tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9985042591046434252024-03-19T08:47:12.371+00:00The Postal PictureJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1084125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-31510950615931084932024-03-17T12:47:00.000+00:002024-03-17T12:47:23.971+00:00Saint and Snakes<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5rfcInTSHgOISDA7LbSAFeKIu19UjbtrLXglCu-oJhR4TZ2_odxr7msSNHd45-48Bg0pDDEf1_R9qtpMhJ8dtn4W9ovDP02HPzLKclW9_zysNhuMxVotVH4ZjeD5jDTMRxyDuqzj1OO7vWdM_EIxEajdWBfGjPN1J5RsFaH1mR_rMXLXSq8mySmAy93T/s2235/IOM%20Snake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="2235" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5rfcInTSHgOISDA7LbSAFeKIu19UjbtrLXglCu-oJhR4TZ2_odxr7msSNHd45-48Bg0pDDEf1_R9qtpMhJ8dtn4W9ovDP02HPzLKclW9_zysNhuMxVotVH4ZjeD5jDTMRxyDuqzj1OO7vWdM_EIxEajdWBfGjPN1J5RsFaH1mR_rMXLXSq8mySmAy93T/w640-h426/IOM%20Snake.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2001: Year of the Snake</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Tradition says that St Patrick banished snakes from both Ireland and the Isle of Man. Some 800 years ago arguments were had as to whom the Isle of Man belonged to - England or Ireland (based on the absence of snakes). It was claimed Ireland but the counterclaim was that if you brought a snake into the Isle of Man it did not die, as it would have done in Ireland.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADyMuqhkNeIMhRRznBmc8j8IX6PMgd2o7zTTFLc2PRYjgexJ29GY1T1gA3qMmNI8HaWjEkP3BG5H_r2_lZHt7wMNU8RH5ZMdvcxRJ4GChb18PUevuPnzoiNiltSnJGNJdX9xHU7nwBdI2eL4UZn3YNwvxA7YHHv0nq93rqcVFn4id9wRV4yAqBn0stRWK/s586/Kampuchea%20Viper-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="586" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADyMuqhkNeIMhRRznBmc8j8IX6PMgd2o7zTTFLc2PRYjgexJ29GY1T1gA3qMmNI8HaWjEkP3BG5H_r2_lZHt7wMNU8RH5ZMdvcxRJ4GChb18PUevuPnzoiNiltSnJGNJdX9xHU7nwBdI2eL4UZn3YNwvxA7YHHv0nq93rqcVFn4id9wRV4yAqBn0stRWK/w400-h265/Kampuchea%20Viper-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1988: Reptiles</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In pursuit of green I found a venomous tree vipers (Bothrops bicolor) only found in central America and<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9x__vTNL6j4zA8hEyi5HLwMGm8HMckDLAqv9gMqSNzYYIynIluB2MLCtjp1NqodSCDgvX7rHFUkTVSg2AzFJZblyf8g9AFKFyaR-MGliwT7MZDCSrLF5VeYl3kxm_NkRx2ycKVaTYzqrc8b07At9aT4gSWxLUonQPVIL7fQyPnrh6J4xEwlYn1sP9T9Q/s587/Kampuchea%20Vine%20snake-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="587" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9x__vTNL6j4zA8hEyi5HLwMGm8HMckDLAqv9gMqSNzYYIynIluB2MLCtjp1NqodSCDgvX7rHFUkTVSg2AzFJZblyf8g9AFKFyaR-MGliwT7MZDCSrLF5VeYl3kxm_NkRx2ycKVaTYzqrc8b07At9aT4gSWxLUonQPVIL7fQyPnrh6J4xEwlYn1sP9T9Q/w400-h255/Kampuchea%20Vine%20snake-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> the Sri Lankan green vine snake (Ahaetull nasuta), 'only' mildly venomous</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvuq5S7ilFJEwHGZtetKWj-4MFcvx8qZNJGYijh1pGxudTi6SAENACIJOCpBC0xinQMnlylEniFuAcZLqkVRsAhZik0ZkAymmOtOWFqeB3n6RfGN6_s9qvR4Sj6LV9QsxWXaTtgI72SdlGxM6VwvACCf33Zqy5BH7lgmV-AqaUiWPZXEH1yqUfVBqQUYV/s749/Sweden%20Snake-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="749" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvuq5S7ilFJEwHGZtetKWj-4MFcvx8qZNJGYijh1pGxudTi6SAENACIJOCpBC0xinQMnlylEniFuAcZLqkVRsAhZik0ZkAymmOtOWFqeB3n6RfGN6_s9qvR4Sj6LV9QsxWXaTtgI72SdlGxM6VwvACCf33Zqy5BH7lgmV-AqaUiWPZXEH1yqUfVBqQUYV/w640-h282/Sweden%20Snake-modified.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2001: The Snake<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>This snake looks more friendly, its name is Nelson the Serpent. A character created by the children's author Ulf Stark for early readers.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkyXLO_7V_vSOLHtAsXl7URdljElYLecl3Y-Nwg5JtrGM-xTjjlHaotXOebM_uP5kRMp2raJ-BTOV7lZdXdDNNsY8Om4rO2dHMrABad3eGq6IBpJSzizmSzk_0_hBxxHoU4B7tbWs6f-r2zaXiAzWBZjkw64lU6koSfpjFVE51mDv7iBcCf7e7ONhaD4z/s457/Ireland%20Natterjack-modified.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="457" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkyXLO_7V_vSOLHtAsXl7URdljElYLecl3Y-Nwg5JtrGM-xTjjlHaotXOebM_uP5kRMp2raJ-BTOV7lZdXdDNNsY8Om4rO2dHMrABad3eGq6IBpJSzizmSzk_0_hBxxHoU4B7tbWs6f-r2zaXiAzWBZjkw64lU6koSfpjFVE51mDv7iBcCf7e7ONhaD4z/w400-h279/Ireland%20Natterjack-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1995: Reptiles and Amphibians</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I had thought that St Patrick had also banished toads but maybe the small Natterjack toad looked like a frog to the saint. They are very rare and breed in shallow coastal pools. There are a populations near me in the sand dunes of north west England, always a walk with a purpose to look for their tadpoles as the breeding season starts. A small toad with a big 'voice' heard <a href="https://thehsi.org/native-reptiles-and-amphibians/natterjack-toad/" target="_blank">here</a><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihmp2wmG0Vi-w3-Mdwvnz-GzEu_ta8rxkzSF-l6hQFDleFfrjN2rneGB0BzAj6zhCMjsAbT9Xkgo6sa3bYfVFBR5GfN-4BrT0ZKxWv-Ys5jYbUm07HQSeBIv6F6R7FFnc9PIHRM_gVpgiSuxnlWazpFl_7ykAtQ2-oZu_oUixZc8IHsVgb2DXs89k4sOD/s497/Ireland%20Postvan-modified.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="497" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihmp2wmG0Vi-w3-Mdwvnz-GzEu_ta8rxkzSF-l6hQFDleFfrjN2rneGB0BzAj6zhCMjsAbT9Xkgo6sa3bYfVFBR5GfN-4BrT0ZKxWv-Ys5jYbUm07HQSeBIv6F6R7FFnc9PIHRM_gVpgiSuxnlWazpFl_7ykAtQ2-oZu_oUixZc8IHsVgb2DXs89k4sOD/w400-h297/Ireland%20Postvan-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2013: Europa: The Postman's Van<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Lets finish with the postman delivering those Irish stamped letters. This is the classic An Post van although they have had a rebrand in recent times and are now replacing them with white vans<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Iv8Sk7K8CemCmn07G6E7b7pOKpo-yVnLhP-mMLUhP5k2SxKvEbUNkb90yuExqmttBbeJPV1vQOZ_3Y7bwjcd9NkeKz6YZT7avhP4YJqNouPHg3rqlYicc5X2oROhubwja5DLY1I3k5hTZ6Cml0IZA3rU51iJwOLJvgGmLLKjtGJJTSuUSwdZurUk0p03/s1942/P1030334%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1942" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Iv8Sk7K8CemCmn07G6E7b7pOKpo-yVnLhP-mMLUhP5k2SxKvEbUNkb90yuExqmttBbeJPV1vQOZ_3Y7bwjcd9NkeKz6YZT7avhP4YJqNouPHg3rqlYicc5X2oROhubwja5DLY1I3k5hTZ6Cml0IZA3rU51iJwOLJvgGmLLKjtGJJTSuUSwdZurUk0p03/w400-h284/P1030334%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>County Wicklow</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>with different pictures on them. My persona favourite is the flying postman in superman pose but only managed a snatched photo of one as it whizzed past at speed.</p><p>Sunday Stamps this week on St Patrick's Day is Snakes, Green or Irish Stamps - <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/03/snakes.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard</a><br /> <br /></p><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-14421736950589285332024-03-14T12:38:00.001+00:002024-03-14T12:40:00.393+00:00Take the High Road<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://enterthecaves.com/fingals-cave/" target="_blank"> See It On A Postcard</a>'s Thursday Postcard Hunt this week takes a look at streetwear and here<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxM7B96dckhRSsgukMdBxlpN0i20hAnNUSTmORymjMglgiKxi1RxQhgk-_TQWNZr4Xep6fLjVXBbzqzowDoM-j0b8QXxrJtb78tQeCyZlGkGo0HpYUzNaxIf0H_AhXYnKBEIuch7sX6m_9heSHJ3LH-mHRDqQF7ZkuruVy6wq4A977evglhmmevXP233C/s2483/France%20Bar%20du%20Port-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="2483" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxM7B96dckhRSsgukMdBxlpN0i20hAnNUSTmORymjMglgiKxi1RxQhgk-_TQWNZr4Xep6fLjVXBbzqzowDoM-j0b8QXxrJtb78tQeCyZlGkGo0HpYUzNaxIf0H_AhXYnKBEIuch7sX6m_9heSHJ3LH-mHRDqQF7ZkuruVy6wq4A977evglhmmevXP233C/w640-h314/France%20Bar%20du%20Port-modified.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo - Jean-Daniel Sudres; Illustrations - Jean-Pierre Arcile</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>is where raditional costumes and streetwear together with photography and art meet in this postcard of the Rue du Port, somewhere in Brittany, France.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslAlRDWN1q1_Sgd9zHhzdb5INGVf5hsPV6gjSzlRsiElQUSqXmdcymxgkrcYJ9eyhSrFoxrKoJ-C2PMh3N33F4rg44bMHYwj4imiiz08Bl-WLQdeTt2w9ct5C8m-SMZfQpZSUS6tYOBjrNkuRJEjGiEztm75nEv9I-A5eNiPTaueiSc5Z1bANVsDmyUS_/s1643/Scotland%20View.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1643" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslAlRDWN1q1_Sgd9zHhzdb5INGVf5hsPV6gjSzlRsiElQUSqXmdcymxgkrcYJ9eyhSrFoxrKoJ-C2PMh3N33F4rg44bMHYwj4imiiz08Bl-WLQdeTt2w9ct5C8m-SMZfQpZSUS6tYOBjrNkuRJEjGiEztm75nEv9I-A5eNiPTaueiSc5Z1bANVsDmyUS_/w640-h394/Scotland%20View.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>View Indicator, Douglas Park, Largs</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I do lover an orientation table and from this viewpoint over the Firth of Clyde the islands of Arran and Bute and lots more will be seen. The postcard was sent in 1980 so I'm thinking 1970s or late 60s fashion.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5nI5Ax8wdgCFYeosilKr1AJM8E54FaLrdGRtuHSEZPGGkuXqYpYfprF9KlYhpZvse8gSCu1Y3gGZvXeoujp9YZShcscaILMKKAEkiQq6x1p2flle6NpCu0m8tjhYp2zYJX78j5c9MUHKzpZs_KaJ0Z0zb4k8QzZjuHV9u5YqK5gqB15NSfh06Q11pjgO/s1772/Scotland%20Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="1772" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5nI5Ax8wdgCFYeosilKr1AJM8E54FaLrdGRtuHSEZPGGkuXqYpYfprF9KlYhpZvse8gSCu1Y3gGZvXeoujp9YZShcscaILMKKAEkiQq6x1p2flle6NpCu0m8tjhYp2zYJX78j5c9MUHKzpZs_KaJ0Z0zb4k8QzZjuHV9u5YqK5gqB15NSfh06Q11pjgO/w640-h438/Scotland%20Poster.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Scotland Its Highlands and Islands "Off Staffa"<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Going back further in time once again traditional and 'modern' dress is combined in this railway poster of the 1920s/30s encouraging travel to Scotland. The poster invites the reader to contact David MacBrayne Ltd whose ferries still ply the islands and islands (now trading with the name Caledonian MacBrayne) and still sailing past the basalt island of Staffa and the famous <a href="https://enterthecaves.com/fingals-cave/" target="_blank">Fingal's Cave</a> although our travellers seem to be distracted elsewhere. <br /><br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-71958866031593582022024-03-07T12:35:00.002+00:002024-03-07T12:38:09.091+00:00Traditonal Dress<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/03/traditional.