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Back to my original naming scheme. In case you're upset that you missed out on the last post, the Dutch word for "three" is drie.

This picture I took last Thursday at a park near our temporary apartment. It was an uncharacteristically nice day, so I printed up some work and sat on this bench for an hour or two, alternately working and watching the ducks and KLM planes go by. I may have gotten another freckle or two in the process.

I am certainly not as tan as most people here. Right now the sun is up from about 5 am to 10 pm, and most restaurants have well used outdoor seating, and every park is full of sunbathers. However, I did also see some home tanning beds for sale in an electronics store ("it's"), so I suspect at least a few of the orangey people are cheating. (I haven't noticed a plethora of tanning salons, but it's possible I just don't recognize the word for "tan.") I'm curious to look up whether my health insurance covers skin cancer screening and removal.

We spent a lot of Friday and Saturday organizing our new apartment. I'll post a more relevant photo soon. One great surprise is that if we open the balcony doors, we can hear the water lapping on the river bank. The river itself is good entertainment now, too. There are boats going up and down all the time, and on Saturday night one went by with a jazz band that we could hear for a little while. During the day there are puppies to watch. And one crazy guy who shouts a lot.