Purperreiger Walk

Although this walk is called the "Purperreiger wandeling" (Purple heron Walk), I was not able to make  photo's of them but we will return another day and try again. I definitely need a binocular to watch the different birds in this wetland area. This area is  called the "Zouweboezem",  and is one of the most important breeding ground for many birds and it has the biggest population of purple herons in the Netherlands.  They breed in the reed beds. 

Let's start the walk: 

 Blooming Elderberry bush

 Hand-woven duck nesting basket and beautiful water lilies.

Thistle

Oude Zederik canal

Vlietmolen 

 The mill is occupied. Isn't this a lovely house to live in?

 A mini version

Oude Zederik

 Reed beds

This used to be a mill, it has a reed roof just like the Vlietmolen.

A break....

 ....view of reflections in front of us.

Far away we can see the TV tower of IJsselstein

We walked through a small village called Sluis, situated on the Lekdijk (Lek is the river and dijk is dike)

A few dike houses.

 This one has seen its best years, it is condemned.

View from the dike over the river Lek.

Fresh  eggs from free-range chickens for sale, I couldn't resist and bought two cartons. Money could be deposit in the little blue box. Good to see that  there are still people who have trust in others....

The neighbor had a turkey roaming around

 Walking on the other side of the Zouweboezem from where we can see the mill, we passed earlier, in the distance.

Reflections of the reed beds

Stacks of reed

You don't expect a bison here...

An old farmhouse.

 Reed roof covered with moss. I like the texture.

Chimney cap with wind indicator

An idea for your unused teapot? 

Last but not least: goats enjoying the scenery

All of these pictures are best viewed by clicking on them to enlarge!