Windmill 'de Vlieger', Voorburg

'Vlieger' means 'kite'.
'Voorburg' sounds like 'FORE-burg' with a 'v'.
If you want some 'advanced' Dutch, don't forget that the 'g' is always very, very soft, like a light gurgle, more of a 'gh'.  Takes time.

The idea today was to look for tulip fields in bloom.  During my trips to Zeeland last week, that is what I did.  It's no longer necessary to go north as there are now often tulip fields much closer to Brabant.  This year, so far, no blooms yet, although I did spot some areas that warrant a second look in maybe a week or two.  Same thing today between The Hague and Lisse -- all grape hyacinth or daffies or other.  Of course, I will go again in the coming weeks, perhaps even further north or in the direction of Utrecht and Lelystad.  Long drives all, and best done in fab weather, which it appears we will not be having for the coming days.  We've been told to ready our winter jackets once again.  Oh well... it will help greatly with lockdown and social distancing.

This windmill is 400 years old this year!  There's an extra -- '1621-2021'.  As if to stress the point, the owner was sporting a kind of Father Abraham beard, long and pointy and grey... haha!  He was chatting outside with family, I think, when I called out and asked if I could enter his property to take some shots.  No problem, as long as I did not get too close to the vanes, which were turning.

A short chat with Mimi -- reassuringly, all is fine.  COVID-19 news in MNL, however, is anything but.  A platform of medical professionals and hospital staff have openly admitted, without mentioning any politicians' names, that the government is totally incapable of helping the people and the health care system has collapsed, so it's now each man for himself.

That said, there are things everyone can do at home.  One of them is the use of simple steam inhalation to relieve breathing difficulty because, according to them, the virus does not survive high temperatures, and gargling and fluids do not reach the back of the nasal cavity anyway, whereas steam does.  Apparently, too, the virus attacks nerve endings, so many 'normal' movements could be painful or, at least, cause discomfort.  COVID-19 binds oxygen, so if you are infected, the quality of your blood will be relatively poor, with less oxygen.  This leads to fatigue.  The advise is also to eat hot food instead of cold because this is what the virus does not want.  Also, to eat more alkaline foods, above the Ph of the virus.  Examples of this are bananas and avocado, and also garlic.  Lemon is on this list, too, and we have more than enough of these at home.  Then we have the usual 'drink plenty of fluids' and '7-8 hours of sleep' to help the body store energy to fight the disease.

I've shared what I could.  Hopefully it can save a life somewhere.  Stay safe, folks.