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard</a>'s Thursday Postcard Hunt this week is - Folk Costumes<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgil-m-dc475hBashNabP1q6MEPZhiMtD3Un8n_T3XHGVo6O1OlVJld3tXoblOcv-ZgY0oO2N954bCI0fQSqbm7a1tZPRNSVrdCNgblmSEn4_Yggp9DmdXkK9FJnIFV9VLLzSeKHdGo3YGRfVli87ipu07kg5KSIk4T6meCZS7QMO5pKLSH9JWc2kbGbJmB/s1753/Ukraine%20Traditonal%20Costumes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="1753" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgil-m-dc475hBashNabP1q6MEPZhiMtD3Un8n_T3XHGVo6O1OlVJld3tXoblOcv-ZgY0oO2N954bCI0fQSqbm7a1tZPRNSVrdCNgblmSEn4_Yggp9DmdXkK9FJnIFV9VLLzSeKHdGo3YGRfVli87ipu07kg5KSIk4T6meCZS7QMO5pKLSH9JWc2kbGbJmB/w640-h450/Ukraine%20Traditonal%20Costumes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />and here are the many Ukrainian styles of traditional costumes across this vast country<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP5vUwZNVGR_Gw3-Inz-W8dGAuYz10HfGzNvImjR-PgQ2MUcGnSHKfOjfrvRfqc9YB_TEJyTqUNaw49AGveCAYEEkqPUJ5TuikNzlpZfekWcGBBrhtZ-HjqgRM6z4XaJrZgl-fVDyd8XVnyEaklbXV0llZz5ka_XlJoFl9Er-fl2WRMP9734aOL3_lxpZ/s1753/Europe%20Folk%20Costumes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1753" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCP5vUwZNVGR_Gw3-Inz-W8dGAuYz10HfGzNvImjR-PgQ2MUcGnSHKfOjfrvRfqc9YB_TEJyTqUNaw49AGveCAYEEkqPUJ5TuikNzlpZfekWcGBBrhtZ-HjqgRM6z4XaJrZgl-fVDyd8XVnyEaklbXV0llZz5ka_XlJoFl9Er-fl2WRMP9734aOL3_lxpZ/w640-h424/Europe%20Folk%20Costumes.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Costumes; - Italy - Spain - Turkey - Germany </i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>As can be gleaned from bottom right script this is a plate from an old book but the postcard provides no further information on the back. All these dresses are far too pretty to be wearing while working so</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW2RR4h5FlOHR0E9cpjtrz0PRt_v812TvGvr3KAdNcJ3T51x7NFa2EjItiAxiKcInAyfwIa-Xz50nQPOAA-sVVA6gc_-keHI6VKikdt59PHlLzF-17-VwHJKTNcQJl9nJHqCk85F_aoXcllntIcvPsfaF3R7O7HI_Jn1gbQcHsY6uhD09_HyKshHMFGwr/s1753/USA%20Pilgrims.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="1753" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaW2RR4h5FlOHR0E9cpjtrz0PRt_v812TvGvr3KAdNcJ3T51x7NFa2EjItiAxiKcInAyfwIa-Xz50nQPOAA-sVVA6gc_-keHI6VKikdt59PHlLzF-17-VwHJKTNcQJl9nJHqCk85F_aoXcllntIcvPsfaF3R7O7HI_Jn1gbQcHsY6uhD09_HyKshHMFGwr/w640-h450/USA%20Pilgrims.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Plimoth Plantation "Breads, Pies and Tarts were all cooked in the communal oven"<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><i> </i><br /> something more practical for the 17th Century settler in America. This postcard is from the living history museum in Massachusetts today called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plimoth_Patuxet" target="_blank">Plimoth Patuxet </a>as it recreates both an indigenous Patuxet homestead and a 17th Century English village. The Plimoth is of course an alternative spelling of Plymouth from a time when spelling was a fluid and not a settled thing. The museum opens for this year's season on March 23rd until November. Judging from the snow on the postcard this could have been one of the last bakes of the year although maybe not for I read that it is not uncommon for it to snow as late as April in Massachusetts.<br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-31749223040136425472024-03-03T13:43:00.000+00:002024-03-03T13:43:04.643+00:00Flowers<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8R0kZTqJ5Du6TysET3tIBYmsygAfRhdxjMqP2H-cguPkAISvQLqka1N2TG7PVGgi9YJqLzjT8925MibKF14l9UzqcTI-PnixleO9I3ml34IbTQbjz0csG-PSyYxkayFVrQJorzIXa6mBKDO7jcyvC09Jx2hhZAUdldf-882rW47qu9lTdC-sDP6lciX2/s1666/Alderney%20Flora-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1666" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8R0kZTqJ5Du6TysET3tIBYmsygAfRhdxjMqP2H-cguPkAISvQLqka1N2TG7PVGgi9YJqLzjT8925MibKF14l9UzqcTI-PnixleO9I3ml34IbTQbjz0csG-PSyYxkayFVrQJorzIXa6mBKDO7jcyvC09Jx2hhZAUdldf-882rW47qu9lTdC-sDP6lciX2/w640-h461/Alderney%20Flora-modified.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2015: Flora and Fauna of Alderney (Design - Petula Stone)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The tiny island of Alderney (2000 acres) packs a lot into a small space consisting of woodland, scrub, wetlands grassland, heath and of course sandy beaches. They issued this as both mini sheet and stamps but how could I resist the famous Alderney blonde hedgehog featuring twice on the mini sheet with bluebells and buttercups. Hedgehogs are not native to the islands and it is thought they were brought to the island as pets and either escaped or were set free in the 1960s. Because of the small number they are not genetically diverse and it appears that two had the genetic variation for blonde spines (a rare trait) and today 60% of the approx 600 hedgehogs are blonde. </p><p>The flora on the stamps are the aromatic Alderney Sea Lavender only found on Alderney and Jersey in the British Isles, Dwarf Thistle and the Spotted rock rose which is the county flower.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgKASn7RpD4g7b2VjX-lc3mUQrZd0LPTgTrVunKZumGHtW90bfOubfWERU31_oCylJ35o59D4jiChqSaCl93zODdtvVL1STWA-3_d1OzZI0PhE04s2OWSM8z_Q-PoEfNeskzClW62KQqFSTyW9WWRJELl2VKzidy2YVW-TtXK9ms00f7btV52MJpmWn3p/s526/Sweden%20Pansies-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="526" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgKASn7RpD4g7b2VjX-lc3mUQrZd0LPTgTrVunKZumGHtW90bfOubfWERU31_oCylJ35o59D4jiChqSaCl93zODdtvVL1STWA-3_d1OzZI0PhE04s2OWSM8z_Q-PoEfNeskzClW62KQqFSTyW9WWRJELl2VKzidy2YVW-TtXK9ms00f7btV52MJpmWn3p/s320/Sweden%20Pansies-modified.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2010: Flowers - Pansies (Design - A Christensen)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>From the wild to the garden pansy. I can never resist buying some to pot up, these are a favourite<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYtEg8jYvu1SBihrtBcfrR8rRAQmGEo_vZ_UBq9MlYqtWfO1OpsdOVSgrBxCQUyjgETm2TWHd2CuRF05w0zIFIzeioF_aqA9EwBBKYU2Fr9HvgDFWh3j0Tbbxu35D_9wWozSKletfCtgXT14812-epaYiY1zFWLw4DyF3OJ4sNIMnRZCjFMnjSwb0cmep/s728/Sweden%20Pansy-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="703" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYtEg8jYvu1SBihrtBcfrR8rRAQmGEo_vZ_UBq9MlYqtWfO1OpsdOVSgrBxCQUyjgETm2TWHd2CuRF05w0zIFIzeioF_aqA9EwBBKYU2Fr9HvgDFWh3j0Tbbxu35D_9wWozSKletfCtgXT14812-epaYiY1zFWLw4DyF3OJ4sNIMnRZCjFMnjSwb0cmep/s320/Sweden%20Pansy-modified.jpg" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2010 (self adhesives): Flowers (Design - N Tamas)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> but I do like a mix.<br /><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBrMnI_uWITBs9y_tJON9Bozi5-LhkIw7amxU_HUFymjxbT_LjOfg2-D30KJ7u35KGfzSiqpS0VGjYmfnmRtjnx_t9l0u1CEkhd6GBcCp_M6xIO-PhWRuq6pX2bSQTvzK3hAFhqPcb3pu6_JBP6MskgoRZJUXD8YuwomfXaKjksDYDLs7Nc29LTCa8Uyk/s315/Czech%20Flower-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="276" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBrMnI_uWITBs9y_tJON9Bozi5-LhkIw7amxU_HUFymjxbT_LjOfg2-D30KJ7u35KGfzSiqpS0VGjYmfnmRtjnx_t9l0u1CEkhd6GBcCp_M6xIO-PhWRuq6pX2bSQTvzK3hAFhqPcb3pu6_JBP6MskgoRZJUXD8YuwomfXaKjksDYDLs7Nc29LTCa8Uyk/s1600/Czech%20Flower-modified.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2006: Flowers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Hibiscus are best planted in the spring and we are now in meteorological spring however there has been snow this week! Our ancestors were more wise and knew Spring started with the Vernal Equinox, this year the 19th March</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamp's theme this week - Flowers - blooming at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/03/glorious.html" target="_blank">See It On a Postcard </a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-45930757228242509602024-02-29T11:40:00.000+00:002024-02-29T11:40:42.716+00:00Temple and church<p> See It On a Postcard' <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/built-to-last.html" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt </a>for Temples and Churches - for all things spiritual...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDeHdSHEhwZMzHbWRfGAjV-hp63QqrqKTh7U5hEkmmRH86NnzqfyyMwVRUGHhedKAmNYaIGCJKR24qejmXGdSypTcGyKK4jGrw2n3A3m2GSw3FadvCwdvDEHJehyCwNuFLABc9zFXGbuAXfNbFFr_Nz3bLaErS78p6dZccwx76bfGbzPm4ghyphenhyphenCuyrIkct/s1686/Cambodia%20Temple.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1686" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDeHdSHEhwZMzHbWRfGAjV-hp63QqrqKTh7U5hEkmmRH86NnzqfyyMwVRUGHhedKAmNYaIGCJKR24qejmXGdSypTcGyKK4jGrw2n3A3m2GSw3FadvCwdvDEHJehyCwNuFLABc9zFXGbuAXfNbFFr_Nz3bLaErS78p6dZccwx76bfGbzPm4ghyphenhyphenCuyrIkct/w640-h461/Cambodia%20Temple.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Prasat Angkor Wat Temple</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />starting with the famous12th Century Buddhist temple complex Angkor Wat in Cambodia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_o0HCVD2JOeJe-zGs7qJQabq-GhwMHzHlmQHDiOdUski_kqfOjot6l_f31P9uEB-s2nCo2pR38V7LH5zwnKS0xmjdNf2OBLt4VupvI8LdrxV1MyoQxocK9esBSinH2pTCIsGsDGjYd1o3yH2sFxluLg9atzPw0ocnePgB1BY6E4nk7LIhN1niVXYWtgMY/s1651/France%20Notre%20Dame.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1651" data-original-width="1064" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_o0HCVD2JOeJe-zGs7qJQabq-GhwMHzHlmQHDiOdUski_kqfOjot6l_f31P9uEB-s2nCo2pR38V7LH5zwnKS0xmjdNf2OBLt4VupvI8LdrxV1MyoQxocK9esBSinH2pTCIsGsDGjYd1o3yH2sFxluLg9atzPw0ocnePgB1BY6E4nk7LIhN1niVXYWtgMY/w413-h640/France%20Notre%20Dame.jpg" width="413" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Notre-Dame de Paris</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>and an ethereal view of Notre-Dame. The spire once again rises after the fire in 2019 having been recently erected last year topped with cross and cockerel. All this was very much in the future when this card was sent in September 1931.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaTVu138DZES033wPIgy0C9VGsRUu5y3-lAx7HCptMfONLlLSyUXTeR4ksInvAG1BwqgmD-aQqq0NM3nkerMpcS0KyzMUmk2xR1Qj0BQ8VLVpPteJ1BI6Jf8cppnjeqCohTghu-XS4_Pc_pujJE4Oh84rX8sjP_HrQozco0hlHFduMG9MiYwWeiAT54kY/s2028/England%20church.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2028" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaTVu138DZES033wPIgy0C9VGsRUu5y3-lAx7HCptMfONLlLSyUXTeR4ksInvAG1BwqgmD-aQqq0NM3nkerMpcS0KyzMUmk2xR1Qj0BQ8VLVpPteJ1BI6Jf8cppnjeqCohTghu-XS4_Pc_pujJE4Oh84rX8sjP_HrQozco0hlHFduMG9MiYwWeiAT54kY/w640-h414/England%20church.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Holy Trinity Church, Howgill, Cumbria<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table>In contrast to these world renowned buildings hunkered down among the Howgill Fell is this sturdy little church built in the 19th century. I can never resist a card with sheep and in this context as the Bible verse says "I know my sheep and my sheep know me..."<br /> <br /><br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-12615113826465325332024-02-25T13:21:00.000+00:002024-02-25T13:21:59.287+00:00Comic Strips<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUA-lMpLNwxyJl3Zl-pM32RikXTia_D_5siN_yGGzOX5VvpYcgI2RRkStljuT-ga7p3wNpvDX6CPs7YxXbsuwi2FxM2cPoFRNH0AXaTSZ2fj54y_5KOjA6DEUbnU2Og8rm8Z66pCUCSQPBuB4b-BnPybaN5uZOGcCB7eoBfSSnRZGJRVvqP02zW0DM4Zn/s1531/Germany%20Series.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1531" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUA-lMpLNwxyJl3Zl-pM32RikXTia_D_5siN_yGGzOX5VvpYcgI2RRkStljuT-ga7p3wNpvDX6CPs7YxXbsuwi2FxM2cPoFRNH0AXaTSZ2fj54y_5KOjA6DEUbnU2Og8rm8Z66pCUCSQPBuB4b-BnPybaN5uZOGcCB7eoBfSSnRZGJRVvqP02zW0DM4Zn/w640-h478/Germany%20Series.