tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77342544931180693692024-03-19T04:48:31.461-04:00See it on a Postcardviolet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.comBlogger1472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-10002772216591044452024-03-17T02:00:00.003-04:002024-03-17T07:59:08.179-04:00snakes<p>this blue racer can only be found on Pelee Island (Lake Erie), which is the most southern point in Canada, but it can also be seen in the US in parts of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6N2WVgCJTojfZqCxPRm_EydpzLDCa1c1CwwSscIZnJ3EUSK4Wi9VUKZnYD0t9NvXc8fr04FWgE8NFUDJRPIax6NoNZp0yP3ODyGlBtm1SAsd9mePJbbC-UkDzm1e2P_NrEejDZ8bgQfIuJhI1XWp9uTPT1ym1QbQ9_K7pLMbIgGlJFantMXOyiZc4twE/s387/racer.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6N2WVgCJTojfZqCxPRm_EydpzLDCa1c1CwwSscIZnJ3EUSK4Wi9VUKZnYD0t9NvXc8fr04FWgE8NFUDJRPIax6NoNZp0yP3ODyGlBtm1SAsd9mePJbbC-UkDzm1e2P_NrEejDZ8bgQfIuJhI1XWp9uTPT1ym1QbQ9_K7pLMbIgGlJFantMXOyiZc4twE/s16000/racer.jpg" /></a></div>It is described as a the most graceful and swiftest of Ontario's snakes <p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: right;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo4hHR8wx1gBMUymekLsmB_9fIadgrr82FYPZocaMRgvGY0m9l2vBB68BHE1RIBBYeDqHEw3epnk_yX42r5AQsTumlPlJWb6CP237ym-cKp-sqX9wJi2KwGz6lIHiSysiC3FHeIB5vmsDKE-xym1NuvEjvv5KwDqRxAiuJ0E3vkm4_Mmd3wwyTCh5yr2G/s463/yots.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo4hHR8wx1gBMUymekLsmB_9fIadgrr82FYPZocaMRgvGY0m9l2vBB68BHE1RIBBYeDqHEw3epnk_yX42r5AQsTumlPlJWb6CP237ym-cKp-sqX9wJi2KwGz6lIHiSysiC3FHeIB5vmsDKE-xym1NuvEjvv5KwDqRxAiuJ0E3vkm4_Mmd3wwyTCh5yr2G/s16000/yots.jpg" /></a></div>I am not a collector of snake stamps, but I am a collector of Lunar New Year Stamps, so...<p></p><p style="text-align: right;">this is one from 2013</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGRyoYa9a7srlj7hSJ4o2djjp9PCkZVvcBB0rTPfGkqMgi68GqLrc_doceTVhncvJCAtzEUegTl1KhT7YM9wiiqFZzKHK4VNdFOjSPt4kleMB-OyrMTDreURGGLUs-6kibXIn2bYdmPBoIV5JNPhZ4zVriLBwLw7fnEhBiuEG3KQ7uYS-tU3kUM30aXwr/s382/2001.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="382" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGRyoYa9a7srlj7hSJ4o2djjp9PCkZVvcBB0rTPfGkqMgi68GqLrc_doceTVhncvJCAtzEUegTl1KhT7YM9wiiqFZzKHK4VNdFOjSPt4kleMB-OyrMTDreURGGLUs-6kibXIn2bYdmPBoIV5JNPhZ4zVriLBwLw7fnEhBiuEG3KQ7uYS-tU3kUM30aXwr/s320/2001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>and 2001<br /><p style="text-align: right;"><br /></p><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-20191395772994731902024-03-16T08:20:00.001-04:002024-03-16T08:22:29.435-04:00i wear my sunglasses at night<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySucdqqAaUSJlJJ5o4E-lajXwmFHWYeyKKd-SMdgmRfgRclSECFq444mCtPp6We7XFC8KAI2OMmnqKK4IdnwqUzYAKsrbb0dJE0r6nmAYp-1DdFoQhWV1iYVsoycriKy4j8UVlmv4NBSB_kRa4ZEQvwdKcyzuqgy5r5nwJOiKs7maaEum3pjl7rG_h67P/s380/suncat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="380" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySucdqqAaUSJlJJ5o4E-lajXwmFHWYeyKKd-SMdgmRfgRclSECFq444mCtPp6We7XFC8KAI2OMmnqKK4IdnwqUzYAKsrbb0dJE0r6nmAYp-1DdFoQhWV1iYVsoycriKy4j8UVlmv4NBSB_kRa4ZEQvwdKcyzuqgy5r5nwJOiKs7maaEum3pjl7rG_h67P/w640-h463/suncat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>CATURDAY<br /><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-8416252906494719742024-03-14T02:00:00.010-04:002024-03-14T02:00:00.131-04:00paris, texas<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVaQVdsn9RWNNl8f0LE89iblVNUWmucGH4cyl-tQvl-qkQTCgff11vmWQ6seXkzbvpRHCmInQSPt4_fy_D2AXnY7ugyZB1KgBnnPb_Rfvogn-wZRL3tTeCeV6WkYd-7DJYC1T_VHiguNYlBHVPFDz-5bDXmks7Mg8w1PSycmJsuEZPhH5C5YGZxRYEl3t/s511/paris.