ton Dubbeldam

Dutch, b.1957-

Oil on panel ,  45 x 45 cm

#Ton Dubbeldam #dutch artist #dunes landscape #Schiermonnikoog #island landscape #Friesland #West Frisian Islands

[blueiskewl]

Dutch Historian Finds Medieval Treasure Trove

A Dutch historian found unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) announced on Thursday.

Lorenzo Ruijter, 27, who told Reuters he has been treasure hunting since he was 10, discovered the treasure in 2021 in the small northern city of Hoogwoud, using a metal detector.

"It was very special discovering something this valuable, I can't really describe it. I never expected to discover anything like this," Ruijter said, adding that it was hard to keep it a secret for two years.

But experts of the National Museum of Antiquities needed the time to clean, investigate and date the treasure's objects and have now found that the most recent coin by that time the jewelry was already two centuries old, the museum said, adding it must already have been "an expensive and cherished possession."

"Golden jewelry from the High Middle Ages is extremely rare in the Netherlands," the museum also said.

While it will remain a mystery why exactly the treasure was buried, the museum pointed out there was a war raging between Dutch regions West Friesland and Holland in the middle of the 13th century, with Hoogwoud being the epicenter, can be dated back to around 1250, which made them assume the treasure was buried then.

Ruijter said it is possible someone powerful at the time buried the valuable objects as a way to protect them and hopefully dig them up once it was safe again.

Given its archaeological significance, the treasure was given as a loan to the museum which will display it, but it will remain the official property of finder Lorenzo Ruijter.

#Dutch Historian Finds Medieval Treasure Trove #treasure #ancient jewelry #ancient coins #ancient artifacts #gold #silver #metal detector #metal detector finds #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #middle ages

[noosphe-re]

The flag of the province of Friesland or Frisian flag (West Frisian: Fryske Flagge; Dutch: Friese vlag), is the official flag of the Netherlands province of Friesland. It consists of four blue and three white diagonal stripes; in the white stripes are a total of seven red pompeblêden, leaves of the yellow water-lily, that may resemble hearts, but according to the official instructions "should not be heart-shaped". The jerseys of the football club SC Heerenveen and the Blauhúster Dakkapel [fy] are modeled after this flag. (Wikipedia)

#Friesland #Frisian #Netherlands #Dutch #flag #flag design #vexillology

[brookston]

Holidays 12.5

Holidays

AFL-CIO Day

Bathtub Party Day (a.k.a. Party in the Tub Day)

Battle of Longewaia Day (India)

Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day (Thailand)

Blue Jeans Day

Boycott Day

Celebrate Shelter Pets Day

Children’s Day (Suriname)

Colorado Gives Day (Colorado)

Day of Military Honor - Battle of Moscow (Russia)

Day of the Ninja (a.k.a. International Ninja Day)

Die Like a Pirate Day

Discovery Day (Dominican Republic, Haiti)

Father’s Day (Thailand)

Female Community Health Volunteers’ Day (Nepal)

Folding Chair Day

Fraternity Day

International Ninja Day  (a.k.a. International Creep Like a Ninja Day)

International Volunteer Day

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (UN)

Irrational Exuberance Day

Klozum (Netherlands)

Let's Get Organized Day

Montgomery Bus Boycott Anniversary Day

National Communicate with Your Kids Day

National Commute With Your Baby Day

National Day of the Coral Reef (Colombia)

National DeFi (Decentralized Finance) Day

National Devon Day

National Johnny Day

National Kings of Prohibition Day

Ninjas vs. Krampus Day

Play Hookey Day

Roe Deer Day (French Republic)

Quito Day (Ecuador)

Tinsel Day

World Biomedical Engineering Day

World Soil Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Comfort Food Day

National Pigs in a Blanket Day (UK)

National Repeal Day

Sacher Torte Day

Swap a Christmas Cookie Recipe Day

World Turkish Coffee Day

1st Tuesday in December

World Trick Shot Day [1st Tuesday]

Feast Days

Abercius (Christian; Saint)

