Windmill, Water and Tulips

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A scenic landscape featuring vibrant pink and red tulip fields under a gray sky, with a traditional windmill in the background and a narrow stream lined with grass in the foreground.
The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2026

A major part of The Netherlands lies beneath sea level. Water, and the management of it in infrastructure as polders, dams and canals, is normal. We even not think of living under sea level. We feel safe.

Here a polder with an old windmill (painted by Monet long ago) – originally used to pump water out of a polder- and a small canal in a polder with tulips. Only the clogs are missing!

LAPC #395 looks back to LAPC #155 ‘On the water’. Water is not on our minds, but it is mindful to keep defending dry land against rising sea, rivers and soon (thanks to climate change with a bigger financial effort) rain.

Shot with iPhone 17 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.  

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