An April Fool's joke in Holland: A baby in a basket, hanging from a stork's nest in a field (polder). This of course references the Western European belief that storks arriving in the spring -after wintering in Africa - are messengers of spring and fertility.
As white storks often nest on rooftops, fanciful stories about the birds dropping babies down the chimney were told. These myths were perpetuated first in the Victorian era and later in 20th-century cartoons. Parents in Europe and the United States often informed their children that a stork delivered their new brother or sister.
Photo by David Holmes.
Hah! My mother to this day says the stork brought me. Any other talk is forbidden.
Posted by: Yoli | 14 April 2011 at 18:05
funny!
Your new home is so lovely...the trees and water, this must be a spectacular time of year.
Posted by: Stephanie | 06 April 2011 at 18:51
hehe!
Posted by: Chris | 04 April 2011 at 05:40
Too funny! Love it! I will return for your next post later today when I can soak it all in.
Posted by: Marilyn | 03 April 2011 at 18:09
hahaha this is so cute and funny! happy weekend Tara! :)
Posted by: gracey | 03 April 2011 at 16:43
I love that someone took the trouble to hoist that 'baby' up there in the basket. And I wasn't aware of all the layers of meaning in the stork story. Great image!
Posted by: Karen @PasGrand-Chose | 03 April 2011 at 11:02
:-D
Posted by: dutchbaby | 02 April 2011 at 19:28
At first glance I was wondering what a baby was doing up there, in the basket ;-)
Nice April's fool
Posted by: Anyes - Far Away In The Sunshine | 02 April 2011 at 17:49
Quite funny!!
Posted by: Helen | 02 April 2011 at 16:44