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Photo of the Day - June 2017
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Pauline
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The above photo was yesterday. Today is brilliant sunshine all day and 64F which felt hot!! We did a wonderful hike in the countryside.
We walked through this valley to the hill on the left and then to the sea.
Later in the walk we came to this field of flowers overlooking the village of Eype.
Another hot day in Brugge. As seen in today's walk.
PokeyMindy
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what is that in the last photo? a water wheel or something? it's so cool!
I think it's just a model of something. It sure looks like a water wheel. We saw it when it was fairly new years ago. It was fun to find it again.
Pauline
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We do a 5 mile walk from our house along a ridge to the next village and then home by another ridge. The last two times we have had to walk through a field of male cows (steers) and then climb over a rusted out gate, usually with the cows pushing at us as we are going over the gate (they are very interested in us). I have reported this to the council but nothing is fixed yet (we can report footpath problems on the council website).
On today's walk we had to turn back because the cows are now in the next field and can see us coming. This time the farmer has kept the cows back with electric fence, so we could climb the gate without them pushing at us, but we would have had to push our way through them to get into the field. We walked on the lane instead of through the fields. Pauline and Steve 2, cows 1.
On today's walk we had to turn back because the cows are now in the next field and can see us coming. This time the farmer has kept the cows back with electric fence, so we could climb the gate without them pushing at us, but we would have had to push our way through them to get into the field. We walked on the lane instead of through the fields. Pauline and Steve 2, cows 1.
The world's second tallest brick bell tower.
Continued hot weather here in Brugge. Decided to take my walk at the Begijnhof - several laps around (walking on the grass is prohibited), a few minutes in the Chapel and a few more minutes in the small museum.
We heard music after dinner tonight, so we looked out the window........
......no idea what the occasion is
"Hot" - like everything else, Pauline - is relative...
Today it was 40 C in the shade at the hottest.
The hike was only three hours in the early morning, and there was a breeze - so not bad at all.
One of the exceptional things about parts of this region is, that photos taken of a place in the winter and in the summer will look alike. An above-average rainfall can certainly make a difference, but only in places where there is vegetation.
Pauline
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40C is 104F - by anyone's measure, that is hot. We lived in Santa Fe NM for 20 years and it was desert-like. Lots of sun, snow in winter (but only deep snow for a couple of weeks), hot in summer (but only 2 - 3 weeks of temps in the low 90s - otherwise in the 80s). We had to go walking in the morning or it was too hot. Your weather is more like Phoenix! I have completely adapted to English weather. Temps in the 60sF are my favorite for walking. For me 75F or above is too hot for walking.
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