I'm not sure why... but I haven't felt much of a drive or desire to write lately.  So I'll post some "pretty pictures" from the last week instead.  Actually, all of these photographs were taken this past Saturday (Valentine's Day).  It was a beautiful sunny day here in the Netherlands, and I got to spend some beautiful time with my loved ones.

In the morning, I got to walk with Elliot and Olivia to a neighborhood park, just as it was waking from its frosty slumber.  Though I've often seen the stork's nest at the top of the artificial chimney in the middle of the park's playground area,  I had never actually seen a real stork there... until this time!  It looked so beautiful up against the deep blue sky that I just had to take a (dozen) picture(s).

After playing at the playground for awhile, we walked through the rest
of the park and watched as the sun started to force its way through the
frost and ice.

Then, later in the afternoon, Marci and I got to go on a special Valentine's Day-trip to the Kröller-Müller Museum, situated in the middle of a forested national park.  Upon arriving (via Greenwheels), we picked two of the dozens of bicycles to cover the 3.4 kilometers from the parking lot to the museum itself.

It was a beautiful (albeit a bit cold) day to be out in nature with my Valentine.

And the museum itself was incredible.  Probably one of the best (if not the best) museums that I've been to yet in the Netherlands.  Their collection of Van Gogh paintings was absolutely amazing.  I'd highly recommend a visit to anyone who's not been there yet.