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A power pole needs dry feet, so a specific construction is created as a fundament.
01-IJssel * From the Northern bank of the Hollandse IJssel, the poles of the power grid are the major vertical elements in an otherwise horizontal scenery. * 1984 x 1488 * (220KB)

02-Hitland * Hitland - an old area that never got really dry. This is the wild part, flat as the rest of Holland. * 1984 x 1488 * (265KB)

03-Swamp * Being the wildest part of the whole region named Hitland, the Southern part consists of nmarshes and swamps, full or reeds. * 1984 x 1488 * (539KB)

04-Bridging * To cross this landscape, these wooden paths, elevated about 20 centimeters above water level, help you to keep your feet (and more) dry. It's walways a surprise what's around the next corner... * 1984 x 1488 * (533KB)

05-LivingLow * Along the road, this old hose stands centimeters above the water level. * 1984 x 1488 * (598KB)
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15-Sep-2008 21:09
07-Park-1 * Parkland in suburbia. Since this area lies several meters below sealevel, water is a main ingredient for these parklands. And water means brdiges....We would cross the one in the back. * 1984 x 1488 * (507KB)

08-Park-2 * After crossing the bridge, a view on the wooded bank we just went along. * 1984 x 1488 * (567KB)

09-Swans * These swans with their young caused a small deviation - passing then with a dog was considered unwise. * 1593 x 879 * (261KB)

10-Pasage * Portals bridging the stream on our left, and a road along it. * 1809 x 1197 * (371KB)

11-Mills * The two mills at the Kralingse Plas. These are the only tobacco and spice mills left in the Netherlands: De Ster and De lelie * 1984 x 1488 * (365KB)
$text.updated-on 15-Sep-2008 22:56
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