Until July 1, 2010 you will be able to download all your flickr.com visitor statistics in .csv or .xls format. These are not as extensive as for instance Google Analytics, but it does provide a good idea of the pages and searches people use & find in your stream.

For me March 4, 2010 is still a "magical" day on flickr.com. For no apparent reason, I all of a sudden had over 550 visits, whereas on a normal day I might have about 30 and on the days where I have just uploaded new photos I'll have about 150-200 visits.

As these March 4 statistics puzzled me, I carefully checked them. Nothing too shocking, about 150 downloads on the large versions of my photos (I hope people enjoy them), but that leaves over 400 visits! I guess someone somewhere must have enjoyed looking through my photos, but I just wish they'd leave a comment!

March 4 2010 Flickr Stats - downloads of Large images March 4 2010 Flickr Stats - full statistics

(Image: Glasnost)

A slightly cold, not always sunny day spent with my friends Ingrid and Bjorn.

I took about 650 photos with my two regular cameras, a (slightly older) Canon 300D EOS and a (still new) Panasonic Lumix FZ-38. Both behaved as they should, the Canon is still brilliant for those stable close-ups and the Lumix gave me ease of use and good optical zoom.

Spending a day with Ingrid and Bjorn is always fun, especially since they are also photographers. They did come equipped with magic and professional tools and lenses!

The Keukenhof, as always, was crowded but pleasant. In my experience over the years, I have found that you should not feel bothered by all the tourists, but you should simply enjoy the tulips on offer!

After a full days walking, my knee did bother me a bit, but that was quickly solved when - at home - I lounged on the couch picking and choosing from the photos I shot. In the end I managed to narrow my choice down to about 36 which I uploaded to my Keukenhof set.