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Today is a cold day in the polder. But that only makes it more beautiful for a round with the dog.

Part of the north-east cost of Nederland. A polder close to Dollard bay, photo taken from the third dike. The land low and flat. Cattle and farmland everywhere around, in the distance neighbouring country