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="511" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVaQVdsn9RWNNl8f0LE89iblVNUWmucGH4cyl-tQvl-qkQTCgff11vmWQ6seXkzbvpRHCmInQSPt4_fy_D2AXnY7ugyZB1KgBnnPb_Rfvogn-wZRL3tTeCeV6WkYd-7DJYC1T_VHiguNYlBHVPFDz-5bDXmks7Mg8w1PSycmJsuEZPhH5C5YGZxRYEl3t/w640-h482/paris.jpg" width="640" /></a>street wear for Thursday Postcard Hunt<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDutDSC8-JJCwIITtHBV6JZQMhDg3AaoP7-jkEvv8RiW57Fjdsb4jMnezVQ82t0nCVTeNV5tUlmPWsOFihUYTxkA5Td2TFDyToD8KHry6Po-Aaeq1KJ66b2mnkRCM3aiHPPY6EZwORUVsSWsRqf6pdXoioCRsbhTdP65bNZ0p5Nvds0RVaSVdl6gqS6UlR/s397/1977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="397" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDutDSC8-JJCwIITtHBV6JZQMhDg3AaoP7-jkEvv8RiW57Fjdsb4jMnezVQ82t0nCVTeNV5tUlmPWsOFihUYTxkA5Td2TFDyToD8KHry6Po-Aaeq1KJ66b2mnkRCM3aiHPPY6EZwORUVsSWsRqf6pdXoioCRsbhTdP65bNZ0p5Nvds0RVaSVdl6gqS6UlR/w640-h443/1977.jpg" width="640" /></a>from a 1977 photograph by Garry Winogrand, Texas</p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-19656347444896810772024-03-10T03:00:00.001-04:002024-03-10T03:00:00.150-04:00dawn chorus<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWid-B7vYxfid-_G8k46HN-0KDwBak7_EUt5orjWH6jxd_FEbD3EbC0BPIKyjqhA_4doOvHEQOLehexQ5K5EKSxtiKUrfR_bA2JoVl20MiPOF_v2hlKtZNud3xykBHBm2vDM5hw0JycuEogKPHMc-onDcwfKaAbeF5vV3twxS-LyLVFRZIIN4KW4UJgiZ/s269/ngale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wNEkaSki_S_6IbHJXpEJURkog6z2CFRP1t3GHX3YtVYGKwfD8UN68uyYVKGlZhzSrHy4PtTsumobuljNOD1mvgobLBfm1F1rX2QKI5w46anGAw9YkR8rE6si00hfpLzo21LUbTVtlCo-CdpWYl3P9lmoZ-UDUeg175tkYpg6mmxSOI487vInZnBj6eEK/s354/warbler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wNEkaSki_S_6IbHJXpEJURkog6z2CFRP1t3GHX3YtVYGKwfD8UN68uyYVKGlZhzSrHy4PtTsumobuljNOD1mvgobLBfm1F1rX2QKI5w46anGAw9YkR8rE6si00hfpLzo21LUbTVtlCo-CdpWYl3P9lmoZ-UDUeg175tkYpg6mmxSOI487vInZnBj6eEK/s16000/warbler.jpg" /></a></div>a different kind of music for Sunday Stamps<p></p><p>click on the bird name to hear a sample of their song.<br /> <br /></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-23636763441592200512024-03-08T02:00:00.001-05:002024-03-08T02:00:00.354-05:00roll out your stress<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Originally built in the 11th C, it was consecrated to St Elizabeth of Hungary around 1240. As might be expected for a building so old, and so important, it has undergone numerous reconstruction phases which wikipedia outlines <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._Elizabeth" target="_blank">here</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlglhpHX7DTYG_R0IHUbT-6wW5K6R4PErCeK6Dahur1N2dQTrLsLHtrcnbtbrBWrQ4TjqdJwivjVV2zaPGvut9f6eqeUIjZdJwlyI3SZmSkD_xmTh8TaMMMA3ruwD75LMMU5Jcca6AfAfqdKWMhkMJhyphenhyphen-3dPdUnJlnc1e6dl0_vzCsZzq1H4xNPdIHG-K/s499/steliz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlglhpHX7DTYG_R0IHUbT-6wW5K6R4PErCeK6Dahur1N2dQTrLsLHtrcnbtbrBWrQ4TjqdJwivjVV2zaPGvut9f6eqeUIjZdJwlyI3SZmSkD_xmTh8TaMMMA3ruwD75LMMU5Jcca6AfAfqdKWMhkMJhyphenhyphen-3dPdUnJlnc1e6dl0_vzCsZzq1H4xNPdIHG-K/s16000/steliz.jpg" /></a></div>from Thailand, Wat Chaiwatthanaram, the Temple of Long Reign and Glorious Era, It was constructed in 1630 by the king Prasat Thong. The central 35 metre prang (spire) symbolizes the mountain Meru believed to be the core of the universe.