Driving and walking through the countryside of East Frisia (Ostfriesland) in February 2021, we took some photos,
documenting a typical winter setting in this area.
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Knock coast near Emden, at the mouth of River Ems into the North Sea |
View towards Eemshaven (Netherlands) |
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View towards Knock beach |
Knock beach is a dog beach as well |
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Knock beach |
Dunes above Knock beach |
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Ice on the beach |
Holly has good fun |
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Ice on the beach |
Holly |
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View towards Delfzijl (Netherlands) |
Ship heading to Emden |
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View towards Eemshaven (Netherlands) |
Statues |
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Knock Siel ... |
Statues |
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Knock Siel ... |
Preflooder |
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Knock Canal |
"Knockster Sieltief" |
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Between Oldersum and Gandersum: Canal ... |
... and "Hammrich" |
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Oldersum ... |
... Settlement "Rood Acht" |
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Canal ("Tief") between Oldersum and Gandersum |
View across Ems dike towards Ditzum |
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Goose on the run ... |
... hunting dog :-) |
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Icy ditch |
Closer view towards Ditzum |
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Emsside Canal Marina, car transport train from VW Emden passing by ... |
Ice on Emsside Canal |
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Emsside Canal ... |
... and junction with a smaller canal joining from north-east |
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Boat on Emsside Canal |
Icy pond by Oldersum rail crossing |
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Jan Berghaus Brücke crossing River Ems at Leer |
Ice on River Ems, view towards mouth of River Leda (joining from left side) |
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River Ems, view from the Bridge towards Weener (Reiderland) |
View downstream towards Moormerland and Emden |
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Ice on River Ems |
View towards the dike and the town of Leer |
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Rail bridge across River Leda at Leer |
Leda barrage at Leer |
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Holly in the snow |
Sledding at the dike |
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Leer |
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Leer ... |
... historic town |
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Town Hall |
Leer Harbour, view towards the Isle of Nesse |
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Leer Harbour ... |
... with ice |
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"Große Kirche" ... |
... evangelic church of Leer |
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Icy Ems-Jade Canal near Ihlow |
Ems-Jade Canal |
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Lake "Großes Meer" near Forlitz ... |
... frozen |
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Hammrich ... |
... and Canal near Forlitz |
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