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Never Perfect, Never Finished


There are two windmills inside the citadel of Gorinchem, Holland, where we live.
One is De Hoop (= Hope), from my last post, and the other is Nooit Volmaarkt, presented here.
(photo taken yesterday on a bitterly cold but sunshiny day)

NOOIT VOLMAAKT
(= never perfect/finished)

Or another way to say it:  God's not finished with me yet.
A good way to start off the new year, don't you think!


Never Perfect, Never Finished


There are two windmills inside the citadel of Gorinchem, Holland, where we live.
One is De Hoop (= Hope), from my last post, and the other is Nooit Volmaarkt, presented here.
(photo taken yesterday on a bitterly cold but sunshiny day)

NOOIT VOLMAAKT
(= never perfect/finished)

Or another way to say it:  God's not finished with me yet.
A good way to start off the new year, don't you think!


comments (44)

  • Chris
  • England
  • 4 Jan 2010, 00:22
A lovely way to start off 2010 Ginnie!
Ginnie: I actually switched images at the last minute, Chris, to use this one instead. It did seem more appropriate. Thanks.
One of these days i will have to tour Holland. I think you should get an award for promoting tourism from the dutch ambassador. Was in Atlanta September 2009 an it rained cats and monkeys. There was flooding all over the place. I thought of swimming out to yours ut then i dont know where u live.
Anyway Happy new year. I will be in Atlanta again in April/May. Hope to see you.
Ginnie: You were in Atlanta in September, Busola???? I'm trying to remember if I knew that. Man! You perhaps haven't read/heard that I moved to Holland on December 5 and will only be going back to Atlanta to visit my kids from now on. A lot has happened since the SC BBQ meet-up in Sept. 2007...to both of us, I'm sure. Astrid and I now live together and are starting a new life and world here in Holland. I'm the happiest I've been in a long time. Are you?
Hola Ginnie, disculpame por no visitarte en estos ultimos dias, no he tenido tiempo con las vacaciones de los niños,
Las ultimas fotos son preciosas y esta me encanta como siempre.
Feliz año nuevo, espero que venga cargado de buenas fotos para compartir y nos sigamos escribiendo.
Un abrazo!!
Ginnie: You're a sweetheart, MA. This is a busy time of the year for anyone with children, I know. But the new year is now before us. May it bring us the challenges we need and the Peace of heart and mind and soul that will enables us to grow. Gelukkig Nieuwjaar.
  • Ray
  • Thailand
  • 4 Jan 2010, 03:26
Crisp and beautiful image, Ginnie, and I love the saturated colours on this occasion.
Ginnie: Thank you, Ray. Believe it or not, I did little in processing this image, other than the normal contrast and multiply layers. The day itself was its own best saturation! I love it when that happens.
  • Astrid
  • Netherlands
  • 4 Jan 2010, 05:36
It was a perfect day for walking and taking pictures, before you lived with me and when I passed this windmill, I thought of you and how many pictures you will take from this windmill, it is in our backyard, we are so fortunate.
This is a fabulous shot of Nooit Volmaakt, great composition, great radiant colours, I love seeing my/our country through your eyes.
You are right, God is not finished with us yet.
@ Young Jedi, I think you have to swim to the Netherlands to meet Ginnie... wink
Ginnie: I love seeing your country through my own eyes, Astrid. You know I do. I feel so lucky. And to have a windmill in our own backyard is as close to heaven as it gets. Dat weet jij. Young Jedi/Busola and I had the good pleasure of meeting at the SC BBQ meet-up in Sept. 2007 outside London, so I guess you could say I swam to him. smile
  • Louis
  • South Africa
  • 4 Jan 2010, 06:13
That blue sky is so excellent. How beautiful the colours are contrasting.
Ginnie: Thank you, Louis. That was what the day looked like yesterday...just splendid!
  • zed
  • Australia
  • 4 Jan 2010, 06:31
Stunning detail and colour Ginnie
Ginnie: I am enamored by how the windmills are painted here in Holland, Tony. Thanks.
What stunning colour. That is a winning shot.
Ginnie: Thanks, Michael. It totally made my day yesterday when I saw it.
Seems like a perfect thought to start a new year with.
Ginnie: That's how I felt about it, Bill! Thanks.
i like the 'God's not finished with me yet' smile thank you for bringing a smile to my face today... stunning pic!!
Ginnie: Sometimes we have to remind ourselves of that, Elaine, right? I tend to be too much of a perfectionist and need to be reminded that it's OKAY to not be perfect!!! Thanks.
incredible Ginnie fantastic contrast and colors very very nice good job
Ginnie: Grazie, Fabrizio. It definitely caught my eye!
  • aussie
  • Australia
  • 4 Jan 2010, 08:34
Wonderful image Ginnie.
Ginnie: Thank you, dear Aussie.
Never finished reminds me of Tiff's bench Ginnie. I like the delicate signature here. So, New year - new country.I wish you all the best for 2010 and look forward to learning about your experiences - perhaps you shoul;d keep notes for you might wish to write a book one day.
Ginnie: So true, so true...the parallel to Tiff's bench! HA. This really did feel New Year-like to me, Chad...so much so, I switched my image because of it. Thank you much for your excitement for me/us here in our new place/life together. I'm sure we COULD write a book! smile
Great capture, I love the blue sky
Ginnie: This one HAD to stay in full color, Chantal. smile Thanks.
  • Philine
  • Germany
  • 4 Jan 2010, 10:14
een prachtig exemplaar van windmolen! En een mooie foto zodat ik enkele delen goed kan herkennen! I love the name of this mill- honestly, nothing is perfect, nobody is perfect or volmaakt- we human beans have to live with this experience and deficits!
We had also such a bitterly cold and sunshiny bright day yesterday- winterland- wonderland- heerlijk! I 'm surprised that we don't see more snow covering the mill! Or is the mill heated from inside?
Ginnie: Every time I see one of these windmills up close, Philine, I am amazed by the details. What is it about the molen! They are so soulful to me. This one is in our backyard almost, and will be a reminder to me often that it's okay to just be human, not something superhuman! I'm such a damn perfectionist!!! Anyway, God has a great sense of humor to start me off in my new life/world with such a windmill named Nooit Volmaakt. smile
Terrific colour, Ginnie - little processing, you say - amazing! I love the angularity of it.
Ginnie: The Multiply layer in PS really deepens the colors but other than that, and some contrast, it was that kind of a day, yes! Thank you kindly, Tom.
Wow. Superb capture and great détail.
Ginnie: Merci, Antoine. This is a stone's throw from where I live. Can you imagine that!
Wonderful capture Ginnie. The tones are superb!
We have the same sky here today.
Ginnie: When we get those skies during the winter, Richard, we have to grab them, right?! I see you also got the blue moon of December. You lucky stiff. smile
  • Philine
  • Germany
  • 4 Jan 2010, 12:48
There are so many proverbs and phrases in Dutch concerning the windmolen:
"Daar is wat in de molen." meant: Some projects are called up (like Chris' bench...)