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpzAB206OP5AksxvLNKsQ2WoM_UUCe2SoWKyxW_WZ810exeWDev9PLSvtpaxnNh0mvw6eqvGTw4V5JZw_GjhtWzhcwSHlKZD_9Uayji4ppp0MqWNnOa0ziV5eqFh6hPTJVF1fIEcEGBnJ2KeAWqAZ1aZZseu3_UXPxny-8M9aoBTlS11IoDZIlstifsI6/s401/watchai.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="401" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpzAB206OP5AksxvLNKsQ2WoM_UUCe2SoWKyxW_WZ810exeWDev9PLSvtpaxnNh0mvw6eqvGTw4V5JZw_GjhtWzhcwSHlKZD_9Uayji4ppp0MqWNnOa0ziV5eqFh6hPTJVF1fIEcEGBnJ2KeAWqAZ1aZZseu3_UXPxny-8M9aoBTlS11IoDZIlstifsI6/w640-h421/watchai.jpg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7NOQdjzP5dpKg6nyd4cv44OO-PSQsn_zcn_GK8Y81us67M_4RiaG6UhyphenhyphenGR5fqfZ6-MTRkhQOKOzgjaBpDSJzUV3RGoP2slTm8tyulFG5Zs_b0YlWLnrcHYaYoEXMeI72fXhAvUBrMtnXnj-FRVlsPHsrrgywZBjRtYjY4ZdQzDQ79KB1UskarWk-nFJM/s417/stave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7NOQdjzP5dpKg6nyd4cv44OO-PSQsn_zcn_GK8Y81us67M_4RiaG6UhyphenhyphenGR5fqfZ6-MTRkhQOKOzgjaBpDSJzUV3RGoP2slTm8tyulFG5Zs_b0YlWLnrcHYaYoEXMeI72fXhAvUBrMtnXnj-FRVlsPHsrrgywZBjRtYjY4ZdQzDQ79KB1UskarWk-nFJM/s16000/stave.jpg" /></a></div></div><p>from Norway, an old wooden church known as a stave church. Fewer than 30 of these medieval churches survive, and all are in Norway.<br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><br />violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-23788323984081808182024-02-25T01:00:00.002-05:002024-02-25T03:33:59.282-05:00youth games<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr5Ivk_MVp-EL8WCRGcaF9cUoZO25WG_VqRppk8JD06AplI1Fo9OWrX43D4dDyFmOA1GnFTUlTJEFrvyL3ZATT3krZCgAAwLYRWtsh9-iAj8SxCHgLTo8RkJUSPrlNjgbtCPIw1hKFh7JXsTBsCTsO98E_1-rx19JgfD5-5IkWtai7e6YCDfqdKZM-A/s410/sports.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="410" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGr5Ivk_MVp-EL8WCRGcaF9cUoZO25WG_VqRppk8JD06AplI1Fo9OWrX43D4dDyFmOA1GnFTUlTJEFrvyL3ZATT3krZCgAAwLYRWtsh9-iAj8SxCHgLTo8RkJUSPrlNjgbtCPIw1hKFh7JXsTBsCTsO98E_1-rx19JgfD5-5IkWtai7e6YCDfqdKZM-A/w400-h267/sports.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>the shadows accentuate the sense of movement in these youth athletes</p><p>some illustrations for Sunday Stamps<br /></p><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-86299791838557961262024-02-22T02:00:00.001-05:002024-02-22T02:00:00.131-05:00houses<p style="text-align: center;"> An Edward Hopper house, alone in a bleak landscape<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnrmfHHt6J1AD6vn06gm2_feV5kWbJx5OeRD9f-Nq9hFRsqzieog-UWPXhZ3UssIj0Krn0gpsd8YAiZxm6Mz0wMH4whKciaSgq_5Y7JXb2Uw-dUmG-K0c1RDMrEtCOOa39nz4CdURFLknBee9aMu9KaIHU86J9G7AWfKlu1bwa4rty9yME01xuhugXkVQ/s377/cassie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnrmfHHt6J1AD6vn06gm2_feV5kWbJx5OeRD9f-Nq9hFRsqzieog-UWPXhZ3UssIj0Krn0gpsd8YAiZxm6Mz0wMH4whKciaSgq_5Y7JXb2Uw-dUmG-K0c1RDMrEtCOOa39nz4CdURFLknBee9aMu9KaIHU86J9G7AWfKlu1bwa4rty9yME01xuhugXkVQ/s16000/cassie.jpg" /></a></div><br />the world's most dangerous bird, a southern cassowary<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>followed by the world's most bizarre animal, the duck billed