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1982: 150th Anniversary Birth of Wilhelm Busch<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The Maxi Card features a character from poet, illustrator, painter and satirist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Busch" target="_blank">Wilhelm Busch</a>'s illustrated story in verse called Die Fromme Helene (The Good Helen or The Pious Helen) which satirises religious hypocrisy and dubious morality. The card quotes and illustrates from <a href="http://www.wilhelm-busch-seiten.de/werke/helene/kapitel05.html" target="_blank">Chapter 5</a> - The Love Letter. Busch published pictorial broadsheets (Bilderbogen) that "<i>can be considered precursors of the comic strip"</i> which has led him being called 'the forefather of comics'</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGycVIfkKE2I9935mhCf_0ied61dDHl2uNk0DakvF4pBS8zyZ4bR00_6L64R4SswCnx-lIPr-lZcCyahIHacx6kUJ1j71I6LlZrdzfiksdxFNhpxlgb2niDhsCN1bGPHKz1tJTJ10XuRG-C9ZIxJr3Uo_v3mYU2sVBUOMC8m607xf2qPhmPOMTGgv0POH/s1681/Germany%20Series%20reverse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1681" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGycVIfkKE2I9935mhCf_0ied61dDHl2uNk0DakvF4pBS8zyZ4bR00_6L64R4SswCnx-lIPr-lZcCyahIHacx6kUJ1j71I6LlZrdzfiksdxFNhpxlgb2niDhsCN1bGPHKz1tJTJ10XuRG-C9ZIxJr3Uo_v3mYU2sVBUOMC8m607xf2qPhmPOMTGgv0POH/w400-h274/Germany%20Series%20reverse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> </p><p>The reverse of the card shows his self portrait. Having shown the past here is how it<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJTmC8aSSxw5bIrtQmNWtlYb874Dx9t6VRz3iG6hyphenhyphenTMJ7hE_lOuidYb1qzDezRmSi-WvvfwTDd2EOaFzz4kEab5QTDTF5l4kVd83haFuvNARerGPThRch6ZjsLoUk_lOSNobOv2LrUhd3TOLUaVKr1GhmTT1XcNKYmvz_dmMtw-ZVYehVwQB2ZUwZN8w8/s815/GB%20Bat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="815" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJTmC8aSSxw5bIrtQmNWtlYb874Dx9t6VRz3iG6hyphenhyphenTMJ7hE_lOuidYb1qzDezRmSi-WvvfwTDd2EOaFzz4kEab5QTDTF5l4kVd83haFuvNARerGPThRch6ZjsLoUk_lOSNobOv2LrUhd3TOLUaVKr1GhmTT1XcNKYmvz_dmMtw-ZVYehVwQB2ZUwZN8w8/w640-h330/GB%20Bat.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2021: DC Collection</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>looks now.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeisFgscbS-mhY9qpVQobOBd4mjHNP-Op8QOi8pysoQ5zLTEv1caM55V3k7bR62jJ9oUv3SyoOSCZNJq1ieNJ7opwafgjsnhT65nN3G4j36ZX5VBNH_MzQK7QajYq_qua6gKgQ4zjAkEcnSQNrlJrdfWlryM9EQZg1QqX9Hk7IoHW10g3Aj1rzvLaHV5r8/s847/GB%20Comics.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="847" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeisFgscbS-mhY9qpVQobOBd4mjHNP-Op8QOi8pysoQ5zLTEv1caM55V3k7bR62jJ9oUv3SyoOSCZNJq1ieNJ7opwafgjsnhT65nN3G4j36ZX5VBNH_MzQK7QajYq_qua6gKgQ4zjAkEcnSQNrlJrdfWlryM9EQZg1QqX9Hk7IoHW10g3Aj1rzvLaHV5r8/w640-h325/GB%20Comics.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2012: Comics</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In contrast Bunty's "The Four Marys" had adventures and solved mysteries at a boarding school. Midnight feasts always featured at some point. The strip ran for 40 years and resulted in generations of girls dreaming of being sent away to boarding school, the reality may have been rather different.<br /></p><p>Bunty is no longer published but the science fiction comic 2000AD is still in print with its most famous creation Judge Dredd. No dystopian futures for<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKIhzNV-base70swVXF6EC_cHd9fcbloaJQG8cfIMThQsMVNOQOTmo_F_atSsfNai6Gt7yZVGYuIuIFv56LGg4ZZQNkhmiXQ749uNenziqaTwuKZuYEcYiqnMS8M-t84Q_sFB4d_S3fBPr_hhRJW7s6-AtdTDxrwIWxRodMYz7VHNbXLUqUuP9YKozazR/s840/GB%20Rupert.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="840" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKIhzNV-base70swVXF6EC_cHd9fcbloaJQG8cfIMThQsMVNOQOTmo_F_atSsfNai6Gt7yZVGYuIuIFv56LGg4ZZQNkhmiXQ749uNenziqaTwuKZuYEcYiqnMS8M-t84Q_sFB4d_S3fBPr_hhRJW7s6-AtdTDxrwIWxRodMYz7VHNbXLUqUuP9YKozazR/w640-h342/GB%20Rupert.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2020: Centenary of Rupert Bear - Stamps above from the story ''Rupert and the Mares Nest"</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Rupert Bear, a comic strip which first appeared in the Daily Express newspaper in 1920. The Rupert annuals started to be published in 1936 and are still published today with a cult following. The full set of stamps can be seen <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-54280708" target="_blank">here </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Illustrated - <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/youth-games.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard </a><br /></p><p> <br /><br /> <br /></p><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-31877134542161210882024-02-22T12:48:00.000+00:002024-02-22T12:48:34.398+00:00Houses by Water<p> The See It On A Postcard <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/houses.html" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt</a> is on the theme Houses. Here are some near water...</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sJOCFU_3RhDcq-7vMUk0_o4k2sDYCUrp25myep6ey8gmjZbSYCYzHh_OR24q_kIUgAW33qdxzYcuRtbcL85500mS7h6MidoZGyijzrRTcr4nyXqEYcPn9mACOcKPza_KeF2XyLxqHxzEio0Pl7zHdEydx1SpQh9qME9zaOKTbaaWVXCVUEqOTTi1nrSh/s1754/France%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1754" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sJOCFU_3RhDcq-7vMUk0_o4k2sDYCUrp25myep6ey8gmjZbSYCYzHh_OR24q_kIUgAW33qdxzYcuRtbcL85500mS7h6MidoZGyijzrRTcr4nyXqEYcPn9mACOcKPza_KeF2XyLxqHxzEio0Pl7zHdEydx1SpQh9qME9zaOKTbaaWVXCVUEqOTTi1nrSh/w640-h448/France%20House.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>En rivière d'Étel</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>A peaceful retreat on a river at the eastern edge of Quiberon Bay estuary. It seems this land between water and sandbar is more commonly referred to as a ria, a long salty inlet</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisTnt_g4AUee_ZNGZy1Cdpo_qCMiboKgoB_wzPUFMYtljNWxzl91lJkEkx6CPXmiPWGXDoof4uQa-GIAjzXVHHfbYi9cJ2J6neutqUDFUNesx0Mu5D-IUGhyphenhyphenZmJRz0H_hKJiwp_oLJxkSCZoSS1qIqHDfck5tXzgU8FlCecT6InodF9kavZzicc6gTfPw/s1759/England%20Southwold.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1759" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisTnt_g4AUee_ZNGZy1Cdpo_qCMiboKgoB_wzPUFMYtljNWxzl91lJkEkx6CPXmiPWGXDoof4uQa-GIAjzXVHHfbYi9cJ2J6neutqUDFUNesx0Mu5D-IUGhyphenhyphenZmJRz0H_hKJiwp_oLJxkSCZoSS1qIqHDfck5tXzgU8FlCecT6InodF9kavZzicc6gTfPw/w640-h448/England%20Southwold.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>On the Suffolk coast Southwold Lighthouse sits among houses handy for the popular Sole Bay Inn where one can sit inside or outside depending on the weather although as East Anglia is the driest part of the UK there is every chance of sunshine. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlBrXwFUCpcz9APIOVaLcrPmXp6MT9phgj0-ucr5XizGcIMpslyiBwh98N8eNox68qGf-0zGd3wKQHY8HLmtwSCg7ZCLDolylwLl8q_ZqwStbrEBXpnRDf7XAx-fo1RdJ3wUec7m9xA-nawJK12-jhRc67vS55c-wniHtF5LLlj3R9vs7oTG_iKhXb5f9/s1635/England%20House%20N%20Yorks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1635" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlBrXwFUCpcz9APIOVaLcrPmXp6MT9phgj0-ucr5XizGcIMpslyiBwh98N8eNox68qGf-0zGd3wKQHY8HLmtwSCg7ZCLDolylwLl8q_ZqwStbrEBXpnRDf7XAx-fo1RdJ3wUec7m9xA-nawJK12-jhRc67vS55c-wniHtF5LLlj3R9vs7oTG_iKhXb5f9/w640-h406/England%20House%20N%20Yorks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Heading north and inland to Thornton Beck which meanders through the village of Thornton-le-Dale in North Yorkshire and the much photographed 17th Century thatched cottage 'Beck Isle'<br /><br /> <br /><br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-50387179202911369642024-02-18T12:23:00.000+00:002024-02-18T12:23:09.163+00:00Into the Blue<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16YAqi-foCEqX4-ccH-IPRHdhqsJD_4du-OTin2nMy3ENe-o9jrszpGbVExlexaeXXusJUpdoyG2vcgX2F9rGRMdGjlFIf3fYlXTSLNYEZvLxg7JE-rKVTRmUMrGI8S1_FyJF10qsONvYntoHwc2i4fTstb9CL0lLWzL4L2UbzaZj-EHjlgx3S0ceweEC/s707/Swiss%20Mail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="707" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16YAqi-foCEqX4-ccH-IPRHdhqsJD_4du-OTin2nMy3ENe-o9jrszpGbVExlexaeXXusJUpdoyG2vcgX2F9rGRMdGjlFIf3fYlXTSLNYEZvLxg7JE-rKVTRmUMrGI8S1_FyJF10qsONvYntoHwc2i4fTstb9CL0lLWzL4L2UbzaZj-EHjlgx3S0ceweEC/s320/Swiss%20Mail.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1960 to ? Definitive - Postal History - (17th Century Messenger of Freiburg)<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The letter deliverer can come from any direction. The tourism cancel features Hermetschwil Monastery (founded in 1082). The <a href="https://biensuhr-wanderlust.blogspot.com/2016/06/zufikon-flachsee-hermetschwil-23062016.html" target="_blank">Wanderlust</a> blog takes you on a walk through the complex and countryside (in German but the walk is told through photos).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1WA7R7l8kfMt32W8odAFw0QHjnCD9jZ1Y-3LVrYbxHJ-aEGrZbPAmZPDHGQp45IpZsnjFRWtuhVaOqdEwAIHelAcafVI9R414EFbTeYrtgm26po9leq4EPFVgrviHLm0kDHx1Untdz-QVYfUtkVhYbVyrwQlVUMqikulqZGWu6uB7RiQk5i5d3162T3i/s303/Germany%20Airmail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1WA7R7l8kfMt32W8odAFw0QHjnCD9jZ1Y-3LVrYbxHJ-aEGrZbPAmZPDHGQp45IpZsnjFRWtuhVaOqdEwAIHelAcafVI9R414EFbTeYrtgm26po9leq4EPFVgrviHLm0kDHx1Untdz-QVYfUtkVhYbVyrwQlVUMqikulqZGWu6uB7RiQk5i5d3162T3i/w358-h400/Germany%20Airmail.jpg" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1982:Airmail</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Send letters by airmail<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmk3vE66mfYYBVWI-M0TEIZm-WqOTu1yHFuqJn25fa4fxKRtYZk9xo0318UkyTfclXBah2qRpUOeqcCvNMYr8XdT1DNeySLijyiunTnNFI8lIab2UfQLg7inOaWfihecj6tYmwqaWZeXLvYjdnBJGLm5OCHjD0ghPrhxJGflIy7UEmb4HiDY655LbMDJ7/s626/France%20Planes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="626" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmk3vE66mfYYBVWI-M0TEIZm-WqOTu1yHFuqJn25fa4fxKRtYZk9xo0318UkyTfclXBah2qRpUOeqcCvNMYr8XdT1DNeySLijyiunTnNFI8lIab2UfQLg7inOaWfihecj6tYmwqaWZeXLvYjdnBJGLm5OCHjD0ghPrhxJGflIy7UEmb4HiDY655LbMDJ7/w400-h240/France%20Planes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1984: Air</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>although possibly not in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farman_F.60_Goliath" target="_blank">Farman F60</a> Goliath which was built as a bomber for World War 1 however it was still going through testing when the war ended. Not fazed Farman converted it into a passenger plane which could carry 12 to 14 people and it became a a popular aircraft for travel. From war to<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9qyFiIF3mwpW6mBRgqn3YJUYwMXb1iDR4CtbaQCUtWp6M4yKVAECJQ46PGLcBblT-dDVLKovYXU-U5fTrLkNCqqTgDWbWVwq7g96F7OFhPEwMwKzqRiCcuTQlNHqC2c_GiMDgP4HDSfsgln_cTJMdhqMG2yGrrjQ0dyvdABT11wrSq9U33YCqas09-Zd/s486/Swiss%20Peace%20dove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="486" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9qyFiIF3mwpW6mBRgqn3YJUYwMXb1iDR4CtbaQCUtWp6M4yKVAECJQ46PGLcBblT-dDVLKovYXU-U5fTrLkNCqqTgDWbWVwq7g96F7OFhPEwMwKzqRiCcuTQlNHqC2c_GiMDgP4HDSfsgln_cTJMdhqMG2yGrrjQ0dyvdABT11wrSq9U33YCqas09-Zd/s320/Swiss%20Peace%20dove.