http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/B.Poppen/pdf/spreekwoorden.pdf
Ginnie: Astrid has been telling me so many of the phrases they have about molens, Philine. I love it. smile Thanks for the link, which I'll have her translate for me tonight after work.
Fantastic colours and so clear, really nice capture.
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Linda. It was bitterly cold but irresistible!
Very nice again Ginnie..The deep colours show it off well.
Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir.
Great shot Ginnie, you've had the same lovely blue winter sky as we have the other side of the North Sea by the look of it.
Ginnie: I think so, Brian, based on what others have said. When you get skies like that on either side of the Pond in the wintertime, you just have to grab them!
So vibrant and appealing, Ginnie. A beautiful shot which leaps from the screen
Ginnie: Thank you, dear Paul. It sure leapt to me from the sky. smile
  • Yvonne
  • United States
  • 4 Jan 2010, 14:44
Love the title and yes a perfect way to start the new year. Stay warm.
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Yvonne, for stopping by and commenting.
  • Frida
  • Sweden
  • 4 Jan 2010, 15:54
Gorgeous blue sky and a beautiful windmill Ginnie. I'm glad to see your participation, you know where ;-)
Ginnie: Thank you, dear Frida. And YES, we are participating in more ways than one. That will be a new Journey for us all, I'm sure. smile
  • Oscar
  • France
  • 4 Jan 2010, 16:22
good frame and nice colours. i like the blue sky
Ginnie: Muchas Gracias, dear Oscar.
The sky is fine indeed! Mooie lolen ook!!
Ginnie: I'm guessing you had a similar day yesterday, Wim! Bedankt.
  • blackdog
  • United Kingdom
  • 4 Jan 2010, 18:43
What a lovely sharp photograph Ginnie - I could count the bricks!