platypus<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdhZ0OkQ6OSyUC2NnBfnnloG2wzr_ncolCyf7z4suuKF12ITxiogVPIfbAnbSzyqI6HYRDl5gvGeKwO6CHIZEp5rGFfpsXVxg5KQYkYE1qhlWFO3JNsgYP4H_9GbNoQu_RBHThz__FQ7McqIXzG2uLd-mga16r2YoTGAdAU3dUlHiA_Wn4oMowTfTgGV2/s320/platy.jpg" width="222" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHAOqKv1hnOWswF41ibVLWa4Ml8sW24NnCFIIOjbTCgRo23xwWdRH_LwLeT7BsZwacwS8exfqtaq4gtLSEQ658q2aHykjRdCg0D6xQ4_ylFneOImOrPl8UJKqWdoqRwFv-IBWlfL_NbV5DEB3ysDbniDxywrO5LxcpqrTxnNK_rrNG0dzhtazGPTQ4iTG/s335/hearts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHAOqKv1hnOWswF41ibVLWa4Ml8sW24NnCFIIOjbTCgRo23xwWdRH_LwLeT7BsZwacwS8exfqtaq4gtLSEQ658q2aHykjRdCg0D6xQ4_ylFneOImOrPl8UJKqWdoqRwFv-IBWlfL_NbV5DEB3ysDbniDxywrO5LxcpqrTxnNK_rrNG0dzhtazGPTQ4iTG/w299-h400/hearts.jpg" width="299" /></a></div>CATURDAY<br /><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-75539203159116790522024-02-15T01:30:00.003-05:002024-02-15T01:30:00.133-05:00free public libraries<p> A Tudor Revival style Carnegie library built in 1904<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ezcgzQaRphqgMISTN-fn7N7GDZgoNdiclbZ24N07qbPXzL2nVGya05AMOkKIwp8RdHfh3GohzJCf3ynqlzsFrFa6F6PzLpn5FENUldrD9aSoVAvzemiryy4WhcQSpk9oR527ETv1Iyas3RNwId5pIRO7PSKqNAAxL6tE0uCXmvl2HWkv0EuXyq3cPmeO/s388/defiance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="388" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ezcgzQaRphqgMISTN-fn7N7GDZgoNdiclbZ24N07qbPXzL2nVGya05AMOkKIwp8RdHfh3GohzJCf3ynqlzsFrFa6F6PzLpn5FENUldrD9aSoVAvzemiryy4WhcQSpk9oR527ETv1Iyas3RNwId5pIRO7PSKqNAAxL6tE0uCXmvl2HWkv0EuXyq3cPmeO/w640-h404/defiance.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A Classical Revival style Carnegie library built in 1906. It was praised by the local newspaper for its "tasteful simplicity"<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQDDNhn3-ihbXb3ObRl7MMRsc1DW1yBOSkk4ZUvxLmVBojB9d5dSs5Cx7inLCBjAtAEBn_WPZM_Ccu2IUDJBg4Fq6llV2SS0aLD2wNzCbmeVGu0nXtJ-WWLbCWYduX-f5em0ugI8a-Tc35ggT8q1p9or2gwgPvyzps1T67DOnb5d2gYItDZ5ZJp0QBu4T/s372/carnegieny.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="372" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQDDNhn3-ihbXb3ObRl7MMRsc1DW1yBOSkk4ZUvxLmVBojB9d5dSs5Cx7inLCBjAtAEBn_WPZM_Ccu2IUDJBg4Fq6llV2SS0aLD2wNzCbmeVGu0nXtJ-WWLbCWYduX-f5em0ugI8a-Tc35ggT8q1p9or2gwgPvyzps1T67DOnb5d2gYItDZ5ZJp0QBu4T/w640-h414/carnegieny.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz-XPt2ZEifqRDUzgIzJybBAvTizQ6mFVTN6Pk3ZhBrcf0Q0ZePXIy6yf1H4Xub_8oON8tIiiGgFHrQXmoKZHPHIWYFVLvDzpRIkvIQqHpSHqzNsKjnUCojTDMr92-_2Ej8yqp4HmA6iPc-ZTNni6JmQh26_5XIa_KYULRLqY2i5hgLwQBmoocBBKYPYg/s365/orillia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz-XPt2ZEifqRDUzgIzJybBAvTizQ6mFVTN6Pk3ZhBrcf0Q0ZePXIy6yf1H4Xub_8oON8tIiiGgFHrQXmoKZHPHIWYFVLvDzpRIkvIQqHpSHqzNsKjnUCojTDMr92-_2Ej8yqp4HmA6iPc-ZTNni6JmQh26_5XIa_KYULRLqY2i5hgLwQBmoocBBKYPYg/w640-h400/orillia.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Most Carnegie Libraries have a distinct style with variations, making them immediately identifiable in any small town. Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie would give grants to build a library to almost any town that requested and agreed to conditions.<br /><p>Vancouver had a Carnegie library but after a couple of moves for newer and bigger locations, in 1995, a Roman Revival* library was built to resemble the current day Colosseum.