January 2013 – Hajeka Photography

Jan 31 – Man and bird

Kite surfer on a nice afternoon at the beach today. Lots of wind and sand.

Walking zone (bicycles allowed)

My entry for the Road Signs V challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 59 out of 80 with a score of 4.8321

Jan 30 – Shrimp cocktail

Made a simple, but nice entree this afternoon. A shrimp cocktail with apple, parsley and roasted pine nuts.

Jan 29 – Grapes

It's time for some vitamins — It’s time for some vitamins

Candle lights

My entry for the Photo Within A Photo challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 34 out of 52 with a score of 5.3053

Jan 28 – Sweet!

A new Dutch king (since 1890) and a lovely queen are announced today. Time for some sweets.

Jan 27 – Cutting

Cutting a mushroom in half. Preparation for a nice beefsteak.

Jan 26 – Footprints in the snow

The right ones are from one of my cats, I do hope the one on the left wasn't there at that moment. — The right ones are from one of my cats, I do hope the one on the left wasn’t there at that moment.

Mirror, mirror…..

My entry for the My Left Foot challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 35 out of 52 with a score of 5.1271

Jan 25 – Blackbird has spoken…

A blackbird in a cold tree

Jan 24 – Nine

Leaf of what should become a snowdrop.

Roses are red

My entry for the Burst of Color IV challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 83 out of 127 with a score of 5.0927

Jan 23 – Meat

“Speklappen”. Could find any (decent) translation. Very nice with a spinach hotchpot with apple and onions.

Jan 22 – In the park

We had some sun today :) — We had some sun today 🙂

The watcher

My entry for the The Arts challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 64 out of 73 with a score of 4.8919

Jan 21 – Snowplow

They did a great job this morning

Jan 20 – Light in the snow

Garden torch in the snow at night. Brrrr, it was cold.

Jan 19 – Snert

Home made pea soup or — Home made pea soup or “erwtensoep”. Good food when it’s cold outside.

Walking with the dog

My entry for the Faceless II challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 47 out of 82 with a score of 5.5000

Jan 18 – Forks

Playing with forks tonight.

Jan 17 – Rose

A late evening photo.

Jan 16 – Smoked salmon with avocado salsa

Just needed something nice today with all the cold here :) — Just needed something nice today with all the cold here 🙂

Jan 15 – It’s snowing!

Windmill — Windmill “De Bloem” in the first snow of this year.

Dutch Party Cheese

My entry for the Celebration III challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 19 out of 46 with a score of 5.6083

Jan 14 – Sunrise

Sunrise this morning on a cold ferry to work.

Jan 13 – Orchids

Some beautiful flowers

Jan 12 – Concertgebouw

Great concert tonight. Just a quick snapshot of the outside.

Jan 11 – City gull

Who cares about traffic?

Jan 10 – Coot

A young coot. The only one that didn't run away immediate when seeing a camera. — A young coot. The only one that didn’t run away immediate when seeing a camera.

Drawing curves

My entry for the Writing Implements challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 10 out of 64 with a score of 6.1908

Jan 09 – Ham mousse

Another entree. The cucumber was mixed with a mix of cooked vinegar and sugar. Very sweet!