Happy New Year or Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar as you will now say!
Ginnie: It was such a perfect day for this shot, Mike. Thank you.
  • mauro
  • Spain
  • 4 Jan 2010, 19:20
great shot nice composition and colors
Ginnie: Muchas gracias, Mauro, for stopping by and commenting.
Wonderful composition.
Wonderful detail and texture.
Wonderful....
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, George.
Outstanding! Perfect clarity and composition. Just love this.
Ginnie: Thank you, Caroline. This is the kind of thing that has Soul written all over it for me, as you know by now. smile
  • rian
  • United States
  • 5 Jan 2010, 02:05
this looks absolutely crisp! love the vivid colors too! happy new year, ginnie! grin
Ginnie: Thank you, dear Rian. Happy New Year to you, too.
Light, color and composition come together so wonderfully to make this great image!!
Ginnie: Thank you kindly, Pavan.
et avec toi, on retrouve le beau temps. j'aime
Ginnie: I'm guessing all of Europe enjoyed a nice day, O-P! smile
  • don
  • United States
  • 5 Jan 2010, 14:31
I like the sentiment of being an unfinished work in progress! Beautiful shot of this windmill. I like how you've moved in close to concentrate on the hub and tower. The result is a gorgeous, pristine looking shot.
Ginnie: A work in progress...we need to be reminded of that every day and not be so hard on ourselves (we who are perfectionists!). Thanks, Don.
  • sherri
  • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
  • 5 Jan 2010, 15:00
Such brilliance of color and the lines of the structure mixed with the lines of shadows is wonderful.
Ginnie: Thank you, dear Sherri. It was a moment frozen in time for me.
Leuke foto! zo'n mooie blauwe lucht zeg grin
Ginnie: Ontzetten bedankt, Abi. smile
The colors are so vibrant and inviting! You have a great eye for finding things people could stare at forever!
Ginnie: You're a sweetheart, Heather. Thank you kindly. You know how to make my day.
Even undone, it is still a beautiful structure! Nice cap one again.
Ginnie: Thank you, kind sir.
  • Andy
  • USA
  • 7 Jan 2010, 15:57
Stunning! The colors are simply beautiful.
Ginnie: The colors always amaze me, too, Andy. These are incredible houses to live in!
  • crash
  • United States
  • 8 Jan 2010, 13:34
fantastic! nice colors and details ... wouldn't one of these in my backyard! :-P
Ginnie: The thing is, Crash/Ryan...these are huge, usually 7 stories high. Once inside, you climb up one floor ater the other!
  • Bob K
  • Atlanta, GA United States
  • 9 Jan 2010, 05:53
The colors are so vivid. I'd love to see the beauty of these in person someday. What you are experiencing over there must make certain parts of the states seem boring.
Ginnie: Well, Bob, I'm not sure there was much boring to me about the States...just different, as you know. Because the sights here are so European and not part of my upbringing, I probably notice them more. Astrid would say the reverse is true about what she sees whenever she's in the States.
  • SAVO
  • United Kingdom
  • 11 Jan 2010, 07:12
Vibrant colours. Lovely smile
Ginnie: Thank you, SAVO. It was one of those days! smile
I love old traditional windmills. This is beautiful.
Ginnie: Thank you, Sartenada. This windmill is 2 blocks away from where we live...and this image is my laptop wallpaper. smile

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