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrsmCUeOyabagXDaa2U92Z5x4gGphhhmalnV6bjFbfmePAhrDfo-RLV_K0YJ3FQLnALMIfGYO0g3U28jGjQ-5teREXOLAY_pnQuFMFR1_d7ofsYFRgpN1UDc0hyphenhyphenjM1CrunDSPrvRtzBKBdaE825swiCnoxD3phv-hq2WNOO67hOk1ddSb-VHus48QitNG/s341/vpl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="341" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrsmCUeOyabagXDaa2U92Z5x4gGphhhmalnV6bjFbfmePAhrDfo-RLV_K0YJ3FQLnALMIfGYO0g3U28jGjQ-5teREXOLAY_pnQuFMFR1_d7ofsYFRgpN1UDc0hyphenhyphenjM1CrunDSPrvRtzBKBdaE825swiCnoxD3phv-hq2WNOO67hOk1ddSb-VHus48QitNG/w640-h442/vpl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>*not a real term, I made it up</p><p>some free public buildings for Thursday Postcard Hunt<br /></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-23407061260689296762024-02-11T02:00:00.002-05:002024-02-11T02:00:00.137-05:00calligraphy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQOzn343jQAQXbSQT5cNIaWqIjDKmTWiNgQ07oZJaqDstgA_WfRrZ7p1Q_KBqoBCnh9m-6P0AmrUe7ujWow5qh1cQsTEmmnFs6NpubdbjeSEGA-MTZNFi1b-ftvbJA5ECK6GO5jXLoQ5eV08Ie7VsLl1eliJk9G12qeg9fjpRilKY6I3XCB-c2XzThDOR/s343/nippon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="335" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQOzn343jQAQXbSQT5cNIaWqIjDKmTWiNgQ07oZJaqDstgA_WfRrZ7p1Q_KBqoBCnh9m-6P0AmrUe7ujWow5qh1cQsTEmmnFs6NpubdbjeSEGA-MTZNFi1b-ftvbJA5ECK6GO5jXLoQ5eV08Ie7VsLl1eliJk9G12qeg9fjpRilKY6I3XCB-c2XzThDOR/w195-h200/nippon.jpg" width="195" /></a></div>the comic font of NIPPON suits the comic design of this stamp<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3nZ83LL2_xjdwFVVWIhoFuT58Zl9cUQV5FIX817teANObPN4Nm6uBogdRwasXGvx8_jodBvE-WlEFx0sp4yw4fLj6AwLsMfIlUByobexItkU5GwLIlebwKB053YYODz-6MwX-9FLnwFI8d1xHzvzb9fJiH7W3h_epcCDMKUd3NITkH6GFqI3VH11I2g0/s278/grenada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3nZ83LL2_xjdwFVVWIhoFuT58Zl9cUQV5FIX817teANObPN4Nm6uBogdRwasXGvx8_jodBvE-WlEFx0sp4yw4fLj6AwLsMfIlUByobexItkU5GwLIlebwKB053YYODz-6MwX-9FLnwFI8d1xHzvzb9fJiH7W3h_epcCDMKUd3NITkH6GFqI3VH11I2g0/s16000/grenada.jpg" /></a></div><p>I'm not sure about this attempt to join the letters of GRENADA</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="170" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mzKxR9lN5cbHrIjczxiYhZRibLGCcze6vmx0SZMd7dd5Wf5fFGdR017KdUguh847gHNynaiDQ81Cbt9SFKNvDZdi5Ebn6rVd4GcG0LqE0HhlgXljdKL9wujNgUBP5UlUqFT7JHx9sChBuhDviLNiOrcLx5yfMIpbxyJKBXh74p6YlALZbOZ4AGQOcKne/s1600/cesk.jpg" width="170" /></div>and my favourite country for calligraphy on stamps CZECHOSLOVAKIA<br /> <p></p><p> </p><p>some fancy writing for Sunday Stamps <br /></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-64873253561751969842024-02-09T00:30:00.011-05:002024-02-09T00:30:00.128-05:00year of the dragon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Tomorrow begins The Lunar New Year. It will be the year 4722</span><br />violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-74655172032607538812024-02-08T02:00:00.001-05:002024-02-08T02:00:00.135-05:00windmills<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_NfXwSsKnCBvJSfcjindSC3hOODSoAtYBuAOaCP1GjY4VpRpHTziv32fhj_CDwnycRy0FzNOBjzsYl8I_d8iWo_9WfijShhq2sRCH5aK7RegsHFrJvSEc6QW5_RyushXaCj3dxRVe7Lr-M6o4K8ce6aRoUrGZR0uWKiQuqN3HU7GZkOtsDXBhGeEx3Tf/s384/kent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="384" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_NfXwSsKnCBvJSfcjindSC3hOODSoAtYBuAOaCP1GjY4VpRpHTziv32fhj_CDwnycRy0FzNOBjzsYl8I_d8iWo_9WfijShhq2sRCH5aK7RegsHFrJvSEc6QW5_RyushXaCj3dxRVe7Lr-M6o4K8ce6aRoUrGZR0uWKiQuqN3HU7GZkOtsDXBhGeEx3Tf/w640-h468/kent.