This beautiful statue, in front of the Jacobikerk (St James church) in Utrecht, commemorates Alyt Ponciaens, a 15th century hermit. She lived in a small cell inside the Jacobikerk, filling her days with prayer and contemplation. Hermits like Alyt were common in...
This photo, of a tree against a limestone wall, was taken in the Limestone Heritage Park in Malta. Malta has a lot of limestone, most of their houses are built with it. The Limestone Heritage Park “celebrates the Maltese Islands’ distinct stone”, and is a...
The Merwede Canal (or Merwedekanaal) in the Dutch town Nieuwegein. The blue bridge in the background is aptly named Blauwe Brug, or Blue Bridge.
