Hoisting of the Marshall Bell - Embassy of the Netherlands in the United States

 Both of us have been very proud of the fact that The Netherlands is one of the few countries that has repaid the Marshall Help, received after WWII

New Dutch Bells to Ring Over Washington

Today was a very special day...

Posted by Embassy of the Netherlands in the United States on Thursday, May 20, 2021

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True Indigo Indigofera Tinctoria in Pieter's Favorite Color

 

In East Java, on May 25, 1996 I'm holding this beautiful purple flower. Pieter's favorite color and it is the True Indigo or Indigofera Tinctoria.

You can see the fruits hanging...

Hard to look up at Pieter with the strong sunshine...

Yep, I'm wearing my same eco friendly Loints of Holland sandals that I wore next day to the Volcano Mount Bromo, see link below post.

During the weekend we always loved to walk around and discover the fascinating flora and fauna of Indonesia!

Identifying this one has not been easy, but glad I found it!

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COME Cross the Tengger Sand Sea to Volcano Mount Bromo, Indonesia | wearing the very same Loints of Holland sandals

THIS is how a MANGO grows...

 

Me very happy in the garden near the office of our mushroom company in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia.

THIS is how mangoes grow!

What a sight to hold them in your hands like that...

For husband Pieter it was a discovery as well.

Too bad it is not yet ripe or I would eat it!

By the end of November they're ripe and ready for transport to the fruit markets.

East Java has a very delicious sweet variety and while living in Indonesia we bought LOTS of them, fresh at the local market.

Have you ever seen mangoes on a tree?