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1995: Europa - Peace and Freedom<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table>peace.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYOxAr-PLhwnkmhLEJ5MoabGvSFIEaFhXO161C8VIVVQViyxORSD10Rum1A1t1BDwAzTAaZkMJL8iQYZtxnIbmosI4lDNr97UyXs8Fti9NwtU2Ue3VvWTM38vEdn81JRkBGwCwQ44ad-b-ZNnffVTI4jx-fxbLwhEM7n-JkUxxpcvhBByRVyAeYyq_mNO/s444/Sweden%20Butterfly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="444" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYOxAr-PLhwnkmhLEJ5MoabGvSFIEaFhXO161C8VIVVQViyxORSD10Rum1A1t1BDwAzTAaZkMJL8iQYZtxnIbmosI4lDNr97UyXs8Fti9NwtU2Ue3VvWTM38vEdn81JRkBGwCwQ44ad-b-ZNnffVTI4jx-fxbLwhEM7n-JkUxxpcvhBByRVyAeYyq_mNO/s320/Sweden%20Butterfly.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2017: Butterflies (Design - Carina Lank)<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><i> </i><p></p><p>A summers day with butterflies is to be at peace in the world. A Mazarine Blue, the Swedes call it Klaverblauwtje - Clover Blue (it feeds on red clover) although only the males are blue. In the air from May to August.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamps theme this week is - The Colour Blue - you won't feel blue visiting <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/dangerous-weird-and-beautiful.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard</a><br /></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-52340056247578796552024-02-15T14:22:00.001+00:002024-02-15T14:23:24.069+00:00Public Access<p> See It On A Postcard's <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/free-public-libraries.html" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt</a> for public buildings starts with...<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrLIBVdls8eBlMhH3EPJrLnNgqAWdY7L_MNviL7kIdPTybCRTkdm2gMmKQ26qeEXUeDYdwxIJVX0a-8ZRSBKHgZFjNlDuRDSRAPgsBYbdUFqc52mprCxy44p2q1ApmA_V7ZVFHhu0-ufrrZnol1X88YEFyk_Y3K-ZS2ph7YgpchfkeGbNr2eIA_fOzOUG/s1748/Belgium%20Town%20Hall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1748" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrLIBVdls8eBlMhH3EPJrLnNgqAWdY7L_MNviL7kIdPTybCRTkdm2gMmKQ26qeEXUeDYdwxIJVX0a-8ZRSBKHgZFjNlDuRDSRAPgsBYbdUFqc52mprCxy44p2q1ApmA_V7ZVFHhu0-ufrrZnol1X88YEFyk_Y3K-ZS2ph7YgpchfkeGbNr2eIA_fOzOUG/w640-h435/Belgium%20Town%20Hall.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Stadhuis, Grote Markt, Antwerp<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table>Antwerp's magnificent Town Hall, built in the 16th Century when the city was one of the most prosperous cities in Northern Europe. The interior and exterior have recently been renovated so the exterior looks a little different in colour to this postcard as can be seen <a href="https://visit.antwerpen.be/en/info/town-hall" target="_blank">here.</a><p></p><p>Belgium of course is famous for its beer <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1N1on3fLjVqiDnHRHSjTzhlgPGYa5NpQ2wj-C3bSNPVO3QGhfU9fTK_mCrjvtXNOq-MvT7YwgKoup9jbk5EnWCPIQRc59A0bxoueab7sJtAZJUlsQbihFm9-vnz4W1nDgJkMsFe1RpIAL0QzVhBV35oILQgk3-lrMYyRu4EzhTV-rzpJ4e8FQZwsxM9h/s1827/England%20Lancaster%20Pubs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="1827" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1N1on3fLjVqiDnHRHSjTzhlgPGYa5NpQ2wj-C3bSNPVO3QGhfU9fTK_mCrjvtXNOq-MvT7YwgKoup9jbk5EnWCPIQRc59A0bxoueab7sJtAZJUlsQbihFm9-vnz4W1nDgJkMsFe1RpIAL0QzVhBV35oILQgk3-lrMYyRu4EzhTV-rzpJ4e8FQZwsxM9h/w640-h470/England%20Lancaster%20Pubs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>and like the Belgians we enjoy our beer too in the UK, other drinks available. The artist, Bernie Carroll, invites you to a 'heritage pub crawl' to the public houses of Lancaster. The oldest pub is The Three Mariners dating back to the 15th Century. Pubs have had a tough time since Covid with many closing but I think all these are still trading maybe because Lancaster is a university town and you know how thirsty students are.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_VXOOuD7R2hK7IQe10nbKDqFdH6WluNImxd6lSu2u6SSCP3C0geARmMAR61bPP7eLwsHmSrANRicpkvsCLtq_vY2GWZj9K9iLAH_eDxFaaPLRAScHfDqydkPX3_xNeZjkdrafDwAvIiYqJ6wi9LWGZhKHi3FgVOTpiE-jJWs0pXDlJKp-JP6dF8zUUVr/s1867/England%20Reverse%20pubs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1867" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_VXOOuD7R2hK7IQe10nbKDqFdH6WluNImxd6lSu2u6SSCP3C0geARmMAR61bPP7eLwsHmSrANRicpkvsCLtq_vY2GWZj9K9iLAH_eDxFaaPLRAScHfDqydkPX3_xNeZjkdrafDwAvIiYqJ6wi9LWGZhKHi3FgVOTpiE-jJWs0pXDlJKp-JP6dF8zUUVr/w400-h286/England%20Reverse%20pubs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bernie provides you with tick boxes on the postcard's reverse to add to any messages.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-24523420060487541332024-02-11T13:16:00.001+00:002024-02-11T13:16:52.184+00:00Calligraphy<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS45V7E9624rZ9wCTEJcNmRdYEL7m1gEPz5JB_uBOmKL_f_XFeP-BLZCBq-qt7GbtOSt-Vw5a7y_uljBGuwXBlAKJnZuc00hFQuz_hWAH3GyZmWIrVe3AmJziQr4LJBjlXEQoBEokzv0mCeDu5vtgNL7EQ9H7ZZTt4uEI_Bvr-Ws_6xe_wvisOvrM8Hy_k/s491/China%20Writing-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="342" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS45V7E9624rZ9wCTEJcNmRdYEL7m1gEPz5JB_uBOmKL_f_XFeP-BLZCBq-qt7GbtOSt-Vw5a7y_uljBGuwXBlAKJnZuc00hFQuz_hWAH3GyZmWIrVe3AmJziQr4LJBjlXEQoBEokzv0mCeDu5vtgNL7EQ9H7ZZTt4uEI_Bvr-Ws_6xe_wvisOvrM8Hy_k/w279-h400/China%20Writing-modified.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1981: Inscription by Chou En-lai</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Chinese calligraphy is an art however some ancient scripts are difficult to read for modern Chinese people which is why I think this is regular scrip (Kai shu) for it is a message to be read with ease. It says - "<i>To deliver mail for 10 thousand li has bearing on arteries and veins of the country". </i>(A li has altered in measurement over the centuries as it was orignally based on the size of a field or village but in modern times has been standardised to half a kilometre),</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGomGQG7h1wD3DZ3E0csGilMfeITn72iPmwV2Q7tPavG3_gvKN7eg5XwWDXbgN3vVQRkRVb_qlFwuLMjYvL92aB4FbVet__ruvYVpXSPfmc879OvqTryuOTrMnv8aPNk0lm9yIFjfdWMOLgGIKDsmWuyYYBzwKuML1rUANZvqp13Lo1-C6O1osy3OHUg11/s680/Liecht%20Posthorn-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="581" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGomGQG7h1wD3DZ3E0csGilMfeITn72iPmwV2Q7tPavG3_gvKN7eg5XwWDXbgN3vVQRkRVb_qlFwuLMjYvL92aB4FbVet__ruvYVpXSPfmc879OvqTryuOTrMnv8aPNk0lm9yIFjfdWMOLgGIKDsmWuyYYBzwKuML1rUANZvqp13Lo1-C6O1osy3OHUg11/w341-h400/Liecht%20Posthorn-modified.jpg" width="341" /> <br /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2017: 200th Anniversary of Balzers Post Office/Letter Collection Point</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Mail coaches could also have taken up that mantra of delivering mail. This posthorn is surrounded by some attractive calligraphy on both stamp and cancel</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi-4VVPRORoSKsjMw8aQj5SuKi-ry_wMUnHycxSTLmn7t0w5EeKWuh4UTN9nDOkSNHboXrKNCTxYU-XJJAV80JIt6o_yhrwQgTpsthyzU3QGRn69qbHGgYGKJhSQN6yu-JKMB3MCx9qzebbVT6qzaKCc0nbCD0UxergapbjtJtRAkrWNW8jfadXOHqMR2/s1738/Liecht%20Postman-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1224" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi-4VVPRORoSKsjMw8aQj5SuKi-ry_wMUnHycxSTLmn7t0w5EeKWuh4UTN9nDOkSNHboXrKNCTxYU-XJJAV80JIt6o_yhrwQgTpsthyzU3QGRn69qbHGgYGKJhSQN6yu-JKMB3MCx9qzebbVT6qzaKCc0nbCD0UxergapbjtJtRAkrWNW8jfadXOHqMR2/w281-h400/Liecht%20Postman-modified.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><p></p><p>When this postman, Franz Frick (1907-1975), started his career in Balzers it was an age of fine penmanship<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYLW-CoZ4VVvJ7zeWePp64T1Os4j_jWJBT1wIi6EEXludrZIOvMfHkibBLz7Zhghh2ADZvPGZDsrOF8shxca2WFKHuPVTEudpG6BRyEdHxk-9UL37E3UWV1tW8Iub_-oiSUR3ZOqOpPnHlTAF2wLTm1dsUcZmLTV-v9DrCRf4X8THBOYOqF4KPGJeHT3N/s516/Liecht%20Post-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="413" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYLW-CoZ4VVvJ7zeWePp64T1Os4j_jWJBT1wIi6EEXludrZIOvMfHkibBLz7Zhghh2ADZvPGZDsrOF8shxca2WFKHuPVTEudpG6BRyEdHxk-9UL37E3UWV1tW8Iub_-oiSUR3ZOqOpPnHlTAF2wLTm1dsUcZmLTV-v9DrCRf4X8THBOYOqF4KPGJeHT3N/s320/Liecht%20Post-modified.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>seen on the postcards and envelopes of the era.<br /><p></p><p>Sunday Stamps this week is on the theme - Calligraphy - <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/calligraphy.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-34566903139783096862024-02-08T14:37:00.001+00:002024-02-08T14:37:09.593+00:00Windmills<p style="text-align: center;"> See It On A Postcard's <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/windmills.html" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt</a> is in search of Windmills so where to start...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbig-GSMrlq9_NFc3ktTCFVQBTTkD2-IvGRGrK8Nqstqz5T6YavnCFGh5N79v0ye_oJcMDp8_RLyYEsWNj57rZEGWFTlulpcleB44OGUmcUNonMQOiGs2VR6zspAwLAut3b2wi4CWWYZO8VVx2Ym3hArQXHttJqiOLoNRGZ1vSqKqRQnem3eBoRm3ZCORh/s1755/Netherlands%20windmills.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1223" data-original-width="1755" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbig-GSMrlq9_NFc3ktTCFVQBTTkD2-IvGRGrK8Nqstqz5T6YavnCFGh5N79v0ye_oJcMDp8_RLyYEsWNj57rZEGWFTlulpcleB44OGUmcUNonMQOiGs2VR6zspAwLAut3b2wi4CWWYZO8VVx2Ym3hArQXHttJqiOLoNRGZ1vSqKqRQnem3eBoRm3ZCORh/w640-h446/Netherlands%20windmills.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br />of course it has to be the Netherlands and the <a href="https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/get-inspired/current/unesco/the-windmills-of-kinderdijk.htm" target="_blank">Kinderdijk </a>with its 19 windmills. <br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq1I7ubzQxjCeoettOblIN6J7xRhiXPtpt96opceFmSAj7X3Elu33yFucdqX6pSeuPeoY7m0AoD3AHLkthwmGTdjMCUVxwRRsqtfdLXctLWgvrqGHGmkVwz1TvhLaGlHAR8NsvMax6sD5xypq2T879ivlxv8SrcjQ_ghQqBZw1QAA_YtPj_cbnmNQ1JZc/s1627/England%20Windmill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="1627" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq1I7ubzQxjCeoettOblIN6J7xRhiXPtpt96opceFmSAj7X3Elu33yFucdqX6pSeuPeoY7m0AoD3AHLkthwmGTdjMCUVxwRRsqtfdLXctLWgvrqGHGmkVwz1TvhLaGlHAR8NsvMax6sD5xypq2T879ivlxv8SrcjQ_ghQqBZw1QAA_YtPj_cbnmNQ1JZc/w400-h297/England%20Windmill.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2017: PHQ Card series - Windmills and Watermills<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>Head over the channel to Kent and <a href="https://windmills.org.uk/woodchurch-mill/" target="_blank">Woodchurch</a> windmill which has a view over Walland Marsh, land that was reclaimed into farmland many centuries ago.