With all the pampering of the tree-lines the first couple of centimeters of soil already show a lot of mini-life and a different, darker color. …
It is the second week of April 2023 and only now do I realize how tired I am. For the last six months, in hindsight, I have been working against the …
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It is the second week of April 2023 and only now do I realize how tired I am. For the last six months, in hindsight, I have been working against the …
Something white and very round passes by. A spider on its way to play golf? It will definitely need a larger than life club…
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Something white and very round passes by. A spider on its way to play golf? It will definitely need a larger than life club…
The smell of decomposition, the good kind. I once had a teacher who said it was the smell of sex. At the time I looked at him quite sceptical but now …
As this was not an option we had to let Matti go after only three weeks of Matti-ness. What good times we had ! The first week I suddenly hurt my left …
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As this was not an option we had to let Matti go after only three weeks of Matti-ness. What good times we had ! The first week I suddenly hurt my left …
I teamed up with Sebas for a total of 5 weeks. A bit longer than usual because his Lola was having quirks and needed a fix up before the road trip …
Four days immersed in a world of insects, bacteria, fungi, humus, mulch, roots, chromatography and everything useful to improve soil and plant …
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Four days immersed in a world of insects, bacteria, fungi, humus, mulch, roots, chromatography and everything useful to improve soil and plant …
One thing great about being born in the Netherlands or up North is that we know from humongous experience that we will not melt with one drop or a bit …
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One thing great about being born in the Netherlands or up North is that we know from humongous experience that we will not melt with one drop or a bit …
We do not refer to ourselves as “a project”. This presupposes some kind of sensible framework. Like we know what we are doing. The reality …
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We do not refer to ourselves as “a project”. This presupposes some kind of sensible framework. Like we know what we are doing. The reality …
The word boredom does not exist in our Azoia diary as a new challenge presented itself: The vole. A vole is not a mole. The mole feasts on critters …
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The word boredom does not exist in our Azoia diary as a new challenge presented itself: The vole. A vole is not a mole. The mole feasts on critters …
What did not happen for a too long time was the falling of the rain and me – or Gijs – keeping you in the know. The first prevented many seeded seeds …
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Fog patches floating in the dark, wind howling but yet I will have to go outside again, and again, and again. One of the windows is ajar and gives …
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This is about the stick bug and not (yet) about Azoia. When we were little some children would have one in their terrarium but I must admit that I had …
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Azoia is a windy spot and because our land used to be a flat, agricultural area, there is not enough vegetation to break the wind. So we have been …
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It was a pleasure. The pleasure of people visiting us and planting many seeds. Enriching the soil and us. Thank you Ana Maria and Susana!
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