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="461" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oxiNJZkd9xKpzLJCs9Pwed6hyphenhyphenykjl46t3i2QXOcX9FG4otenmZ3Cjty5bHqk6AcqHmKvVyxxm6kJKr9DIqGpwah2EtepD8uyvoJ209lMak3oWINN5L4Q3vXQVi9IRBK1g6pV3ok8H5iv-x_X88n-bMt0EQengpFO3YDlxJgEJtsyw6Oyy_c_PNzpBIiq/w640-h416/oldmill.jpg" width="640" /></div>the Old Mill in Whitstable<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: right;">below, somewhere in Netherlands<img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="439" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KQWcbJ84i_yO4shWt8RusGYVdm1UxJYqfSyvAT9tjOIY4bCiYHAUVuXnmioOfelivZsW52IXItAGMmp6V6Aml4eoPFCGxrGLr_FDwzXTiTWH6oKFhaN4e01qkhaR41_Nv7t4FdOJWiJVGUu-H306Csn0PaM-rNHuq0aD51q90No4WUz_FLxgkpiDvXpp/w640-h460/holland.jpg" width="640" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TkIwhiC3ZiNAlAWD0f8PI72GL2O3vG6K3hdRwjElLM7GN54sVTL9PNieFAC2yZH_VSwk45_nTx36pAD1IWkt3dcB_Nsga1VOWKQzKwQeDlkFYUGXyTiMoqbVSrgJZ64QjwRlythH3WsEFkTERhz-_xEActA2GEIwDoqWYSdSP2iQqz8ZTGvuC3BElE23/s329/zaanse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="329" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TkIwhiC3ZiNAlAWD0f8PI72GL2O3vG6K3hdRwjElLM7GN54sVTL9PNieFAC2yZH_VSwk45_nTx36pAD1IWkt3dcB_Nsga1VOWKQzKwQeDlkFYUGXyTiMoqbVSrgJZ64QjwRlythH3WsEFkTERhz-_xEActA2GEIwDoqWYSdSP2iQqz8ZTGvuC3BElE23/w640-h478/zaanse.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Zaanse Schans holds a special place for me as I lived near there and used to ride my bike through the area.</p><p>some windmills from Kent and North Holland for Thursday Postcard Hunt<br /></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-7926248680532167392024-02-04T01:30:00.004-05:002024-02-04T06:17:51.476-05:00sandbar lighthouse<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmMCx7aqzptKdfnOGlLf6U43YKPEPT3LHpYqqpPOhg3ZLQJ-k73eaGNt1VkzcQ7_jPu4dm0_erB8SMfMfzGJHel-0afDGxOgYkMxHR33wtv-xxr3jR-26vKifSYkZaaXrupNsGD3XGtRfUwiTAcZ6_9TFfR5KjKJyEton4xOsNobtW73rVJ7oyC6lwATZ/s379/rsa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmMCx7aqzptKdfnOGlLf6U43YKPEPT3LHpYqqpPOhg3ZLQJ-k73eaGNt1VkzcQ7_jPu4dm0_erB8SMfMfzGJHel-0afDGxOgYkMxHR33wtv-xxr3jR-26vKifSYkZaaXrupNsGD3XGtRfUwiTAcZ6_9TFfR5KjKJyEton4xOsNobtW73rVJ7oyC6lwATZ/s16000/rsa.jpg" /></a></div><br />The 34' cast iron Pelican Point Lighthouse at Walvis Bay, Namibia. It sits on a sandbar that keeps growing. Once located at the edge of the peninsula, it is now 2 km inland. Beside the lighthouse is a tourist lodge. When this was built, Namibia was part of South Africa.<br /><p></p><p>a lighthouse for Sunday Stamps<br /></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-17341442357058107122024-02-03T07:30:00.002-05:002024-02-03T07:30:17.503-05:00loving kindnesses<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs-000lSrfXgVm5QBEkAARZq3HUSjf_u1ZUvU37EJkej0X5LeeQbHxCRCKs2bg9OHAkzG7mJJWJZM-MGEX3jY-LKl1nR81gyFLpvweQXbvmekAS_Lg0phvTFoZMs1sMuPi3rXrsCB-_1sBaFUISB830XXuC8-K_ShdKfj4pNIuOVfCMt-ddH0f3HheDSR/s468/catbd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs-000lSrfXgVm5QBEkAARZq3HUSjf_u1ZUvU37EJkej0X5LeeQbHxCRCKs2bg9OHAkzG7mJJWJZM-MGEX3jY-LKl1nR81gyFLpvweQXbvmekAS_Lg0phvTFoZMs1sMuPi3rXrsCB-_1sBaFUISB830XXuC8-K_ShdKfj4pNIuOVfCMt-ddH0f3HheDSR/w408-h640/catbd.