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kt6UjKQujhAn43Ius5aCH_WLkpKCMF9VBxHlIXM3_ueAUgi8JwzitNqaBOP0s7c4w7MRmoxq597FsBJVfixhUWnfm330jM3xt4tJ2dwSR4zyO8nF3tTtYp3lhBL5etKfh3YxiZbPqlZolaHtuUlEBo0nTSIVAe1S1ySMLysa0LqqrlK3SgpEUevT8OAu/s1750/Aland%20Taiwan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="1750" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kt6UjKQujhAn43Ius5aCH_WLkpKCMF9VBxHlIXM3_ueAUgi8JwzitNqaBOP0s7c4w7MRmoxq597FsBJVfixhUWnfm330jM3xt4tJ2dwSR4zyO8nF3tTtYp3lhBL5etKfh3YxiZbPqlZolaHtuUlEBo0nTSIVAe1S1ySMLysa0LqqrlK3SgpEUevT8OAu/w400-h281/Aland%20Taiwan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aland Exhibition Card for Taipei 2015 (30th Asian Int Stamp Exhibition)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Taiwan has huge offshore windfarms but it seems also a traditional windmill. I like the light in this card, it reminds me of Greece. The artist Tord Nygren painted an attractive set of Exhibition Cards around the theme of windmills for Aland Post,<a href="https://postalpicture.blogspot.com/2020/01/windmills-and-lighthouses.html" target="_blank"> here is another one</a> under rather stormier skies,<br /><br /><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-75257019158918764852024-02-04T13:39:00.000+00:002024-02-04T13:39:01.333+00:00Harbour Lights<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q65tUwRWGYMiH17DEci6ONL0QiclsRN_xfVnGkPYBJ_jLBVHbWOZtdojPPwSZuwlIlB9AM1ns-xZqUC_eo7jplCTK2zbDQujkXRDsUxByEYkPiOK-aLWSxfLPv57Z_n9YgWcheRWDXeQR8YWedtCMUeJ_YYLo_6_0lMcSvE6Ac3frl7UykDzaEnirlyA/s377/Denmark%20Light-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="377" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q65tUwRWGYMiH17DEci6ONL0QiclsRN_xfVnGkPYBJ_jLBVHbWOZtdojPPwSZuwlIlB9AM1ns-xZqUC_eo7jplCTK2zbDQujkXRDsUxByEYkPiOK-aLWSxfLPv57Z_n9YgWcheRWDXeQR8YWedtCMUeJ_YYLo_6_0lMcSvE6Ac3frl7UykDzaEnirlyA/w400-h306/Denmark%20Light-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1968: Centenary of Esbjerg Harbour (Design - M Stage; Engraver - Cz Slania)<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>This harbour light has seen many changes in 100 years, Esbjerg was once home to 600 fishing vessels but in contrast today it is one of the world's largest shipping ports for wind turbines.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJmr2rj4Y6-DX5agud3qTXpe51Bu0UXJZTXQCDUyGEdJFD1wnCsHB3eIHoB1IreGEgDDvVdRpmqoH4U78_cJAlGhgCnaHk9WAomNITfLd33guP-QCtZaJRcvJJGgTTO-pd3bptzKZZQZdIOGPHCZNU7CaIHNeXgDdVWXv0DRUyKd7DKvIRemAWJuD36L8/s295/Guernsey%20Sail-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJmr2rj4Y6-DX5agud3qTXpe51Bu0UXJZTXQCDUyGEdJFD1wnCsHB3eIHoB1IreGEgDDvVdRpmqoH4U78_cJAlGhgCnaHk9WAomNITfLd33guP-QCtZaJRcvJJGgTTO-pd3bptzKZZQZdIOGPHCZNU7CaIHNeXgDdVWXv0DRUyKd7DKvIRemAWJuD36L8/w339-h400/Guernsey%20Sail-modified.jpg" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1987: Views</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Sailing in Havelet Bay, I think the harbour light in the background is the approach into St Peter Port<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6yh4fayGd-I29TZUelV5drqF3oWUZvpMMLFBkmy69p5Z-Q4bm29k7ZTzxzN9XkSgqWjrEgkdFLw1zpYc1WVaA5o29xZ0HNgQrA9StjS-anHnsc5Pj6EJK2Zf20vJ5iR8MaaE3pDxgbrfQhnq-UDDRiB0tKNP67wdhXjdPNtmGpG9JTFvA2yuU4bpbDDJ/s478/Guernsey%20Poster%20Light-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="321" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6yh4fayGd-I29TZUelV5drqF3oWUZvpMMLFBkmy69p5Z-Q4bm29k7ZTzxzN9XkSgqWjrEgkdFLw1zpYc1WVaA5o29xZ0HNgQrA9StjS-anHnsc5Pj6EJK2Zf20vJ5iR8MaaE3pDxgbrfQhnq-UDDRiB0tKNP67wdhXjdPNtmGpG9JTFvA2yuU4bpbDDJ/w269-h400/Guernsey%20Poster%20Light-modified.jpg" width="269" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2003: Europa: Six Decades of Tourism Poster Art<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />which could be this one which featured on a 2002 poster when Guernsey Tourism's theme was 'Naturally Guernsey'<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYU8CHw5Nn3-lFBZEpbJ_q29i373piOpc8kkhxUM3vRfqJGaEXIE4RtAo5xFXE7XE_0LNGUcgcSQccfdXARyzyAJAIf7paz4b47KNQ6Ly05qoGVXi5aNmZaePHg2tmMjPuteQiZBpVl2QdfmpQvreNGRAbLirSRssaEeguNJKQgbK4AvhlPPCjcPEuSRou/s413/Spain%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="413" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYU8CHw5Nn3-lFBZEpbJ_q29i373piOpc8kkhxUM3vRfqJGaEXIE4RtAo5xFXE7XE_0LNGUcgcSQccfdXARyzyAJAIf7paz4b47KNQ6Ly05qoGVXi5aNmZaePHg2tmMjPuteQiZBpVl2QdfmpQvreNGRAbLirSRssaEeguNJKQgbK4AvhlPPCjcPEuSRou/s320/Spain%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1986: Tourism Series</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The cancel hides the attractiveness of Calella Lighthouse (inaugurated in 1859) which can be seen <a href="https://www.calellabarcelona.com/en/plan/things-to-do/Calella-Lighthouse-Interpretation-Centre/" target="_blank">here</a>, although one of our number will know this already.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Lighthouses - <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/sandbar-lighthouse.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard</a><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-74603519223164139092024-02-01T13:25:00.000+00:002024-02-01T13:25:15.672+00:00Lighthouses<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-art-of-lighthouse.html" target="_blank">See It On a Postcard'</a>s Thursday Postcard Hunt is on the watch for Lighthouses...<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PW2UXBjBfBhWSRKUr_sWofEtLSbpRhVC5JA1wwIKgf_FAtJtIRvreEdXXzYsFzxI8LPkiAWGnjbMKawjF7qfmo92FnHOR33sEoXrSxUd6K6VSpscTYzPZXoTG9Z0k2Su2DGMZCs2yJ_22R7GJkmbrmF02TskmP5FPV2aCaKeOIl33kwhQtltMqWlFOuT/s1997/France%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="1417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PW2UXBjBfBhWSRKUr_sWofEtLSbpRhVC5JA1wwIKgf_FAtJtIRvreEdXXzYsFzxI8LPkiAWGnjbMKawjF7qfmo92FnHOR33sEoXrSxUd6K6VSpscTYzPZXoTG9Z0k2Su2DGMZCs2yJ_22R7GJkmbrmF02TskmP5FPV2aCaKeOIl33kwhQtltMqWlFOuT/w454-h640/France%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Le phare de la Vieille et la pointe du Raz<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>One mile west of the Pointe du Raz is possibly France's most photographed and famous lighthouse in the turbulent seas off Finistere, France's westernmost point. It takes it name from the rock it stands on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vieille" target="_blank">La Vieille</a> and there are a lot of rocks unseen under the water adding to the danger of this stretch of water.. The lighthouse has been operational since 1887 and replaced the one seen in the distance in the photograph</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-8HA1wyNN_3osaVpYow57k6JJPZH7pexAJbGlb3p0HWAweMb6-Bgt3U7wIMzz0JMX5LkPJOVL_BFAwvpZa90Rb4aWUEGJGNQ2PRT1NHazPpyiQBtFrM53pPYmCB15P85uW8DytVOIiNWqoUxSOGhw4wU9cbQyjqFf8exs4JD_K_npHYMmxksFrumY67w/s1737/England%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1737" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-8HA1wyNN_3osaVpYow57k6JJPZH7pexAJbGlb3p0HWAweMb6-Bgt3U7wIMzz0JMX5LkPJOVL_BFAwvpZa90Rb4aWUEGJGNQ2PRT1NHazPpyiQBtFrM53pPYmCB15P85uW8DytVOIiNWqoUxSOGhw4wU9cbQyjqFf8exs4JD_K_npHYMmxksFrumY67w/w640-h454/England%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas at Walney Lighthouse</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />.A lighthouse you don't need a boat to get to on <a href="https://lighthouseaccommodation.co.uk/listings/isle-of-walney-lighthouse/" target="_blank">Walney</a> Island (there is a bridge). This is my local lighthouse and its claim to fame is that was the last one in England to be automated (2003) and was home to the only female Principal Keeper of a lighthouse in the country.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRfK7QN4ZvI7qo6Zl14MN2iN7vp6hvsxsfXzRSKVX2l15Ebe-2eEXvoGtL_zexE7THaxRAe68ZrD3OYYDtQzxC5nJwURRogKgXmJ7UMjE8GgBNxSI_JyMRhd-CCBeXRrCNTlClUA48Zlre6DuQYjG9jKBukapA59FGdUaE0hJJrYwn-NcKqgCNfPmfK0h/s1778/England%20Duffin%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1206" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRfK7QN4ZvI7qo6Zl14MN2iN7vp6hvsxsfXzRSKVX2l15Ebe-2eEXvoGtL_zexE7THaxRAe68ZrD3OYYDtQzxC5nJwURRogKgXmJ7UMjE8GgBNxSI_JyMRhd-CCBeXRrCNTlClUA48Zlre6DuQYjG9jKBukapA59FGdUaE0hJJrYwn-NcKqgCNfPmfK0h/w434-h640/England%20Duffin%20Lighthouse-modified.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Lost at Walney Lighthouse" Artist - John Duffin</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> Here is an artist view. I always try and pick up John Duffin's postcards when he has a local exhibition but last time discovered I had more versions than were on sale😄 <br /><br /></p><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-83399278130010690322024-01-28T13:14:00.000+00:002024-01-28T13:14:42.780+00:00Trees<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIcuTPl0WqAyFr1GQmIkn88tD4vprjtbrP6nQOFP5sY1XEDzF5fm38TJl36CfuAoZOURcvAgdsY6kLqsvxSKDAxQzpdHMeQAF_H82CtcWbhyphenhyphenWTOpgiaZ_hxQD8W8ayTey4LNiUnShFzl9kcdxiy8zIpI8zQNiJSOVRp1thjFYwP__kc7KOOqX6hRTJLK_/s723/Swiss%20Trees-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="723" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIcuTPl0WqAyFr1GQmIkn88tD4vprjtbrP6nQOFP5sY1XEDzF5fm38TJl36CfuAoZOURcvAgdsY6kLqsvxSKDAxQzpdHMeQAF_H82CtcWbhyphenhyphenWTOpgiaZ_hxQD8W8ayTey4LNiUnShFzl9kcdxiy8zIpI8zQNiJSOVRp1thjFYwP__kc7KOOqX6hRTJLK_/w640-h262/Swiss%20Trees-modified.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1998: Definitives - Paintings by Jean-Frederic Schnyder<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Trees for all seasons and it looks like summer in <a href="https://swissfamilyfun.com/jura-hike-doub-les-sommetres/" target="_blank">Franches-Monagnes</a> but elsewhere we are in winter with a painting of a 'Snowdrift near Neuthal'</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5q95q_wdhSz8itJ4XIL62NfVE8c9Bgizamf18TivHgLzdI7UpogPvf-SUgkAFbW5xAXlLvRBCtfUWLri7Vl-ZrNizcrowfDEeU9vtW06cYVR5nOLR0i4cK1Ocd4rFLjXQYJe-GC4EvuA69OxIj7PdJpnHbpcAholIpfG58e3s1oeDsMN7XUsBPZUQfcM/s488/Swiss%20Lake-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="488" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5q95q_wdhSz8itJ4XIL62NfVE8c9Bgizamf18TivHgLzdI7UpogPvf-SUgkAFbW5xAXlLvRBCtfUWLri7Vl-ZrNizcrowfDEeU9vtW06cYVR5nOLR0i4cK1Ocd4rFLjXQYJe-GC4EvuA69OxIj7PdJpnHbpcAholIpfG58e3s1oeDsMN7XUsBPZUQfcM/w400-h309/Swiss%20Lake-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1988: Swiss-Chinese Friendship (Design - Xu Yan Bo)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The reflection of trees in <a href="https://chinatripedia.com/slender-west-lake-yangzhou-ticket-price-opening-hours-transportation-and-highlights/" target="_blank">Slender West Lake</a>, Yangzhou, China</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjxlsUz6Eup3bHTNT8oUmdWuCw0VlS9OX9tREjimXR_sAI8Q7IGVWIcZPlBo6DuWOiyW66eFI4ACl7ttkBn0ig_EqXsaSHkUD5GqS26_RFbBVLpbnDSHfNCbcM4ubNag6A8VdEULZ4ZayGJGSKL9CGDPwlIEpPsqB5ZwgrV7VlyNpoarQ5cNHTAfIzD2Y/s599/Guernsey%20Trees-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="599" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjxlsUz6Eup3bHTNT8oUmdWuCw0VlS9OX9tREjimXR_sAI8Q7IGVWIcZPlBo6DuWOiyW66eFI4ACl7ttkBn0ig_EqXsaSHkUD5GqS26_RFbBVLpbnDSHfNCbcM4ubNag6A8VdEULZ4ZayGJGSKL9CGDPwlIEpPsqB5ZwgrV7VlyNpoarQ5cNHTAfIzD2Y/w400-h239/Guernsey%20Trees-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1<i>976: Bailiwick Views</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A sea view from the pine forest on Guernsey<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDBK9rMgLSrHivPkywy-K1wgfXVx-W6HgrIUqyiBlrj5WTRXPzFe5FHdwXrWW6TtPu9OZv2GHYbu8piiu1u_FSVXsKER4kWjGQeXRZWfLjjtp7td35ubGojMz_tr_nFPHIuUK4evwY_m29XvbhnaeVfhSPDR8rejEfCPKxFQuDss2rAX3418InIeKRZEF/s404/Germany%20Tree-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="404" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDBK9rMgLSrHivPkywy-K1wgfXVx-W6HgrIUqyiBlrj5WTRXPzFe5FHdwXrWW6TtPu9OZv2GHYbu8piiu1u_FSVXsKER4kWjGQeXRZWfLjjtp7td35ubGojMz_tr_nFPHIuUK4evwY_m29XvbhnaeVfhSPDR8rejEfCPKxFQuDss2rAX3418InIeKRZEF/w400-h334/Germany%20Tree-modified.