Farm Life

 See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt is down on the farm with animals

Yew Tree Farm, Coniston, Lake District

A much photographed farm. On postcards but they usually feature cars by the house, however this is an older card so there are just some peaceful cows and quad-bikes. Yew Tree Farm, a 17th Century farm house and barn with spinning gallery.

Mossy Bottom Farm with Shaun the Sheep and Bitzer the sheepdog. In the 'Shaun the Sheep Movie' Shaun's flock and Bitzer are in the "Big City" trying to rescue the farmer who has amnesia. What could possibly go wrong!

 Not as much chaos will be caused with this flock of sheep in Allhallows Lane, Kendal in the early 1950s.

F is for Flowers

 

1999: Folk Art

Traditional Aland folk art on furniture usually features vibrant flowers. A wardrobe from 1785

and a chest from 1788

1990: Thinking of You

Land of the vibrant flower, Australia

1992: Guernsey Flowers

Guernsey with its mild maritime climate is perfect for growing flowers and famous for the Guernsey lily (Nerine sarniensis) featured on he cancel, sometimes referred to as a jewel lily

Sunday Stamps A-Z - Flowers and Folk Art - See It On A Postcard 

Break Time

 See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt - is seeing Animals in the Wild

A Honey Buzzard wondering where lunch is located.. It eats wasp and bee larvae, evolution has provided thick feathers and extra scaly legs to protect it from stings. 

"Hi There"

The alert tranquility of a fox

 

A "Puffin Patrol" somewhere on the Yorkshire coast

E is for Eagle

 

1921-30: Definitive

The New Imperial Eagle issued by the Wiemar Republic during the German hyperinflation period

1925: Rhineland Millenary

An eagle watches over a bend in the Rhine, its castle and furnaces. A set of three stamps issued between May and July 1925 to celebrate 1000 years of the Union of Rhineland with Germany. Under the Treaty of Versailles after World War I  the Rhineland had been demilitarised to create a buffer zone between Germany and France. It was returned to Germany in 1925 but allied troops remained until 1930 to ensure compliance.

1924: Definitive - National Symbols of |Egypt

The Eagle of Saladin over the Giza pyramids. The emblem is often associated with the 12th Century Ayyubid Dynasty founded by Saladin.

1975: Symbols of America

Eagle and shield holding the a bundle of 13 arrows in its left claw representing the original 13 colonies. The design is based on the Great Seal of the United States.

2016: Birds

Nothing as impressive as the real thing, An alert White tailed eagle

1975: Hunting Scenes

and a Golden Eagle attacking a red fox, its owner galloping behind.

Sunday Stamps A-Z this week E for Eagle and Egypt - See It On A Postcard 

North America

 See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt is visiting cities in North America

The impressive Union Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The beaux art building of  local limestone opened in 1911. It was designed by the same architects as Grand Central Station in New York. The wide road with electric tram and waiting horse drawn carriages connect travellers to the city.

Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster and later renamed after Abraham Lincoln, it became the state capital in 1869. My sender likes this part of the city with its old factories that are now apartments, stores and restaurants and says "This is a great place to 'people watch' in the warmer months" I like old signage on buildings, this factory and warehouse. was built for  Harpham Bros Harness and Saddle Factory, a thriving business in the early 20th Century.

Destination Djibouti

 

1981: European-African Economic Convention

Located on the north east coast of the Horn of Africa Djibouti City is the site of a deep-water port strategically placed between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. The Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway provides Ethiopia's only link to the coast, a journey time of  about 20 hours for a trip that would otherwise take several days

1981: Amateur Radio Club

All a Radio Amateur needs is an antenna and a radio transceiver to make contact all over the word. Today used mainly by the hobby enthusiasts but I think still useful in these uncertain times of wars and disruption of the internet.

1978: Philexafrique 2 Exhibition, Gabon

Wonder if there is any other way of communicating? Ah yes here is a postal runner with a train and plane and the UPU logo.

1991: African Tourism Year

 An invitation to visit the continent.

Sunday Stamps A-Z -  Djibouti - See It On A Postcard

 

Northern Europe

 See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt is visiting the cities of Northern Europe

St Petersburg and The Bronze Horseman (Peter the Great). The statue is mounted on the massive Thunder Stone originally weighing 1500 tonnes which was carved down during transportation to its current size of 1,250 tonnes.  Noticing the woman in white I discovered that Alexander Gardens is a popular place for wedding photos.  Lots of background interest for the photographer including the red lighthouse just making it onto the postcard. This is one of a pair on the Neva River that once guided ships into the port, the bowl on the top was filled with oil and lit. Today they are supplied with gas and only lit on special occasions. Technically they are called rostral columns and decorated with nautical images and have statues at the bottom. Russia Beyond shows them in all their glory.

 The main square in Krakow, the text translates as Old Town Market Square. The Cloth Hall is a renaissance era market hall. The gothic church is St Mary's Basilica.