Bassus of Nice (Christian; Saint)

Clement of Alexandria (Episcopal Church)

Crispina (Christian; Saint)

Dalmatius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

David Bomberg (Artology)

Faunalia (Honoring Faunus; Ancient Rome)

Faunalia Rustica (Pagan)

Festival of Faunalia (for Old Roman God Faunus)

Gerbold (Christian; Saint)

Ghidra and Mechaghidra Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saints)

Huyghens (Positivist; Saint)

Justinian of Ramsey Island (Christian; Saint)

Nicetius (a.k.a. Nizier; Christian; Saint)

Niels Stenson (Christian; Blessed)

St. Nicholas Eve [Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, UK] (a.k.a. ... 

Avond (Leewvarden, West Friesland, Netherlands)

Bonhomme Noel (Celebration of “Goodman Christmas”)

Klausjagen (Switzerland)

Krampus

Krampusnacht (a.k.a. Krampuslauf; Austria)

Sinterklaas (The Netherlands)

Zwarte Piete (Black Peter, companion of St. Nicholas who keeps track of good/bad kids)

Nones of December (Ancient Rome)

Pelinus of Brindisi (Christian; Saint)

Remember the Spanish Inquisition Day (Pastafarian)

Sabbas the Sanctified (Christian; Saint)

Wes (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [66 of 71]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Anne of Green Gables (TV Mini-Series; 1985)

Band on the Run (Album; 1973)

Beverly Hills Cop (Film; 1984)

Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (Film; 1962)

The Borrowers (Film; 1997)

Bucks for Boris or The Green Paper Caper (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 132; 1961)

Bye Bye Baby, by Mary Wells (Song; 1960)

Cadillac Records (Film; 2008)

Café Flesh (Adult Film; 1982)

Charade (Film; 1963)

Chef Donald (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Come and Get It, by Badfinger (Song; 1969)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Film; 2008)

Damaged, by Black Flag (Album; 1981)

Flash Gordon (Film; 1980)

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, by Giorgio Bassani (Novel; 1962)

Good Will Hunting (Film; 1997)

Hop Skip and Junk or Bullwinkle’s Big Tow (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 131; 1961)

Juno (Film; 2007)

Let It Bleed, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1969)

Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel García Márquez (Novel; 1985)

Made in America, by The Blues Brothers (Album; 1980)

The Matchmaker, by Thornton Wilder (Broadway Play; 1954)

Ocean’s Eleven (Film; 2001)

The Pearl, by John Steinbeck (Novella; 1947)

Pioneer Days (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Serpico (Film; 1973)

The Station Agent (Film; 2003)

Symphonie Fantastique, by Hector Berlioz (Symphony; 1830)

Tweet Dreams (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

The Village Smithy (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Today’s Name Days

Anno, Gerald, Niels, Reinhard (Austria)

Sava, Silva, Silvana, Silviya, Stanislav (Bulgaria)

Krispina, Sabina, Slavka (Croatia)

Jitka (Czech Republic)

Sabina (Denmark)

Selma, Selme (Estonia)

Selma (Finland)

Gérald, Gérard (France)

Gerald, Niels, Reinhard (Germany)

Diogenes, Savas, Savvas (Greece)

Vilma (Hungary)

Giulio, Lucia (Italy)

Klaudija, Klaudijs, Sabīne, Sarma, Sarmīte (Latvia)

Eimintas, Geisvilė, Grafas, Gratas (Lithuania)

Ståle, Stine (Norway)

Anastazy, Gerald, Geraldyna, Kryspina, Krystyna, Pęcisława, Saba (Poland)

Anastasie, Nectarie, Sava (Romania)

Oto (Slovakia)

Anastasio, Elisa, Sabas (Spain)

Sven(Sweden)

Pandora, Sabas, Savas, Wallace, Wally, Walt, Walter (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 339 of 2024; 26 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 49 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ruis (Elder) [Day 8 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 23 (Ding-You)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 22 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 22 Jumada I 1445

J Cal: 9 Zima; Twosday [9 of 30]

Julian: 22 November 2023

Moon: 46%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 3 Bichat (13th Month) [Huyghens]

Runic Half Month: Is (Stasis) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 73 of 89)

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 14 of 30)

#calendar #Holidays

[draadloosbreien]

IN MEMORIAM:

Wilhelminus Otto Petrus Panter IEdéfix.