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1988: 200th Anniversary of the birth of Joseph von Eichendorff<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>A sturdy oak. A woodcut by Ludwig Richter of the poem 'Solitude of the Green Woods' by the romantic poet Joseph von Eichendorff and whose family name means 'oak village'. I couldn't find the poem but here is an extract from his novella 'Life of a Good-for-Nothing' (Aus dem Leben eines Taugenchts) which contains dozens of poems and where he spends a lot of time wandering around hills and forests and then falling asleep in trees. Someone once called this novella "far too happy". Trees can have that effect.<br /></p><p></p><blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p>"<i>He to whom God Wants to show his favour</i></p><p><i>God sends him out into the wide world</i></p><p><i>To him He will reveal his miracles</i></p><p><i>In hill and woods, stream and field"</i></p></blockquote><p></p></blockquote><p></p></blockquote><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p>Sunday Stamps theme this week - Trees - in bloom at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/01/trees.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-39104227713833867122024-01-25T14:17:00.001+00:002024-01-25T14:17:53.547+00:00Great Lives<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt</a> is on Inspirational Thoughts and I start with a writer<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH0BnrDT29VOGohK0Ozpz3ZO_czsMQ58hTdXkgHQwfWYGDhHrSwDW7vjT2V6NWpPubo7_p0dW7U4_A6y0CBpvLIjQoCgZuapTG_nR2IFYTgApD40_D6pQ9z4289Eb2Z6UW-5S5nHfLQH4tigHtLmyle_GD4wBq_UQsBvsede4YPWusCxUURqOEyuHOak4/s1778/Women%20Mary%20Shelley.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH0BnrDT29VOGohK0Ozpz3ZO_czsMQ58hTdXkgHQwfWYGDhHrSwDW7vjT2V6NWpPubo7_p0dW7U4_A6y0CBpvLIjQoCgZuapTG_nR2IFYTgApD40_D6pQ9z4289Eb2Z6UW-5S5nHfLQH4tigHtLmyle_GD4wBq_UQsBvsede4YPWusCxUURqOEyuHOak4/w414-h640/Women%20Mary%20Shelley.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Don't Be afraid of BIG ideas!"</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />who had lots of radical Big Ideas but then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley" target="_blank">Mary Shelley</a> was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and Stanley Godwin who also had lots of big ideas.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3itm3lqzBAnuONay_Yh2UEB6tszvg8Q-eZaMOVtNQQhtHMav_WpmQn0Nuy4fW1S1KlZUE93EcokGZvHl-cIQeyGI1qu485mtzahsz6NQqwj4SjKDwNiAo4Y2w-S-KT6ej8PXCrwwJz_qBP4g9DHUUQRgpuKV2F7tljUHM4fqdkGEFeTtNJFzRbnl-6dFf/s1749/Women%20Rosa%20Parks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="1144" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3itm3lqzBAnuONay_Yh2UEB6tszvg8Q-eZaMOVtNQQhtHMav_WpmQn0Nuy4fW1S1KlZUE93EcokGZvHl-cIQeyGI1qu485mtzahsz6NQqwj4SjKDwNiAo4Y2w-S-KT6ej8PXCrwwJz_qBP4g9DHUUQRgpuKV2F7tljUHM4fqdkGEFeTtNJFzRbnl-6dFf/w418-h640/Women%20Rosa%20Parks.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Stand up for what you believe"</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>An activist who believed in deeds not words - <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks" target="_blank">Rosa Parks</a> was not going to give up her seat on the bus. This led to the 382 day Montgomery Bus Boycott and eventually down the road a Supreme Court decision that bus segregation was unconstitutional. </p><p>There is no mention on the cards to the illustrator however I think it may be the Ukrainian children's book illustrator Yulia Zolotova as my Google search turned up a series of books by Mary Nhin called 'Mini movers and shakers' which has an <a href="https://herringbonebooks.indielite.org/book/9781637312971" target="_blank">illustration </a>of a similar style. I like to think the book cover of Rosa Parks was the 'before' and this postcard the 'after'.<br /><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-77010276409427929962024-01-21T12:40:00.000+00:002024-01-21T12:40:08.548+00:00Omar Khayyam<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvb9G2-UsjAUysFf2ZL0_ORzmhM-VyqDX4pf6SiNphfPren6WWDDLYt-RIhde3mPLEH9goOeZrTOtErV7NRmdNRYHuRGcsnF0V5lRhSfD8nGSYwZSvy9hZ100b6sGar_0p3nlFW5S5eL5H4ukdly7z8VYwICbC6lM3lIsFFU8BkqNQcTBvKuWiwQebY4L/s1814/Dubai%20Omar-modified.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="1814" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvb9G2-UsjAUysFf2ZL0_ORzmhM-VyqDX4pf6SiNphfPren6WWDDLYt-RIhde3mPLEH9goOeZrTOtErV7NRmdNRYHuRGcsnF0V5lRhSfD8nGSYwZSvy9hZ100b6sGar_0p3nlFW5S5eL5H4ukdly7z8VYwICbC6lM3lIsFFU8BkqNQcTBvKuWiwQebY4L/w640-h514/Dubai%20Omar-modified.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1967: Omar Khayyam - Poet and Philosopher</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Arab and Persian miniatures and woodcuts illustrating the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. </p><p>As can be seen the sheet is incomplete, missing tabs and selvedges. In the English speaking world the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is most familiar (and quotable) in the translation by Edward Fitzgerald first published in 1859. Dubai issued the sheetlets in four languages, English, Arabic, French and German.<br /></p><p>The missing quatrains tabs on the top include the two that are most often quoted - Left to Right: -</p><p><i>The moving finger writes, and having writ,/Moves on: not all thy Piety and Wit/Shall lure it back to cancel half a line/Not all they Tears wash out a Word of it</i></p><p><i>Here with a little Bread beneath the Bough,/ A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse - and Thou/ Beside me singing in the Wilderness -/Oh Wilderness were Paradise enow!</i></p><p><i>So while the Vessels one by one were speaking,/One spied the little Crescent all were seeking;/And then they jogg'd each other, "Brother! Brother!/Hark to the Porter's Shoulder-knot a creaking!"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Poets and Writers - read more at <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/01/most-beloved.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard</a><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-37154265856963865512024-01-18T14:05:00.000+00:002024-01-18T14:05:59.197+00:00Bamse Bear<p style="text-align: center;">It is a <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/01/words-of-love.html" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt</a> for " Words - Speech Bubbles"<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2bZjAjfuMUjZKd6CFHH4MxW2S6s53hzXWmL4Ubczg2YcEmpD2OOrybdC1pP1UozxUDJ1VT8mT9GIBG_OioNX2V0QeNIkwi981IFu6KtSlyArOvPd8f62EGTNFsQpBKXKT6BMLJFP4Kkt9L9ZLuLFgc8YcV_A8x1JUOfaQfOKz8lwlm7KUydkUfDlckxe/s1754/Sweden%20Bear.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1754" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2bZjAjfuMUjZKd6CFHH4MxW2S6s53hzXWmL4Ubczg2YcEmpD2OOrybdC1pP1UozxUDJ1VT8mT9GIBG_OioNX2V0QeNIkwi981IFu6KtSlyArOvPd8f62EGTNFsQpBKXKT6BMLJFP4Kkt9L9ZLuLFgc8YcV_A8x1JUOfaQfOKz8lwlm7KUydkUfDlckxe/w640-h450/Sweden%20Bear.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1980: Swedish Comic Strips<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamse#Films_and_other_media" target="_blank">Bamse</a> the world's strongest and kindest bear. His strength comes from the Thunder Honey his Grandmother prepares for him but only he and his friend Little Bee can eat it, everyone else will get stomach ache. He has many friends and he is saying "It is good to have friends and little friends too". One of his catchphrases is 'Better to be kind than strong', just as well for sometimes he forgets his honey.<br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-81805084749653004012024-01-11T17:21:00.001+00:002024-01-11T17:21:26.059+00:00Films and Books<p> <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/01/fantasy.html" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt</a> this week: Words - Book Covers and Movie Posters - be careful out there...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMANYmzr13x-ksw1UxeMUqJbgHMwcf5jlPQNARqGiUZx2V3ZdaMs-Z4H0SX1tmvDcecuFu6joAVBl-FUFiWnrDF1SN25ptSr4LGdfHDNxpq14dc7juzUJ4kZiNrR2QhoRWWDdnD7H4LKjyumDVpqa5qrYJw8UAZhBsNqEAyooTM80nvsqinWBdbglfSlyg/s1741/GB%20Film.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1741" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMANYmzr13x-ksw1UxeMUqJbgHMwcf5jlPQNARqGiUZx2V3ZdaMs-Z4H0SX1tmvDcecuFu6joAVBl-FUFiWnrDF1SN25ptSr4LGdfHDNxpq14dc7juzUJ4kZiNrR2QhoRWWDdnD7H4LKjyumDVpqa5qrYJw8UAZhBsNqEAyooTM80nvsqinWBdbglfSlyg/w640-h445/GB%20Film.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_(2005_film)" target="_blank">Frozen</a> (2005) was filmed locally to me by the shifting sands of Morecambe Bay and won a number of awards. The story is of Kath's older sister who mysteriously disappeared two years ago but who she starts to see. Is it a ghost story or murder mystery? Has Kath found access to the afterlife or losing her grip on reality? You never know.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctY-702cmREL5QEmaiPZU5W3JX78hxx_tvHilbacRqFGcGJKcaPvpc2v4Od3tFlIYZZhwvpbsDtMfw5PUVJA_QCvgaEm-602tNt7bp0Ti2pEBxPuKU9Aynxmkcsfo3GDprpwiyhO7KwWPBTgb16YDPvTnehyOgKXE6gSI6oOHefXMlhKoD957tcQ-pLub/s1725/Europe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctY-702cmREL5QEmaiPZU5W3JX78hxx_tvHilbacRqFGcGJKcaPvpc2v4Od3tFlIYZZhwvpbsDtMfw5PUVJA_QCvgaEm-602tNt7bp0Ti2pEBxPuKU9Aynxmkcsfo3GDprpwiyhO7KwWPBTgb16YDPvTnehyOgKXE6gSI6oOHefXMlhKoD957tcQ-pLub/w445-h640/Europe.jpg" width="445" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Illustrator Norma Barr</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Boo! You may need something stronger than Chianti to "See Film Differently", Volkswagen's campaign and support for independent cinema. I was very excited some years ago when I spotted their postcards at my local independent cinema The posters were displayed throughout the UK</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe1EfuIAQMCAD1U1dRpRe_eVDISJ9SVLMKpsJ5ml8We0ojIcUHJ_Fv1dDco7niswSMxrwIygfXkrdNu0g0jbXpE_fE5vlahqR7_Ei0RAfJ5ymIfXA3K8m4fpz4lgrs92vCu69wkIbbkh_NLhXk639tTbzVlcQpgEuAhFK0ptf4wXAKdof7r43e4o_G3a3/s1738/GB%20USA%20Book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1218" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe1EfuIAQMCAD1U1dRpRe_eVDISJ9SVLMKpsJ5ml8We0ojIcUHJ_Fv1dDco7niswSMxrwIygfXkrdNu0g0jbXpE_fE5vlahqR7_Ei0RAfJ5ymIfXA3K8m4fpz4lgrs92vCu69wkIbbkh_NLhXk639tTbzVlcQpgEuAhFK0ptf4wXAKdof7r43e4o_G3a3/w280-h400/GB%20USA%20Book.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>Postcards were also found at my local multiplex this time of Young Adult novels being publicised by Walker Books. The quote on the reverse says "Demons are dangerous, but love is deadly...". This was the first of <a href="https://booksreadingorder.com/cassandra-clare/" target="_blank">Cassandra Clare</a>'s Infernal Devices series described as urban fantasy, looks like we are in London.