// text and photography by Marjolein den Hartog
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Landscapes

Heerlijkheid Mariënwaerdt, Beesd, Gelderland, Netherlands

Heerlijkheid Mariënwaerdt, Beesd, Gelderland, Netherlands

Bare walnut trees framed by the last birch leaves

Pfälzerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Pfälzerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

A birch bends between earth and sky

Nieuwe Statenzijl, Groningen, Netherlands

Nieuwe Statenzijl, Groningen, Netherlands

Birdwatching hut De Kiekkaaste on the salt marshes along the Dollard bay

Heerewaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands

Heerewaarden, Gelderland, Netherlands

A tree by the river Maas, framed by vibrant euphorbia flowers and dark clouds

Höganäs, Skåne, Sweden

Höganäs, Skåne, Sweden

Waiting for better days...

Enspijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

Enspijk, Gelderland, Netherlands

A glimpse of seasons past

Enspijk, Betuwe, Netherlands

Enspijk, Betuwe, Netherlands

Frosty riverbanks

Enspijk, Betuwe, Netherlands

Enspijk, Betuwe, Netherlands

Windmill De Vlinder along the river Linge

Strabrecht Heath, North Brabant, Netherlands

Strabrecht Heath, North Brabant, Netherlands

Winter in the Dutch countryside

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England

Canoeists on the river Wye, paddling their way into the dark

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Rome, Lazio, Italy

The Parco degli Acquedotti, of La Grande Bellezza fame

Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England

Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England

Mardleyhattan: straw bales are piled to form a pair of tall skyscrapers

Noordpolderzijl, Groningen, Netherlands

Noordpolderzijl, Groningen, Netherlands

The Netherlands' smallest tidal harbour at the 'end of the country'

Eilean Donan Castle, Highlands, Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle, Highlands, Scotland

The castle catches a few rays of light between two rainstorms

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

The foliage of this ancient oak tree creates some nice 'camouflage' shadow patterns on the forest floor

Arnarstapi, Snæfellsnes, Iceland

Arnarstapi, Snæfellsnes, Iceland

A lonely house at the foot of the famous Snæfellsjökull glacier

Beinn Eighe National Natural Reserve, Highlands, Scotland

Beinn Eighe National Natural Reserve, Highlands, Scotland

Lone Pine: old pine tree in the Scottish Highlands

Neerijnen, Betuwe, Netherlands

Neerijnen, Betuwe, Netherlands

Between the Lines: the late winter midday sun is filtered by the woods, making its path through the fog

Suðurland, Iceland

Suðurland, Iceland

An abandoned van on the southern coast

Lage Vuursche, Utrecht, Netherlands

Lage Vuursche, Utrecht, Netherlands

Winter light in the woods near the town

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

Cellardyke, Fife, Scotland

A playground on the coast in this East Neuk town

Carbostbeg, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Carbostbeg, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Various Cuillin peaks

Culross, Fife, Scotland

Culross, Fife, Scotland

Looking across to Grangemouth oil refinery

Vík í Mýrdal, Suðurland, Iceland

Vík í Mýrdal, Suðurland, Iceland

The village church

Hverir, Norðurland Eystra, Iceland

Hverir, Norðurland Eystra, Iceland

Boiling and bubbling mud pools in the Hverir sulfur deposits near Lake Myvatn in northern Iceland

near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Suðurland, Iceland

near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Suðurland, Iceland

The fascinating Aurora borealis (northern lights) on Iceland's southern coast

Soviet War Memorial, Berlin, Germany

Soviet War Memorial, Berlin, Germany

The awe-inspiring memorial in Treptow, covered under a thick white blanket

Vlieland, Wadden Islands, Netherlands

Vlieland, Wadden Islands, Netherlands

Lonesome at dusk

Iceland

Iceland

A power plant stretches out its pipelines