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Inner Dike In Spring Dress
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Most inhabitants of The Netherlands live below sea level.

To prevent the land from being flooded by the sea and people are drowning, a complex protection system has been created consisting of primary and secondary sea walls.

The primary seawall consists of relatively high sand dunes and dikes/embankments along the coastline. The land behind the primary seawall is divided into segments known as Polder. Such a segment is surrounded by a less high dike/embankment and is called secondary seawall.

Such a secondary seawall aka inner dike is often overgrown with vegetation such as trees, shrubs and wild flowers.

This capture was taken on May 8th, 2022 in the area where I live (Zeeland, The Netherlands). It shows a part of such an inner dike in spring dress.

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.casechaser
05/09/22 9:36 AM GMT
It's amazing the solutions the human mind can create.

Spring is in full bloom in your part of the world and you captured its beauty with this photo.
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::biffobear
05/09/22 12:05 AM GMT
Lovely scene and colours..R.
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.LynEve
05/09/22 12:29 AM GMT
A most wonderful scene Cornelius
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.ted3020
05/09/22 5:05 PM GMT
The dikes must be good places to show the beauty of nature. Spring flowers are a welcome sight after the winter blues.
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::Flmngseabass
05/09/22 11:15 PM GMT
Spring is well represented here Mr C.!!!! A wonderful scene and I think I can smell the flowers there:):):)
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::trixxie17
05/10/22 2:41 PM GMT
Beautiful spring shot Mr. C. - love all the touches of yellow!
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The Amen of nature is always a flower .... Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
.jerseygurl
05/10/22 10:25 PM GMT
The dike serves two purposes Cornelius - the wonder of spring in Zeeland presents a beautiful scene as well - Very Nicely Done!!!!!!!
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::tigger3
05/12/22 12:40 AM GMT
This is so beautiful, and I can see your signature style of composition.
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::Nikoneer
05/14/22 10:17 AM GMT
All that growth certainly helps to strengthen the dikes, and while most dikes I have seen here are simply rock- or grass-covered, yours here is a veritable garden, C. I think I prefer yours.

-nik
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