Natura Artis Magistra

A couple of days ago I went to my all time favorite zoo, that happens to be in my hometown Amsterdam: Natura Artis Magistra, meaning 'the masterly art of nature' (locally known as Artis). 

Here are some random pics:











Besides fauna there's also a lot of beautiful flora








And what I like a lot personally is this eatable garden. All vegetables are grown to feed the animals with. 



Feline creature looking at the birds. Cats, who doesn't love them. You just have to.   

www.betweennapsontheporch.net

~*~ 

My Ice Cone Key Chain was featured by The Stitchin' Mommy, by Two Chicks and A Mom and by Crafts a la Mode!


Thank you, Amy, Staci and Linda!
 

Comments

  1. Gentle JoyJune 17, 2017 at 5:17 PM

    Wonderful pictures! :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. The Charm of HomeJune 19, 2017 at 10:00 PM

    The lions are great. We can never see them that close up. Great pics! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. OlsonJune 21, 2017 at 4:25 AM

    You got some great photos of the animals! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sum of their StoriesJune 22, 2017 at 8:37 AM

    Looks like a lovely place to visit, thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Mary K.June 23, 2017 at 4:14 PM

    Going to the zoo is always so much fun! I don't get to go nearly enough.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I love to hear your comments! Thank you for telling what you think!

Popular posts from this blog

Plague Doctor (free pattern)

Image
  In the last months I saw him on social media regularly: the Plague Doctor, often accompanied by the words 'Wash Your Hands'. I doubt that plague doctors ever said that, because in their time running water wasn't available for everyone. Besides: people didn't know about bacteria and viruses back in the days, so washing your hands wasn't common use.  People knew you could get sick by having contact with another sick person, though. The plague doctor wore a leather gown, a mask with glass sight holes and a beak that was stuffed with flowers and herbs to hide the stench of reeking wounds, all to protect him from contamination by sick people.The long stick was for poking people to see if they had the plague and if they were still alive. In a way his gear looks like what we are still wearing nowadays when we have contact with people that are infected by dangerous contagious diseases. In my hospital we wear protecting gowns, special masks and goggles and glo
Read more

Christmas Scrunchies (free pattern)

Image
 Of all the things I made this year, Crocheted Scrunchie s were the biggest hit. My daughter wears them all the time, in her hair and/or on her arm, so I thought Christmas Scrunchies would be nice, too.  I'm happy to say my duaghter thinks this Christmas variety 'is just as great as the regular, no mom, even better'!  My daughter is thirteen now, so I'm wondering if it will last very much longer, that enthusiasm over mom made things, but I hope it does, because I really enjoy making things for my daughters.   How I made them: Round 1: 40 dc around a regular hair elastic, close with a slip stitch in the first sc (40) Change color Round 2: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 2 dc in the same stitch, 3 dc in every sc of the previous round, close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (120) Change color Round 3: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in the same stitch, 2 dc in every dc of the previous round,close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (240) Change c
Read more

Crocheted Scrunchies

Image
My daughter asked me to crochet some scrunchies for her. Not that much work, I thought, so one evening, after she went to bed, I started crocheting. Turned out next morning that the scrunchies that I made weren't exactly the ones she had in mind. She meant scrunchies like the fabric ones: a tunnel with a piece of elastic in it. Luckily she liked mine much better, so I got away well. Not sure if they will be in use as hair bands or bracelets, though. Teenagers think in mysterious ways, aren't they? How I made them: Round 1: 40 sc around a regular hair elastic, close with a slip stitch in the first sc (40) Round 2: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 2 dc in the same stitch, 3 dc in every sc of the previous round, close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (120) Round 3: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in the same stitch, 2 dc in every dc of the previous round,close with a slip stitch in the chain stitch (240) Round 4: chain 2 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in every dc of
Read more