Geboren: 7 of 9 juli 2007, Broekop Langedijk, Noord-Holland.

Overleden: 23 oktober 2023, Hoorn, West-Friesland.

Grootmoeder: Mariska Steltenpool.

Beste vriend: Wenzel Fanvliet.

Lievelingskleur/eten: Muisgrijs.

Sommigen noemden hem Whoppy, of Woppey en een enkeling zelfs Woppie. Niemand noemde hem poes, katachtige of Wopperik. Wat vele niet wisten is dat hij een zij was. Gender was irrelevant voor de Wopster. Zo irrelevant als een verdwaald latrine vliegje (leptocera fontinalis) dat zich vastklampte aan juist dat éne grassprietje dat onze geliefde parttime omnivoor naar binnenwerkte - tijdens vleesvrije vrijdag wel te verstaan - om een haarballetje uit te kunnen braken. Zijn vacht noemde hij overigens haar, maar dát was dan ook de uitzondering op de regel. Genderaliseren was men/hen/hun/hemsie vreemd.

16 jaar lang, vrijwel tot de laatste snik, dartelde de lichtvoetige Woppie als een panter in tutu door zijn territorium dat de halve stad besloeg. Het CBS (Wuppie was geliefd in wetenschappelijke kringen) telde 73 koolmezen (of pimpelmezen, de data bleek minder nauwgezet dan gedacht), 34 merels, 13 eksters, 1 Haas, 3 barbies, een wandelende tak, 52 huismuizen, 15 bosmuizen, 7,4 spitsmuizen (mogelijk 0,6 vleermuis), 14 glazenmakers (waarvan 13 behorende tot het soort libelle), 1 halsbandparkiet, 3 (nep)gouden horloges, 5 roodborstjes, 3022 (langpoot)muggen en 2 winterkoningkjes én 1 naaktslak.

Deze nog niet officeel gepubliceerde lijst van slachtoffers - kun je je voorstellen - heeft veel tranen, nog meer conflicten en een aantal scherpe ethische discussies opgeleverd in huize W. De kinderen waren nochtans (meestal) veilig. In 16 jaar is dat een behoorlijke lijst, zeker de sakattical van 2014 in ogenschouw nemend.

Woppie had meer hobby's. Baardlikken en/of achterhoofd likken was daar één van. Iedere avond - tijdens de koffie in de kap/t schuur - wanneer we de dag doornemen, kon Woppie haar hobby belijden. Spinnen en dauwtrappen met steevast te scherpe nagels zorgden voor extra sjeu en verdieping. Het was een genieter, een écht mensen-mens. Behalve kinderen, die mocht ie niet graag. Drukke mannen met luide stem, niet oké. Zeurderige vrouwen welke schelle klanken produceren en/of teveel parfum dragen. Not done. Hij hield er gewoonweg niet van. Wopperick was wel beschouwd toch meer een einzelgänger. Maakte zijn eigen regels. Dronk water uit de pannen voor de vogels, spuugde vlooienpillen weer uit voordat men ze überhaupt uit de verpakking kon halen. Een wormentablet kon je direct tussen je beiden wenkbrauwen vandaan peuteren. Wop was autonoom. Autodidact en behoorlijk zelfvoorzienend. Één ogenblik met deze imposant grote kater - zoals zij zichzelf graag portretteerde in de verhalen aan de zich aan hem onderwerpende buurtkatten - leerde je de strekking van zijn wilsverklaring. Ik doe wat ik wil, ik poep waar ik wil, ik slik een pil wanneer ík wil, ik wíl wat ik wil en ik sterf al helemaal wanneer ík dat wil.

