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.. this place is really the Garden of Eden. When I came here a long time ago the locals kept a suspicious eye on me: Hey you over there, you are and will stay an outsider…. But gradually they started to appreciate me, at least for the things I do in nature. The dike on sea hight behind me turns out their world which is far too busy for me. Here you step into a peaceful and sometimes rough world with his permanently changhing seasons. My life is one with a permanent view on the river and with my back against the dike. I have to take much care of the house and garden around me, everything needs maintenance and permanent attention. I’ve become a real do-it-yourselfer. Pleasantly I go through summer, the river is far away, the boats are almost gone, floating below the summerdike, the beautiful but haunted muskrats swim past me as I fish in my pool full of water-lilly leaves. The autumn storms shake my house and willows and the rapidly rising water in spring when the snow melts in the Swiss Alps sometimes overflows my kitchen and sleeping room. I have a pair of swans with six young this year. Wich feels like a reward for good management ..
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Landschap 1 De Waal © Freddy Rikken
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