Tag Archives: Gentbrugge
Alder catkins.
At the moment nature does not give much opportunities to take nice pictures.
But this afternoon while the sun showed itself for a few hours I managed to photograph the first signs of spring although this time of the year it should be depths of winter.
Again not a white christmas this year but grey and windy weather with very soft temperatures.
I wish everybody a cosy christmas eve and day and peace and happines to everyone.
Barnacle geese.
Wild geese have arrived from the remote north and are grazing on the meadows next to the river “The scheldt”
These birds fly 3000 km to get here.
Mostly this is a sign that winter is not far away.
Winter is at our doorstep.
The temperature during the night has dropped and the days are cold but sunny.
So the ideal time to photograph some sunset images at my neighbouring river.
Cycling along the river.
Yesterday i went for a short cycling trip following the river “De Schelde” in the direction of Heusden, Gentbrugge and as always nature gave me some little surprises.
I saw a beautiful “Peacock butterfly”. It was enjoying the last powerful sunrays and I was lucky and able to photograph it.
The borders of the river are covered with “Himalayan balsam” , an invasive plant that originates from the Himalayan mountains.
A plant that you also see a lot on the side of the river is “Binweed”.
In our language we call it ” Little piss-pot”
Dried teasels, ideal food for the “European Goldfinch”
A lot of flowers change into seeds and I always enjoy it to try to take a picture of them and play with the light.
Returning home on the other side of the river the sunset coloured the sky and another nice autumn day came to an end.
In the distance you can see the church of Gentbrugge and behind a part of the skyline of Ghent.
KOENRAAD DM'S KREAVERSUM 