This was my pet project for 2013 and the result of always having a camera with me thanks to my new smart phone. I took photos at least twice a week at the same place and same time of day on my cycle route from Delft train station to the TU Delft and back. The idea was to document the change of seasons throughout the year but due to circumstances (read: moving to South America), I was only able to complete half a year. I hope you enjoy this journey through the seasons in Delft.
January:
The spot for the morning photo (07:45 am): crossing the Abtswoudsebrug over the large Delftse Schie canal looking South.
Spot 1 for the afternoon photo (17:30-18:00): the small canal between the Jaffalaan and the Prins Bernhardlaan close to the TU looking East.
A view of the Mekelpark in front of the TNW building where the Department of Bionanoscience is (various times of day).
Spot 2 for the afternoon photo (17:30-18:00): overlooking the train tracks at Delft Station looking North.
February:
Canal frozen over.
Sometimes the Abtswoudesbrug would open for shipping.
Not fun waiting for it to close in the cold mornings!
March:
The days slowly starting to get longer. Can only appreciate it on sunny days though.
The first sign of Spring. This was the first tree to bud.
The first Spring flowers.
There was a one week break in the cold weather in March with warmer temperatures (~13°C).
This pic was taken during a lunch time walk that week.
The promise of Spring: the daffodils coming up. At first they look like scruffy grass or weeds,
but they grow and suddenly bloom!
More snow! Just when we thought Spring was on its way.
The walkway in front of our house in Rotterdam.
Canal frozen over again.
But this tree kept on going green.
And the daffodils kept blooming.
April:
Daylight saving time starts at the end of March, suddenly the days are an hour longer.
Still some ice in the canal.
Finally the trees blossomed!
View across the Mekelpark with blooming daffodils and blossoming trees.
The tree in front of our house in Rotterdam in full blossom.
Suddenly in a week all the trees are green and the grass is growing.
May:
Trees fully green after another week.
It is so easy forget that there was snow on the ground a few short weeks before.
The Mekelpark greening up
Fully green and grass going to seed.
Still many cloudy days though.
June:
Properly Summer.
It's my favourite when these trees are so full and green and the grass is long.
Poppies at Delft Station
