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Meet Lottche...
She was the Weimaraner dog on the ship I sailed on with one of my classes of year seven.
Although the children tried to get her attention all the time (they wanted to pet and hug her) she only had ears and eyes for her owner, the skipper.
After a stormy morning the weather got better and we anchored for a while near the lock between Ijsselmeer and North Sea.
Lottche took the opportunity to jump from deck and had a short walk by herself.
When she came back she stood beside the ship, waiting for her owner to call her. That was when I took this image. Behind her you can see some grasses growing at the shore of the Ijsselmeer.
Here some short information from wikipedia about Weimaraner dogs:
The Weimaraner is a dog that was originally bred for hunting in the early 19th century. Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game, such as boar, bears, deer, and foxes. As the popularity of large game hunting began to decline, Weimaraners were used for hunting smaller animals, like fowl, rabbits, and foxes. Rather than having a specific purpose such as pointing or flushing, the Weimaraner is an all purpose gun dog. The Weimaraner is loyal and loving to his family, an incredible hunter, and a fearless guardian of his family and territory. The name comes from the Grand Duke of Weimar, Karl August, whose court enjoyed hunting.
And from the same source some information about the Ijsselmeer:
Ijsselmeer (sometimes translated as Lake IJssel, alternative international spelling: Lake Yssel) is a shallow lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. It is named after the IJssel river that drains into it via a smaller lake, the Ketelmeer. The IJsselmeer is the largest lake in Western Europe.
The IJsselmeer was created in 1932 when an inland sea, the Zuiderzee, was closed by a 32 km dam, the Afsluitdijk. This was part of a major hydraulic engineering project known as the Zuiderzee Works, that years later led to the reclaiming of land from the IJsselmeer, thereby diminishing the size of the lake.
In 1975 the IJsselmeer was further split in two by the completion of the Houtribdijk, now also called Markerwaarddijk, which runs from Enkhuizen southeast to Lelystad. This former southern part of the IJsselmeer is now the hydrologically separate Markermeer.
The IJsselmeer functions as a major fresh water reserve, serving as a source for agriculture and drinking water. It also offers plenty of opportunities for various recreational activities.
The province of Flevoland was created in 1986 from the polders reclaimed from the IJsselmeer.
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I hope you like this. Thanks for having a look. Have a nice and sunny week. Kindest regards, Britta |
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