November 23, 2025

 Sunday. Left a little after ten. Focus. Snow in the yard, but once outside, the roadways were mostly clean. Gray skies, moderate southerly winds; cold. Snow on the cars, on some parts of the trails, and in the fields. In the fields, the snow was enough to add some contrast to the mixture of green, brown, and black. It was especially beautiful as seen from the dike along the Tienhovens Kanaal. There, also the first bits of frozen water of the season. Through Voordorp--snow still on the residential streets--past the Hoge Kampse Plas to Beukenburg. Prinsenlaan to Maartensdijk and the woods. The cold seems to have kept most people indoors, but there were some dog walkers and off-road cyclists. Lage Vuursche and around Drakenstein back to the village, then north to the Wasmeer and back south. Eventually, across the freeway and the railroad to the Hilversum side. Long, clean, quiet stretches with sections where the snow had accumulated on the trail and white accents all around. Einde Gooi to Tienhovens Kanaal. From the dike, looking southeast, a narrow, yellow band of clearing just above the horizon. The dike almost deserted. Maarsseveense plas full of runners. Gageldijk and Klopdijk to the Vecht and Mos.