greenery

 

It is always exciting when the first green leaves start popping up

but having a permanent green liveried tram would help get you in the mood for spring

then again, you could immerse yourself in the green of a canal cruise in the Ardennes

congratulations

a refresh 

kitty

 

a LOVE kitty to steal your heart

leopard cat

 Leopard Cat Meetup

CATURDAY

yellow houses

the most visited museum in Austria is where the Mozart family lived from 1747 to 1773 

this was the home of the Liechtenstein family until 1935 when the Nazi's took it and then the Czechs and  Prince Aloys II left for Vaduz. They never got it back and are still in legal battles over it.

jemima

 

a duck for the letter J

holly

 

CATURDAY

easter eggs

 

OSTEREIER aus Germany

a time for love

Pink moon is the first full moon after the spring equinox 

 

 

this one seems to have all the colours

 

from Belarus

the colour pink for Thursday Postcard Hunt 

1er avril

 

imps of darkness

 

Marine Iguanas

stamp designed by David Gentleman, these marine iguanas were described by Darwin when he first came across them in 1835, as "hideous looking" and "clumsy" and called them "imps of darkness".  they are the only species of lizard to forage in the sea, living on seaweed and algae.

cat in a rope

 

CATURDAY

families

a family of one... which, as we know got complicated

and a larger family, which will have complications enough for this mama lion

and an even larger family who will all stick together

next month we will celebrate the colours of spring - even if spring hasn't yet arrived where you live

horses

 

The horses on Sable Island are wild and protected from humans. It is illegal to touch, feed or treat them.  They have suvrived on the island since the 1700s and have stocky bodies with thick woolly, shaggy coats.

illustrated and engraved by Jorge Peral (2005)

magpies

artist:Tanya Hazova

CATURDAY

pets

 I'm not sure if this ermine could be considered a pet...

 

but this cat seems right at home in one of the stranger postcards I've received.  It makes me laugh! 

and these two seem to be comfortable with each other
 

 

I apologize for the lateness... the original post seems to have disappeared, so I had to redo it. 

tandem

 

I have not received much mail lately ... then today eight cards arrived - each one from Germany!

guides

 well behaved

I don't know my dog breeds, but I think this is some kind of retriever?  maybe golden? or a lab?

not so well behaved

from 1952, the ubiquitous Canada Goose

tough cat

 CATURDAY

on the farm

 

a Dutch cow with earrings 

a helpful cat

stepping out of the barn                             in winter

and in summer

time

 

In November, I posted another postcard of this Gastown Steam Clock for when the time fell back. Yesterday, the time sprang forward, and for most of British Columbians it will be the last time.  They will stay on daylight saving time forever.  This fills me with hope for the rest of us.

though there has been some pushback, with claims that staying on Standard Time would be a better choice, and now, I'm tending to agree with that.

flora and fauna fun

 

from the Czech Republic

flora 

 
 

 

and fauna

Certain that there must be a story behind this wine guzzling goose, I discovered it is a stamp for St Martin's Day which has a Czech tradition of eating a roast goose with a young vintage of a "svatomartinski vino" - the first wines of a new vintage of fresh, fruity wines that are meant to be drunk within a few months.

street cat

CATURDAY

in the wild

 I hadn't realized just how many of these 'Fauna of Belarus' cards I had. These are some I haven't already posted

not from Belarus, but this poor guy is having a bad feather day and I couldn't resist

apollo moon

There will be a total lunar eclipse today at noon CET ... which will be completely invisible to everyone in Europe.  

this full moon is otherwise known as a blood moon

(and, yes, I did get up to watch it)