Toen hij z'n laatste avond in ging, het galgenmaal al niet meer genuttigd, was veel ons (ouders en/of verzorgenden) duidelijk. Onze kat was er klaar voor. Geen gezeik met pillen, getrut met wegwerphandschoenen, geen geneuzel van en zalvende woorden door witpakkigen. Woppie moet zwieren over schuttingen, spelend met een gehavend muisje dat hem smekend aankijkt 'm in WOPsnaam uit zijn lijden te verlossen. Hoewel het uiteraard juist ook een éer was om het dodelijke slachtoffer van W.O.P. (op z'n Engelands uitspreken) te mogen zijn! Woppie moét voor altijd 2 meter voor me (de schrijver) - óp het zanderige pad dat ik op dat moment in zijn geliefde jardin aan het bestraten was - uitgebreid gaan poepen. Het aangezicht van zijn parmantig poepend gaatje zal ik koesteren.

Woppie blijft bij voorkeur nachten weg, omdat hij dat wil. Omdat regels niet voor hem gelden.

Omringd door 4 van zijn grootste aanhangers - ietwat ongemakkelijk nat wordend door de tranen welke rijkelijk vloeiden en zijn rommelig geworden rastafari-aandoende pelsje besprenkelden - kreeg hij de dodelijke injectie. Het deed 'm allemaal niets. Voor hetere vuren hield hij stand. En zoals alleen onze kat dat kan ging de overgang geruisloos. Zachtvoetig als de pantertutu die hij altijd is gebleven, voor de laatste maal zuchtend. Trots negerend dat de minderjarige helft van het huishouden dat zoveel jaren de zijne was, aan het discussiëren was of er nu een nieuwe hónd of toch weer kát moet komen.

En toen was ie verdwenen. Met de snelheid en doeltreffendheid van z'n dodelijk effectieve instinct, en weer zo vrij als een door hem geliefde vogel...

In Kat Wie Trast

[crochetedleaves]

Is there a real world equivalent accent that your OCs have? (Like even though Ireland might not exist in your world they still have something that could be considered or inspired by a Irish accent, for example)

another great question!!

for each of my ocs, i retrieve cultural inspiration from somewhere on earth. Alberich and Spera Amadea have the tightest influence!

Alberich Wiersma - I was inspired by Germanic languages and decided on the name Alberich, which originates from Old High German. Wiersma is a surname of West Frisian origin. West Frisian is a long-living language of the Dutch province, Friesland. Therefore, I picture Alberich with a strong German accent.

Spera Amadea Millefiori - Spera’s name is something I invented myself. This character is my way of portraying subtle Italian culture, and I was thinking of Italian words I could transform into a name fit for a elegant water nymph. Spera originates from the verb Sperare (to hope) and is the conjugation of he/she/it hopes. Amadea came from me always having liked the name ‘Amadeus’ - the Italian reference here is that Amadeus is the name of a well-known Italian tv-presenter - and I morphed into a Italian feminine sounding name. Turns out - it is actually an Italian / Latin name! Millefiori is the name of my favourite honey (i’m a big fan of honey). Miele di Millefiori means Wildflower Honey, which seems very fitting for a nymph. Anyway, I definitely picture Spera with a subtle italian accent, specifically a Southern-Italian accent.

- Are there any OCs from either Devil & Dove or your other projects that have some sort of influence like this?

[dreaming-of-texel]

West-Teschelling, Island of Terschelling, Friesland, The Netherlands  

#Nature #Forest #Woods #Tree #Plant #Fern #Heather #Summer #Countryside #Naturecore #Cottagecore #Grandmacore #Forestcore #Plantcore #Summercore #Countrycore #Countrysidecore

[apersonwholikeslotus]

For Anon: some 30000 foot view facts

A lot of these are going to be kinda obvious but I hope they help!

In reference to the central Germanics there were the Ignaevones, the Herminones, and the Istaevones.

They were (from what Tacitus said) defended from the 3 sons of Mannus; who was a son of the earth god Tuisto.

