I identify more
with riding a bike
than with being Dutch
which makes me
very – very – very
Dutch
I was able to make pictures of this windmill this weekend, thinking ahead for #ThursdayDoors. But what to write about windmills, to turn it into a post for #OctPoWriMo too? I ended up writing about being Dutch. I can assure you it’s really, really, really strange for me to not be able to ride my bike. I’m in my 16th week of not being able to cycle due to my broken foot, and it influences my life immensely. Basically I’m going nowhere. Can’t walk, so no public transport. Can’t use my foot, so not riding a bike. No car driving either. Luckily people take me out for walks, pushing me in a wheel chair (which I could loan through our Dutch health care system).
Tomorrow I will have to find a way to write about the GoFundMe page a friend set up for me. It’s no use having one if I don’t dare to share it…
Unassorted stories 
I enjoyed your little poem about being Dutch. Can’t get away from it then?
Sorry to hear you can’t ride your bike. Hope you heal soon.
Love ALL the things in this post! Poem, doors, windmills, wonderful photography … Thank you so much for visiting my blog and commenting, so I could follow you home and enjoy ALL THE THINGS! 🙂
Thank you 🙂 🙂 🙂 I love the Thursday Door community, there’s so much warmth in there (next to all the beautiful and interesting things).
An eye-catching door and some great windmill-from-all-angles shots.
Lovely pics and your poem!
Ah who can refuse to smile at the sight of a classic Dutch windmill. Lovely shots.
As for the poem, just substitute “riding a bike” for “passionate about hockey” and change Dutch to Canadian and you’d be describing about 35 million of my compatriots 😀
And some non-Canadians, too. 🙂
janet
🙂 I was wondering about other countries, thanks for adding that. 35 million wow. We’re only 17 million – but the number of bikes is rumored to be five times as much.
Sorry to read about your foot! But thanks for sharing this wonderful windmill and door with us. Hope you’re back to cycling soon.
janet
Cast until December, so it might be a while! Thanks ❤
😦
Love your perspectives with those windmills! Great door shot too 🙂 Wishing you good weather for more wheelchair rides, & door pics!
Love the windmill and the door! 🙂
Fabulous windmill and a very cool door.
Excellent photos and I am sorry about your broken foot. It’s interesting our homelands span the globe but we can identify with the same things. Thank you for joining in.
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Your windmills photos are fascinating
Your Dutch poem is cutely interesting
Your broken foot slowly healing
your little poem is really lovey and witty
Thank you 🙂
I enjoyed this!
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