The first signs of spring on Texel - some crocuses and other little bulbs have started flowering. Last week it was relatively warm - however, this week has been quite cold and we've been having quite a few hail storms. I got caught in one yesterday on my bike ride home and it was terrible (quite painful). Interestingly, there is now a 2nd flamingo on Texel (near Den Hoorn) but it is on the opposite side of the island from the other flamingo.
I took a walk on the beach the other day. It was really windy and there was quite a bit of sand flying around...
And some pictures of the hairy cows I passed on my way to check out the latest flamingo on Texel. Unfortunately, I still do not have any good flamingo pictures...
This may look like snow, but it's not - it's actually hail. This picture is from my bike ride in to work this morning - it was a bit slippery! For the past few weeks the weather patterns have been sort of strange. There seems to be lots of small clouds passing over the island. It will be sunny (or sort of sunny) for a few minutes and then an intense but relatively short storm will occur. For the last week and a half, I have been caught in a hail storm on nearly every bike ride to or from work. I have to say that I'm not a big fan of hail when biking - it's really painful!
Yesterday was a strange day. It seemed like it was doing something different outside every 15 minutes or so. It snowed for a few minutes.
The daffodils are now in bloom! I took this picture last week. Now, they are covered in ice from the hail...
