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North Amsterdam

June 13, 2020 briangroth Leave a comment

We checked out North Amsterdam today and discovered a number of cute neighborhoods and open space. We might need to check out the dog parks there one of these weekends. It’s much less crowded than our neighborhood.

Amsterdam Wildlife

May 31, 2020 briangroth Leave a comment

We see quite a few rabbits, ducks and geese during morning dog walks as we get closer to Summer.

Pontoon Boat in Amsterdam

May 29, 2020 briangroth 1 comment

Yep, even here in the canals

Sights of Amsterdam

May 15, 2020 briangroth Leave a comment

Yes, people sit on the bike rack to get a ride from a friend, museums are still not open so there are no crowds near them, buildings are still crooked, and the birds are enjoying life in the city.

Composting in Amsterdam: The Worm Hotel

May 10, 2020 briangroth 2 comments

In various neighborhoods in Amsterdam, you can bring your plant scraps to these community composting bins. The city sets them up, and they’re limited to a certain number of neighbors; all of whom are given the combination to the padlock to add to it. Although it looks like anyone could open the bottom to pull out the ready-to-use compost.

This one is near a park we bring the dogs too on weekend mornings, Saraphatipark. The city considers it full at 26 households using it.

The city seems to partner with Wormenhotel (worm hotel), which helps a number of cities in the Netherlands install and manage 108 of these things around the country.