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">CATURDAY</span><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-44974107951945930152024-02-02T07:05:00.002-05:002024-02-02T07:05:29.651-05:00groundhog day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnseTqKqtCjqSrBJWrsn9oSfhusxt1iXguCR7TwfLJoSZ0ipRSeovLADuU28-KBewrq3cthsUV0Qaelyz5zZs8S_ryL3iiqFW_9KA-DIxWkX1VherU9hWG_VU4Cmjpkz9JqZbdjxfPXQFLe1wfTUOeNHzTxAHgCLW3n29HDirV7jeNDsYUv5gCS9-HJ_i_/s311/groundhog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="311" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnseTqKqtCjqSrBJWrsn9oSfhusxt1iXguCR7TwfLJoSZ0ipRSeovLADuU28-KBewrq3cthsUV0Qaelyz5zZs8S_ryL3iiqFW_9KA-DIxWkX1VherU9hWG_VU4Cmjpkz9JqZbdjxfPXQFLe1wfTUOeNHzTxAHgCLW3n29HDirV7jeNDsYUv5gCS9-HJ_i_/w640-h418/groundhog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">our local groundhog prognosticator is known as Wiarton Willie</span><br /><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-34364168006915386322024-02-01T01:30:00.001-05:002024-02-01T01:30:00.135-05:00the art of the lighthouse<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXJiopJl9T8PbQxjKqWbvLjoIfOpNIgVD0JtXspvNiICMw-19_UcbatsbUMzZWeI1nRB7HNqr-D_ogrx3HXSxl_gvLxm852KRFjOZOwcVAa81d-p2cVEhm4JzirHQbrAPm9B3kpxnIbA9LKbpEBcPNkrSh5NERwET-8edOMptK1mSTzARzaw283dyeGhL/s410/suderoogsand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="410" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXJiopJl9T8PbQxjKqWbvLjoIfOpNIgVD0JtXspvNiICMw-19_UcbatsbUMzZWeI1nRB7HNqr-D_ogrx3HXSxl_gvLxm852KRFjOZOwcVAa81d-p2cVEhm4JzirHQbrAPm9B3kpxnIbA9LKbpEBcPNkrSh5NERwET-8edOMptK1mSTzARzaw283dyeGhL/w640-h450/suderoogsand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">from Germany</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQvEpW6ozV_kxTs8NRYUAzczz-EQlH0wa-WgkrAbtTa9hUf8Bmy2A0ySzDPbQbAOjKWzhhUpmzyLhx1sKbVxUKi55cpgrR_BW7Yj2BVpLaOi1UNpqz8W9q1cT9v8G2KuEP6kum4GH4Y-jQoaPdHFHRrNqKB3eT9E6edpqkJEV872AfCNks5r6JZJo_wBs/s358/lighhouse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="358" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQvEpW6ozV_kxTs8NRYUAzczz-EQlH0wa-WgkrAbtTa9hUf8Bmy2A0ySzDPbQbAOjKWzhhUpmzyLhx1sKbVxUKi55cpgrR_BW7Yj2BVpLaOi1UNpqz8W9q1cT9v8G2KuEP6kum4GH4Y-jQoaPdHFHRrNqKB3eT9E6edpqkJEV872AfCNks5r6JZJo_wBs/w640-h425/lighhouse1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">from Finland</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbONQYZy2KGbdGZs0N2cNQW5neswBoW9cX5Mzpcc2wjV0jkHAVVanhVUV8qwGUEAEQCYwMtOiNXSpcdCcKvhfxvQMX3FDdSXexfCYO-6g3kOP6ZSzxSrjC6nqVqGdGMxo5ad2oWI571oJrpv8DX-yBZe74dRcRDzLb_SWDVi02s3ZffMygWmYzepUOGW2/s384/finland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbONQYZy2KGbdGZs0N2cNQW5neswBoW9cX5Mzpcc2wjV0jkHAVVanhVUV8qwGUEAEQCYwMtOiNXSpcdCcKvhfxvQMX3FDdSXexfCYO-6g3kOP6ZSzxSrjC6nqVqGdGMxo5ad2oWI571oJrpv8DX-yBZe74dRcRDzLb_SWDVi02s3ZffMygWmYzepUOGW2/w446-h640/finland.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhm43DlGBywz8bBoK-IA-wQyapedPqi4HfMxQ2Udyeo_OnvQ2rfW5hTDBInV32QwCOx7dHw-9JI-YYfAhB5TMAUiBYk3q7gIBeHEHXAFmiL_BtAtwfcygXCFPQr0MAz10UY2Ezn26G4HaFE5UDUuRjctv7FYtPeqHi5N-OS1BEQNxiPlIf1r3rSXByXDk/w427-h640/evan.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">from USA</span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> from Belarus</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="339" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3c6YiZLWLebwiApOldeuo9hCrjsVTj0oo57W6M_OqcHzUN2rD0XjR4PMYYe-rAaq6UL80fkIggvUHhsNyf1rKcYnVz8977gPX9Qbej5fPVzTVqZxIsw6f4n875kqgBVILevd-LeZjtavzFtKL9RTtCf7dZgXQ5J40zE3hhG9DulPIeTH9GvTQtgBFkkb/w640-h482/winter%20lighthouse.