Despite the origin of the Germanic peoples being about the 5th century BCE they didn't leave Scandinavia until the 2nd century BCE.

The line between Germanic and Celtic really wasn't as cut and dry as the Romans made it out to be. And the Rhine was not as much a hard border as the Romans made it out to be.

The first tribe to convert to Christianity as a whole were the Franks, though the first Germanics to convert were probably Goths individually.

The tribes crossing the Rhine were NOT invading armies. There's far more evidence of natural disasters/other people groups that pushed families west in desperation.

The Allfather was their top guy as well. (Odin/Woden/Wotan was everyone's top guy tbh)

There have been archeological finds of Thor's hammer pendants, like the ones associated with Vikings, in Lower Saxony and Friesland. The belief being they became more popular to wear after the franks started pushing for the other tribes to convert, and were possibly common in Germany and The Netherlands before they were in Scandinavia.

Speaking of (and this is more opinion): the Franks weren't that important until they started being Jerks to everyone else :\

Things were scheduled intertribal meetings, they were used for legislative purposes, but also for socializing and trading. They were presided over by a Lawspeaker, it was an official office in Scandinavia but among the central Germanic tribes would have probably just been an elder of the tribe.

#it is 1:30 am and I would love to add sources but I am tired #maybe tomorrow #not helltalia #apersonwhotalks #germanic tribes #I'll try to think of more facts too #some more specific stuff

[veiligplekje]

#westfriese omringdijk #eenigenbrug #holland #the netherlands #west friesland #west frisia #farmcore #fields #natureblr #route

[alexdehaas]

De Molen van Piet, Clarissenbuurt, city of Alkmaar, The Netherlands. by Alex de Haas Via Flickr: Support my work, become a Patreon patreon.com/alexdehaas

#11mm #Alkmaar #D850 #De Molen van Piet #Dutch #Europa #Europe #HDR #Holland #Irix #Irix 11mm #Luminar Neo #Nederland #Nederlands #Netherlands #Nikon #Nikon D850 #Noord-Holland #West Frisia #West-Friesland #Westfries #binnenstad #center #centrum #city #city center #cityscape #inner city #mill #molen

[amsterdaminpictures]

Enkhuizen is known as the 'Herring City' because of its past as a center for the herring fishing industry. The city is an important tourist center partly because of the extensive and well-preserved historic center. Enkhuizen is a city and municipality in the West-Friesland region, in the Dutch province of North Holland. The municipality is located on both the Markermeer and the IJsselmeer and about an hour away from Amsterdam

#enkhuizen #holland #netherlands #travel #travelblog #straatfotografie #streetphotography #iphonephotography #iamsterdam #canalhouse #amsterdam #cityphotography #canalphotography #canalview #canalhouses #dutch #photographers on tumblr #cityview #cityscape

[ask-thenetherlands]

14, 16, and 20 for mun asks :D

Multimuse asks

14. Which muse is the most demanding?

If we're taking this literally, the answer is easy: Ruben (Holland, the Original™). Whatever he wants, he will demand. In a way he also often demands my thoughts and attention.

Not so literally speaking, I think it would be Hannes (Noord-Brabant). I love him to bits, but he just demands so much energy from me, haha!

16. Do your moods effect which muse you write?

Oh, absolutely. Not by a lot honestly, but if I am upset I tend to not be able to write or draw bubbly muses. But when I'm bouncy, all the more! When I'm cranky, I write either the teenage ones or just Tim xD

20. Do you have any new muses you’re thinking about taking up?

I've dabbled in writing Arthur, actually! Every now and then I do wonder whether I should have him as a muse, but then I remember how unhinged some people can get about him if your headcanons don't align with theirs xD And trust me, my interpretation is not going to be rose coloured, even though I love that character.

Aside from canon characters, I've thought about fleshing out my West-Friesland OC (in North Holland) as well as my Ommelanden OC (in Groningen). I definitely need to read more into the histories of those regions though 🤔

#thank you!! #multimuse asks