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKh-STR1QHNWo30z5XQge0VB5NfO15kB4jWsOyjxSe6oeMp3n1yfquAYcA1BjFPuSPf0Jk2aYt91dQBUpqiwMkY9Ub87BCHlaADcnSrfhgX4LkUZU8uUZfcVhvwg9kn2SEvAZtbfTanak-3tbDXx_O1tRBGiPItOzBrrN3tu6_BXq9qZ55rdILrD9oYba/s1738/GB%20Alex%20Rider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1231" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKh-STR1QHNWo30z5XQge0VB5NfO15kB4jWsOyjxSe6oeMp3n1yfquAYcA1BjFPuSPf0Jk2aYt91dQBUpqiwMkY9Ub87BCHlaADcnSrfhgX4LkUZU8uUZfcVhvwg9kn2SEvAZtbfTanak-3tbDXx_O1tRBGiPItOzBrrN3tu6_BXq9qZ55rdILrD9oYba/w284-h400/GB%20Alex%20Rider.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br />The other one I found was for 'Scorpia Rising' the sixth in the Alex Rider teenage spy novels by Anthony Horowicz. I can never resist free postcards. <br /><br /> <br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-71562112062317751182024-01-07T13:35:00.001+00:002024-01-07T13:35:37.288+00:00Churches<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQq6_s6zgzbxGMMn60FXjhoL3mu7LEgP46Virq7zQ_ysJ-Nz-I43s9WbX7J79B_pmJnzs1lAq7M3kpOkYgtB2ITB3BGKy0vSOTbTqeo6mC5n0zyA722gN_X4VaAlsiisni3EmKZ08Pawz6LUkAaJ8Ehyphenhyphen0U1PNoHTJGOYgxr-Kr2ytbqIKtJAZ1v2l8hJA/s1982/Italy%20church.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1982" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQq6_s6zgzbxGMMn60FXjhoL3mu7LEgP46Virq7zQ_ysJ-Nz-I43s9WbX7J79B_pmJnzs1lAq7M3kpOkYgtB2ITB3BGKy0vSOTbTqeo6mC5n0zyA722gN_X4VaAlsiisni3EmKZ08Pawz6LUkAaJ8Ehyphenhyphen0U1PNoHTJGOYgxr-Kr2ytbqIKtJAZ1v2l8hJA/w640-h360/Italy%20church.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1974: Norman Art in Sicily<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> The cover photo is the church of <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/san-giovanni-degli-eremiti" target="_blank">San Giovanni degli Ermiti</a>, originally the site of a monastery founded in 581, turned into a mosque by North African Berbers in the 9th Century then restored as a church by the Normans in the 12th Century</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-IrYaxSN_eT0_HOP2sjRk8O6VCZY2mCXHjj0zU08epZMHAIXtDTJggzkyBBRn_ecQYvEZmwc8rRjwWcCY0GQMz0rJb20zEeFYCARne1eVa5r6FtDDoxfoI1i37UBTrwka0uGrUn2Y5J6sWoCNNpoDDYndVYNrdoAwEJdM8URHEXFZm-aXzcQkCk06f5c/s770/Italy%20church%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="770" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-IrYaxSN_eT0_HOP2sjRk8O6VCZY2mCXHjj0zU08epZMHAIXtDTJggzkyBBRn_ecQYvEZmwc8rRjwWcCY0GQMz0rJb20zEeFYCARne1eVa5r6FtDDoxfoI1i37UBTrwka0uGrUn2Y5J6sWoCNNpoDDYndVYNrdoAwEJdM8URHEXFZm-aXzcQkCk06f5c/w400-h255/Italy%20church%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1974: Norman Art - Mosaics</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The stamps show mosaics of King William offering a church to the Virgin Mary (Montreale Cathedral) and Christ crowning the Norman King Roger II who reconsecrated San Giovanni from a mosque to a church.<p></p><p>Travel north from the warm Mediterranean to <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWzgTcjSf83TSxkywE2vCaaWDOWU-Z0x6D_2imhikFwb8-yzVLQCvnaRhPKZaUZwPF77zL4jaC6PgPVJgKb8GN5uJfOw_ePq0PUCW7T1u6bGhjXl5vU4Fi_3cHA8yO0HAGToLu1wxIsewIMyUhuYn7hSQ5AA9dYZSDiy11m5yyE7NnG1KiH2Vn4Q5nbwv/s1975/Greenland%20Churches%20FDC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1975" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWzgTcjSf83TSxkywE2vCaaWDOWU-Z0x6D_2imhikFwb8-yzVLQCvnaRhPKZaUZwPF77zL4jaC6PgPVJgKb8GN5uJfOw_ePq0PUCW7T1u6bGhjXl5vU4Fi_3cHA8yO0HAGToLu1wxIsewIMyUhuYn7hSQ5AA9dYZSDiy11m5yyE7NnG1KiH2Vn4Q5nbwv/w640-h386/Greenland%20Churches%20FDC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1993: Tourist Attractions</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Greenland and two churches both ancient and modern<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbvsv_TBec3AFSbDqGgHY821Ymejfv_eGSK_-kVkZ1rE9f3mDa8DyG4LUUTsgU8WccDH_0GFTeS_GgpZ0FgLYegUfjxskyX8N9xzhdTpaisY1Uvo62ZXRSLhwZHCna3mQi1kZEsAW8BLj305yOno_h2wurM-CHHQDItqEH07ZwCd5yqnarotyQw_Oqdpo/s1259/Greenland%20Churches.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="1259" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbvsv_TBec3AFSbDqGgHY821Ymejfv_eGSK_-kVkZ1rE9f3mDa8DyG4LUUTsgU8WccDH_0GFTeS_GgpZ0FgLYegUfjxskyX8N9xzhdTpaisY1Uvo62ZXRSLhwZHCna3mQi1kZEsAW8BLj305yOno_h2wurM-CHHQDItqEH07ZwCd5yqnarotyQw_Oqdpo/w640-h266/Greenland%20Churches.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /><a href="https://guidetogreenland.com/about-greenland/travel-information/the-ultimate-travel-guide-to-uummannaq/" target="_blank">Ummannaq</a>, Greenland's most northerly town, and its 'new' church dedicated in 1935. The abandoned Norse settlement of Hvalso and the medieval church ruin to which the Hurtigruten ships run a boat tour and everyone learns about Norse life.</p><p>Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Places of Worship - for more pray visit <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2020/07/blog-post_54.html">See It On A Postcard</a><br /> <br /><br /></p><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-53644766002039154402024-01-04T14:15:00.000+00:002024-01-04T14:15:14.370+00:00City Travels<p><a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2024/01/large-letters.html" target="_blank"> Thursday Postcard Hunt </a>for the month is 'Words' - today City Names takes me to</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMm-1_QNMtc-7vnG8h4xLUb0eGc1jixQAAR40d7aTd3KKLf8irV2mKPlAFf8I3aSFyOb1WkDF0BRIVZZBs4PZQufEjKSABR95k7SeoSji0euv-XTHav2wLq1HbhmydihhB7CwUCZUBZwwzh_bM6BEVbf_C8Z4v96IsvbPQzk0hiZRgfl0AkdAv9L3EBak/s1766/Germany%20Postsdam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1246" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMm-1_QNMtc-7vnG8h4xLUb0eGc1jixQAAR40d7aTd3KKLf8irV2mKPlAFf8I3aSFyOb1WkDF0BRIVZZBs4PZQufEjKSABR95k7SeoSji0euv-XTHav2wLq1HbhmydihhB7CwUCZUBZwwzh_bM6BEVbf_C8Z4v96IsvbPQzk0hiZRgfl0AkdAv9L3EBak/w453-h640/Germany%20Postsdam.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br />Postsdam and I think I am heading first to that pretty chinoiserie teahouse which Frederick the Great had built near his Summer Palace<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNEtpTA8FeQwHUWq2Q1EwCFUodSNOY-WwPxkSNTLDoTt1xQNXOOQFPmlsHGDGoGF9jm-av9MTfqEBiui9uvZuke1WigbB0QFu_ySebBWDr5ZNGO52tzA3n6eLnkwgueGmva7O4aaTY8wLR5Xf_sbOst6z1P6ywdmD_b4SXncbKN3wX_A9yJgndMh_0YUd/s1713/Aussie%20Adelaide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNEtpTA8FeQwHUWq2Q1EwCFUodSNOY-WwPxkSNTLDoTt1xQNXOOQFPmlsHGDGoGF9jm-av9MTfqEBiui9uvZuke1WigbB0QFu_ySebBWDr5ZNGO52tzA3n6eLnkwgueGmva7O4aaTY8wLR5Xf_sbOst6z1P6ywdmD_b4SXncbKN3wX_A9yJgndMh_0YUd/w456-h640/Aussie%20Adelaide.jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2013: Road Trip (Artist - Gavin Ryan)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Or if I am in a mood for a party perhaps head for Adelaide, the 'City of Churches and Festivals' Our travellers are not having a smooth ride into town. But wait something is missing from the card as the stamp shows<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVWp1XdCBwSdg_IdLArHWLi605qkc-b5iDBaCnne2zWZRyVr-hcA8d4CMdz_aiYHAJJ5PA-SIejySnVtJRIP9wE-isLh5qMQlWWG7G_3Sgjp1dm4eUvQ4skIQYBVUWxeVk-LepIEys_C_MmXgkvZW16Khf81sihVDnZH1NI4z9a6vbzESDiYAotbIW4bz/s504/aussie%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVWp1XdCBwSdg_IdLArHWLi605qkc-b5iDBaCnne2zWZRyVr-hcA8d4CMdz_aiYHAJJ5PA-SIejySnVtJRIP9wE-isLh5qMQlWWG7G_3Sgjp1dm4eUvQ4skIQYBVUWxeVk-LepIEys_C_MmXgkvZW16Khf81sihVDnZH1NI4z9a6vbzESDiYAotbIW4bz/w396-h400/aussie%20card.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p>a little koala gazing out of the window has come along for the ride. Adelaide is also the home of the Australian Koala Foundation which works to protect them.<br /> <br /></p><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-56643637777342192562023-12-31T12:36:00.000+00:002023-12-31T12:36:12.475+00:00Dark Sky<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTImJMtXr4E5XX7p0kgxEHTn7rsbL-Z9FFHeCE7B1HWs_OUAtNjEmE7LnLDyQ6WRDwgsY2jZfYxE3Ghq1TG7mSHbwqeObgUTN_ibSm2SatEeMS70EAOmR1ozOc483iiQpYmbIE82Hoj2RVMeNwNu72Drk1Xh1wvBIYlx40vih07NzdXf3JcKZfFgjBQHU/s1534/IOM%20Dark%20Sky.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1534" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTImJMtXr4E5XX7p0kgxEHTn7rsbL-Z9FFHeCE7B1HWs_OUAtNjEmE7LnLDyQ6WRDwgsY2jZfYxE3Ghq1TG7mSHbwqeObgUTN_ibSm2SatEeMS70EAOmR1ozOc483iiQpYmbIE82Hoj2RVMeNwNu72Drk1Xh1wvBIYlx40vih07NzdXf3JcKZfFgjBQHU/w640-h166/IOM%20Dark%20Sky.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2014: Dark Sky Discovery</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Left - Niarbyl Right - Port Erin<br /></p><p>With light pollution dark sky areas have become so important to experience the wonder of the universe. The Isle of Man identified 7 sites to gaze at the heavens and in 2012 it was announced that all of them had been granted Dark Sky Grade 2 status. Following popular support for the initiative a further 19 sites were submitted for UK Dark Sky Discovery (DSD) status which was granted in 2014<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZzPrWTeh2o6hJuaR1k3LQd0I8zRhu_iA8j8EdoB4WXJ2aj-gkseAQk4glJQYzsE0uX5krDJ7ywqNy-O0nE5o6_1dHuX4MAsSv-1YiI9ewscZvkhQGmze9yTkRsMFxerOCjJ85a0EZmJMoAstzUAQ30tc1DJd_-W0i4TQzKK42NPh1slP9weKxIX2F5JA/s1521/IOM%20Dark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="1521" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZzPrWTeh2o6hJuaR1k3LQd0I8zRhu_iA8j8EdoB4WXJ2aj-gkseAQk4glJQYzsE0uX5krDJ7ywqNy-O0nE5o6_1dHuX4MAsSv-1YiI9ewscZvkhQGmze9yTkRsMFxerOCjJ85a0EZmJMoAstzUAQ30tc1DJd_-W0i4TQzKK42NPh1slP9weKxIX2F5JA/w640-h166/IOM%20Dark.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Left - Fort Island Right - Langness<br /></p><p>The criteria for all Grade 2 sites is that you should be able to see the Milky Way clearly on a dark clear moonless night. In Manx Gaelic this galaxy has been known as Raod Mooar re Gorry of the Great Way of King Orry, a major figure in the folklore of the island. </p><p>Happily even with street lights our nearest neighbour lights the sky (weather permitting) so look up </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjac8JHL6978srMK3HAAG-nPcBmh1vS2c-24Ao3_OCr2VFpri8JcOXlU0kpY4IhdbH7zdliko8pUcVQU3TWBGsxpljGP2bhqXO3npjAAWlXQ9WoQfqdHjnEeTqpNZut5mLrtJSIFQKdnDnOqe8-KuJYLOvbp3NB03JA9_9dvt-pOt3ipxGSX5mcoGBXfm/s410/France%20Moon%20man.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="410" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjac8JHL6978srMK3HAAG-nPcBmh1vS2c-24Ao3_OCr2VFpri8JcOXlU0kpY4IhdbH7zdliko8pUcVQU3TWBGsxpljGP2bhqXO3npjAAWlXQ9WoQfqdHjnEeTqpNZut5mLrtJSIFQKdnDnOqe8-KuJYLOvbp3NB03JA9_9dvt-pOt3ipxGSX5mcoGBXfm/s320/France%20Moon%20man.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2016: Planetary Correspondences</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>and the Man in the Moon may be there.<br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamps theme - Night Scenes - <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2023/12/light-up-sky.html" target="_blank"> See It On A Postcard</a><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-25704515511867138572023-12-28T14:42:00.000+00:002023-12-28T14:42:00.423+00:00Snow<p style="text-align: center;">The <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2023/12/adoration.html" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt </a> Christmas theme ends with the prompt of Snowy or Manger scenes<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWgr4r6S6UZ7t0Hx9IBFfnOUdhD6o8iyicgVJhg5BbI2vBUGLFQuvGZh17N7YKIldtduLG0fz4UkNvqUXdU6h_VbNkq5tbBIca16hCQR0dpTFQ6G39G0ysx0PtQjhuyh4ksMzjuNU6JwR_pbRxgVRP3BLo4enhlAnopKPG3W3-x4_-J87cWNS_IutIWWx/s1753/Russia%20Family.