Crow
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There’s a man in my neighbourhood who is trying to befriend the crows. At least, I assume that is what he is doing.
Amsterdam
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Hollyhocks
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I can’t remember exactly when hollyhocks began to bloom across Amsterdam. It feels as if, one summer, they were suddenly just there, reaching up through the paving stones and covering gable ends with wild abandon.
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Cormorants
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I am lucky enough to live by a river. From my window, a wide expanse of water, some five hundred metres wide, stretches from shore to shore. It’s a working river, busy with barges laden with goods heading out towards the Rhine. Sailboats pass through here on their way to the small havens that lie
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Coronation Conundrums
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It was my Dutch friend that brought it up. We were standing in the living room, the day of the coronation. Outside a crowd was slowly building, awaiting the arrival of the new King and his family who were due to sail past in a royal flotilla, as part of the celebrations. All of a
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The Amsterdam Eye
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Tourists flying into Amsterdam may not notice that the map of the city contained inside their in-flight magazines is different to the one they would have encountered a year ago. Where once the city map would have provided an overview of the arched canals, the Dam Square and the Vondel Park, one area of the