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">some illustrated lighthouses from around the world for Thursday Postcard Hunt </span><br /></div><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-89117918556482248962024-01-30T09:00:00.003-05:002024-01-30T09:00:00.132-05:00an ancient land<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ8bWAOKocn6e81rn3fHsxWWlLlVX60wZyMS9xMeqk95U4hnqKk4H2JpGpcycqxY-k__TfDx9l7x-7JpNSSfsy3Y2sDO6mJb0wONZ2T0IVTh4LSW_-9fUlvKLafvL0Nw6aOhReX1vDyNFxILV6EfT2ggaspej00Q0oqsVjSbnPOVgl0hnN8wkBt6N20z7/s412/uphellyaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="412" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ8bWAOKocn6e81rn3fHsxWWlLlVX60wZyMS9xMeqk95U4hnqKk4H2JpGpcycqxY-k__TfDx9l7x-7JpNSSfsy3Y2sDO6mJb0wONZ2T0IVTh4LSW_-9fUlvKLafvL0Nw6aOhReX1vDyNFxILV6EfT2ggaspej00Q0oqsVjSbnPOVgl0hnN8wkBt6N20z7/w640-h434/uphellyaa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Shetland, an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland,which was ruled by the Norse from the 8th to the 15th C. On the last Tuesday in January they hold the largest fire festival in Europe. Up Helly Aa in Lerwick can include over 1000 'guizers' (dressed in disguise, in this case Vikings) in a procession that culminates in the burning of a replica Viking Longship. There is much more to it than that, which you can read all about <a href="https://www.uphellyaa.org/" target="_blank">here</a></span><br /><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-65436932790860927402024-01-28T01:30:00.004-05:002024-01-28T01:30:00.128-05:00trees<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYn4vNk9gMsfnKq272cbpS9mB8F1aOtnVu_rhoLpFB2FoorcbL4-Oxrj4rgJGvI3HQu9BQruXPOUio5Mvzm0UsgyJA0Q15GM7zpjJbscnBRzoYGbmGnIxMzy4QKaiPsfAVKf6a5goUOj-MZboEsotsY0EkrjKpNfSfhhW54mJaR431RXSkgSRDIcsHyvE/s459/apricot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="459" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYn4vNk9gMsfnKq272cbpS9mB8F1aOtnVu_rhoLpFB2FoorcbL4-Oxrj4rgJGvI3HQu9BQruXPOUio5Mvzm0UsgyJA0Q15GM7zpjJbscnBRzoYGbmGnIxMzy4QKaiPsfAVKf6a5goUOj-MZboEsotsY0EkrjKpNfSfhhW54mJaR431RXSkgSRDIcsHyvE/w640-h450/apricot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">above: a year in the life of an apricot tree below: an avenue of ginkgo trees<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrWy8mH1gcelykOCW7-ngkaYnmPE1JkHUnXD-qQJdsWTP78zsrmqOhCl_mzfTXLvT10psypu2Cv8nn3d_LUld9PQam8cALviM2t02XqJbCPkPjVmidjUwuRqIPS7WWJSXa6l1kMHlnag4NkeSldvMFiZ-eCez2ow3kXfPmPmGM6A9QsFBC2sdr8Z9k_Mw/s251/ginkgo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="195" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrWy8mH1gcelykOCW7-ngkaYnmPE1JkHUnXD-qQJdsWTP78zsrmqOhCl_mzfTXLvT10psypu2Cv8nn3d_LUld9PQam8cALviM2t02XqJbCPkPjVmidjUwuRqIPS7WWJSXa6l1kMHlnag4NkeSldvMFiZ-eCez2ow3kXfPmPmGM6A9QsFBC2sdr8Z9k_Mw/s1600/ginkgo.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">for Sunday Stamps</span><br /><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734254493118069369.post-14328867460945893782024-01-27T14:32:00.001-05:002024-01-27T14:32:14.551-05:00yoga<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV8CyE0cnis0AMoGl-rOJ8UWgZxHvHRcaGmNPmireF7xUEu8Rym4n0ChNvtzIGQcDZaDv-S1xKY82iWqh53Bk3pcFGQ5IYDIwZGiCUi8aqXNPvyYwr3hBO2sBAovqv3gZzfi-A4Cct3lPqvo7G4bjPQ3DVMAtXeW4YxIhHpAtlThgDskF9t5g6e8SbOHT/s388/yoga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV8CyE0cnis0AMoGl-rOJ8UWgZxHvHRcaGmNPmireF7xUEu8Rym4n0ChNvtzIGQcDZaDv-S1xKY82iWqh53Bk3pcFGQ5IYDIwZGiCUi8aqXNPvyYwr3hBO2sBAovqv3gZzfi-A4Cct3lPqvo7G4bjPQ3DVMAtXeW4YxIhHpAtlThgDskF9t5g6e8SbOHT/w420-h640/yoga.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">CATURDAY</span><br /><p></p>violet shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.com1