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1753" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWgr4r6S6UZ7t0Hx9IBFfnOUdhD6o8iyicgVJhg5BbI2vBUGLFQuvGZh17N7YKIldtduLG0fz4UkNvqUXdU6h_VbNkq5tbBIca16hCQR0dpTFQ6G39G0ysx0PtQjhuyh4ksMzjuNU6JwR_pbRxgVRP3BLo4enhlAnopKPG3W3-x4_-J87cWNS_IutIWWx/w640-h434/Russia%20Family.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Family by Sergey Vsilyevich Ivanov (1864-1910)<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I have no holy family postcards but did find a family in the snow. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Ivanov_(painter)" target="_blank">Sergey Ivanov </a>worked on this painting for many years and eventually completed it in 1907. One could weave many stories from this scene<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXD_PykbQr385zenUU-MsUuM23U_tk0M5EWSiyR_ohn_nxYAI8dL6838ZlGVTKUIBuLlKg3AdBfy9Sbxc4WDhK7oZQHeVeZEej_eMqbrtQl-g5UxT6UAsdfL78JU-seUNWwT9jbphc9FIrtdXZSWNebL7spNNO5F7vZMH6R2OtQbFobgy3uMAiELXlmlk/s1807/England%20Snow%20Train.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1807" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXD_PykbQr385zenUU-MsUuM23U_tk0M5EWSiyR_ohn_nxYAI8dL6838ZlGVTKUIBuLlKg3AdBfy9Sbxc4WDhK7oZQHeVeZEej_eMqbrtQl-g5UxT6UAsdfL78JU-seUNWwT9jbphc9FIrtdXZSWNebL7spNNO5F7vZMH6R2OtQbFobgy3uMAiELXlmlk/w640-h422/England%20Snow%20Train.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Settle-Carlisle Line (Photograph - Peter Shaw)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Steam and snow always a winning combination. To keep to the Christmas theme a steam Santa Express ran this year from Carlisle to the Christmas Market in York via this line however the photo shows the train running towards the city through a snowy Dentdale, home of the highest station in England. The scenic Settle-Carlisle line sees many special trains throughout the year and the one shown is the 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' being pulled by Loco number 777 'Sir Lamiel' built in 1925 (one of the King Arthur Class) and preserved as part of the UK National Collection but currently being overhauled for mainline running.<br /><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-31348341209312467572023-12-24T13:43:00.000+00:002023-12-24T13:43:24.580+00:00Christmas Tidings <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboNiJHThv9TL11V-cLv2aAN3YayGf-ApXDQQujCJ9oiEDrhxvDVOwyhD6TmyXSMMXJzalYCLqs0vMj1TE8USmAuqouZTslnUUCyl24hQvLWa4Hcr46quRjKuffNa5hRPki5yQrc-JrZOsJmjUA5W9uFdgNJ-J_gaiGSkeoqyYGrNw2Glas8U5M0wtm6cY/s490/Ireland%20Candle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboNiJHThv9TL11V-cLv2aAN3YayGf-ApXDQQujCJ9oiEDrhxvDVOwyhD6TmyXSMMXJzalYCLqs0vMj1TE8USmAuqouZTslnUUCyl24hQvLWa4Hcr46quRjKuffNa5hRPki5yQrc-JrZOsJmjUA5W9uFdgNJ-J_gaiGSkeoqyYGrNw2Glas8U5M0wtm6cY/s320/Ireland%20Candle.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>The fourth of the Advent candle has been lit today, 'The Angels Candle' which stands for love<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1v6V_zvYFQ4yLyfEAXKNP5yNBchTVs1HqDaq5PBNHzwzCP1usMZGdSf5EqXLsIg4f7i647le_JeE54jFwM2H9L2mJLNCtQzJJ0dV_s_y-ZdTBjRGCgdGNQA8TXBHu7sFXvWuc5F3DdA4WZrtZTt89VWId8ubzBtXf1_TWbYudP_CZoaZ7eYpzuAxKoWb/s2022/IOM%20angels.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="2022" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1v6V_zvYFQ4yLyfEAXKNP5yNBchTVs1HqDaq5PBNHzwzCP1usMZGdSf5EqXLsIg4f7i647le_JeE54jFwM2H9L2mJLNCtQzJJ0dV_s_y-ZdTBjRGCgdGNQA8TXBHu7sFXvWuc5F3DdA4WZrtZTt89VWId8ubzBtXf1_TWbYudP_CZoaZ7eYpzuAxKoWb/w640-h285/IOM%20angels.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2013: |Centenary of John Nicholson (1840-1913)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Art and angels combine in St Thomas Church on the Isle of man which is full of John Nicholson's art where angels musical and flying can be seen in the chancel and on the stamps. More wings on the mural of the mini sheet with the archangel Michael fighting the many headed dragon (representing the devil) and Mark the Evangelist, the winged lion.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Merry and Blessed Christmas to All </span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamps theme this week - Christmas - See It On A Postcard<br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-20984562241610409752023-12-21T13:42:00.001+00:002023-12-21T13:42:48.581+00:00Sleigh Ride<p style="text-align: center;"> See It On A Postcard's <a href="http://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Thursday Postcard Hunt</a> - Christmas Animals</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-07C_v_K3LROfrQzOr8vkbMopWikpgdVDUESf72Mpbp4m-n1T5m9r3ZdFG1epnIRHGLM_qq12SFHELKMY86i__jw3h0_2HuxZv4fgJ8OaWBztBSU0tCaToQT_AE1cIADkU6cdohJyw55Oc7hi12y21mNhvFUQLiILm5UPCzvZIj1r6B-Xc7CMEKB-vI-/s1720/Finland%20Reindeer%20%20sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-07C_v_K3LROfrQzOr8vkbMopWikpgdVDUESf72Mpbp4m-n1T5m9r3ZdFG1epnIRHGLM_qq12SFHELKMY86i__jw3h0_2HuxZv4fgJ8OaWBztBSU0tCaToQT_AE1cIADkU6cdohJyw55Oc7hi12y21mNhvFUQLiILm5UPCzvZIj1r6B-Xc7CMEKB-vI-/w462-h640/Finland%20Reindeer%20%20sun.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lapland</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />While the reindeer are away</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRIcCg1GxSDzWWFopAlyYDYhfXVYlDIH_yBvXw9RW42p5LtqZ0RFSGdoCBl8N4Em62BDaGAjmXtXYB1nKaq8rIDa3O_Sq8VMngEtkymKQXttzdUxi2d-txZzANZ8WFux6YHPtNQHmgIDy9KzkhcVVhKV78zMRoz5CVaC6Dtf2_QafiP0Gl85DRB884Yzv/s1734/Finland%20Elves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRIcCg1GxSDzWWFopAlyYDYhfXVYlDIH_yBvXw9RW42p5LtqZ0RFSGdoCBl8N4Em62BDaGAjmXtXYB1nKaq8rIDa3O_Sq8VMngEtkymKQXttzdUxi2d-txZzANZ8WFux6YHPtNQHmgIDy9KzkhcVVhKV78zMRoz5CVaC6Dtf2_QafiP0Gl85DRB884Yzv/w461-h640/Finland%20Elves.jpg" width="461" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Artist - Inge Löök/223</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>the Christmas elves will play. The bear is having second thoughts<br /><br /></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-50209540184699786702023-12-17T13:07:00.002+00:002023-12-17T13:07:30.737+00:00Gift Bearers<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMXA8S2zEGR8fM4oD-HAhSvKo3uZqsjpQYTUlkd7SDFymP4UvrSNKvO8hxaMWTmj8VVZkMes08wt9YJBTePWBMx11pVynD9-JGgf6jApSjGFL35mLB0xDRNu8hpBaFuTDGCJ87aQZHXRB0siSu-x1bp0iru4OcWYDniEgm8fDPsr1ilMd3rnMKK0HdSt0/s2488/Guernsey%20Gifts.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="2488" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMXA8S2zEGR8fM4oD-HAhSvKo3uZqsjpQYTUlkd7SDFymP4UvrSNKvO8hxaMWTmj8VVZkMes08wt9YJBTePWBMx11pVynD9-JGgf6jApSjGFL35mLB0xDRNu8hpBaFuTDGCJ87aQZHXRB0siSu-x1bp0iru4OcWYDniEgm8fDPsr1ilMd3rnMKK0HdSt0/w640-h394/Guernsey%20Gifts.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1985: Christmas Gift Bearers (Design - Clive Abbott)</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Christmas is a time of gifts both spiritual and secular. Here are some potential visitors - <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkXHViDQO4ZCoIB98fjxiaZTzCAzKi9MhNtOtBHgTyW6iAY_slAvW14msuEWISAaq_qDzzFRZvaZlVrliPvKYBhbdOBrcGReRGAK_1MqsmFSWPcS4mmW-3ktD-ATmhFmnw9eNv-zWEhkx2GroC5CkR-05_q7Xwj9u2A_SCga2sfACzmwiP-VQoL67xzHX/s1253/Guernsey%20Gifts1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="1253" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkXHViDQO4ZCoIB98fjxiaZTzCAzKi9MhNtOtBHgTyW6iAY_slAvW14msuEWISAaq_qDzzFRZvaZlVrliPvKYBhbdOBrcGReRGAK_1MqsmFSWPcS4mmW-3ktD-ATmhFmnw9eNv-zWEhkx2GroC5CkR-05_q7Xwj9u2A_SCga2sfACzmwiP-VQoL67xzHX/w640-h269/Guernsey%20Gifts1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>1.Santa Claus a universal gift bearer. 2.Scandinavians adopted the Italian Saint Lucia (Lussibruden) as a symbol of light and she comes with a crown of candles arriving on the 13th December with a song, coffee and cake. 3.The first of the three wise men - Balthazar bringer of myrrh. 4. In the Netherlands Siinterklaas - Saint Nicholas is the gift bearer and being wise he doesn't live in the North Pole but in the warmth of Spain. Arriving in Amsterdam by steamboat on 23rd November (this will give him time to collect children's requests) he embarks on a festive canal tour then journeys by horseback through the city. The Present Evening parties will take place on the 5th December and the saint will spend the night time distributing the presents which will be laid out on a table to be found by children on the morning of the 6th December<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5qV15qmt20vr7LoJFqxkTyIVYAgqr2mTaTlVSC6QkMbHziezOvE5iBWG8VM9EZ6X2YLGN0MOiXMgyebfxI-Ka87h7A5XF9bsEdoI2YadLEF6uJ0rCx3S6kI3j54t_cpu9DxA1FvgdS1gDE2Q1GVe39xhiTGjWXLdICHjWwlEft8NS_3XOquBr8eDcZNs/s1250/Guernsey%20Gifts2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="1250" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5qV15qmt20vr7LoJFqxkTyIVYAgqr2mTaTlVSC6QkMbHziezOvE5iBWG8VM9EZ6X2YLGN0MOiXMgyebfxI-Ka87h7A5XF9bsEdoI2YadLEF6uJ0rCx3S6kI3j54t_cpu9DxA1FvgdS1gDE2Q1GVe39xhiTGjWXLdICHjWwlEft8NS_3XOquBr8eDcZNs/w640-h229/Guernsey%20Gifts2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>1.The children in Italy wait until the 6th January for their gifts from the witch known as La Befana, stockings full of sweets for the good children and coal for naughty ones. 2. Denmark's Father Christmas is Julenisse assisted by his sprites. 3. In Germany an angel leaves the household's presents. Christkind rings a silver bell just before she leaves. 4. Good King Wenceslas (patron saint of the Czech Republic). The carol tells us he set out in deep snow on St Stephen's day to bring succor to a poor peasant.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-BefjxoJAKgRJ1W6AJCWoH5ijD4dzOS5DlWnn5kl7DJ23gRVC30vxfmbRygRseQSa6DL5AXmMYuZu8bzKuhz6WhMJ1femQQh4ag_byrRSVkxMEROx7J1nxAeIo1BxrCLv7MgVwJdMEZYSqcgpfBQrS2GZIUGlq33pdhhjVG6Gs0LC1ufbWyncp9rznoS/s1246/Guernsey%20Gifts3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="1246" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-BefjxoJAKgRJ1W6AJCWoH5ijD4dzOS5DlWnn5kl7DJ23gRVC30vxfmbRygRseQSa6DL5AXmMYuZu8bzKuhz6WhMJ1femQQh4ag_byrRSVkxMEROx7J1nxAeIo1BxrCLv7MgVwJdMEZYSqcgpfBQrS2GZIUGlq33pdhhjVG6Gs0LC1ufbWyncp9rznoS/w640-h216/Guernsey%20Gifts3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>1.France is blessed with several Christmas gift bearers but in the south of the country around the Provencal village of Les Baux, the midnight mass is enlivened by the arrival of a shepherd bringing the gift of a lamb for the baby Jesus 2. For that same baby Caspar brings frankincense 3. In Russia the Baboushka, leaves children toys in a basket 4. Melichior, the giver of gold<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Christmas or Hanukkah - <a href="https://seeitonapostcard.blogspot.com/2023/12/hannukah.html" target="_blank">See It On A Postcard </a> <br /></p><p> <br /></p><p></p>Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com5