Sunday Afternoon Flowers

 Yesterday between services Om Gert Jan and Tante Joke took us to the Leiden area, about an hour out of Rotterdam by car. The daffodails weren't blooming yet, but the colors of these flowers were phenomenal! Driving along narrow winding country roads we found this area. Apparently this part of the town grows these flowers as their main means of income.

  

Stepping out of the car into the scent of new blooms... so beautiful!

God's art gallery in macro view...

 

... and in micro.

Each bloom is so perfectly delicate. Thousands, together, create these amazing landscapes!

 

Each flower apparently is grown in order to produce 2 bulbs, which are sold internationally.

We also visited some nearby sand dunes, which lined the ocean for about 1 km, acting as a natural dike.

Beach day in March for the win!

 

 Having a nice hair day...

Many famous Dutch paintings feature the clouds of Leiden, for good reason!

 

In the evening we had a bible study about the Sabbath rest. We were reminded that God rested on the seventh day in order to enjoy the fruits of his labour. On this day we too could fill our senses with a sense of God's enjoyment... and it was very good! :)