hummel girl

My mother had a collection of these Hummel figurines, which none of us wanted after she died. I think they are still in a box at the back of my closet. It's been 12 years.

sticks and flags

in 2015, the Czech Republic hosted the World Hockey Championship.
So, who can name all 16 participating countries from these flags -  without googling?
I will admit that I missed a few...

for Sunday Stamps - flags

windows

watching the city wake up?

CATURDAY

the north

The Gateway of the North has changed a few times since it was built in 1928.
North Bay is about 210 miles north of Toronto.

hijinks

future

sand and sea

on the North Sea coast, one of the most popular beaches in Holland

cottages

Some of the stately homes on the St Lawrence River

black and white

These stamps first made me think of the black & white theme, which might be stretching it a bit. Would still qualify as far as I'm concerned! However they undeniably qualify as big animals.

Here we have ursus americanus -  the black bear, the smallest of the North American bears. The one on the left is a subspecies known as a kermode bear which has a rare recessive gene that makes their fur cream or white coloured. Some of them have black fur, but these white variants are known as the Spirit Bear.

for Sunday Stamps - big animals

and a bee

titled 'kittens and violin'
but these kitties seem more intrigued by the bee ...

CATURDAY

lost

a HUGE post office in Philadelphia.

Long since demolished.

 Card is pre 1905

stylish

Many loved the above building in Vancouver and were worried about its fate 

when it was closed and sold a few years ago.  

It now has several glass towers on top and is a residential/commercial complex.

This post office building in Grimsby was saved while several other buildings were gutted when an accidental fire broke out on the main street three years ago. 

mail train

Mount Pleasant station on the Post office's underground railway which runs from Paddington to Whitechapel, connecting six sorting offices and two main railway stations

mail delivery

Issued in 1974, this series honours all the postal workers for the 

Centenary of Letter Carrier Delivery Service

top row - the postmaster, mail services courier
middle row - mail handler, postal clerk
bottom row - letter carrier, rural mail courier

postman

As I think on the mess in the US with the postal service and
in honour of the poor beleaguered postal employees,
a week of postal related stamps and postcards.

albatross

With a wingspan of up to 10 feet, the albatross is one of the largest flying birds which is endemic to one of the smaller countries, which is actually not so small. It is larger than than the UK by around 25,000 sq km.


for Sunday Stamps - the southern hemisphere

white

in a field of daisies

CATURDAY

cheers

and a game of cards in the garden

rambles

featuring the tree lined Las Ramblas
and Christopher Columbus on a very tall 40m column

good things

in Alexandra Bay on the New York side of the 1000 Islands

niagara falls

tea for two

I'm sure there's a story in here somewhere...

young and old

a couple of  young chicks

and a couple of old dinosaurs







for Sunday Stamps - the colour yellow

lucky cat

Lucky Cat (received from Taiwan)

CATURDAY 

point amour

If you want to walk the 132 steps to the top (33 metres), you will be rewarded with a magnificent view from the south coast of Labrador. It is the tallest lighthouse in Atlantic Canada.

cycling

a happy excursion

finger

How rude!
And I don't think he cares.

palais grand ducal

The official residence of the Grand Duke

Is it just me, or could this place use some flowers? Imagine overflowing window boxes.

eiffel

Crowds on the way to the Eiffel Tower. Limited visits to the top have been available since July 15. Or you could schedule a visit to climb the stairs to the second floor (freeing up the lift for those with mobility issues). You will climb up one staircase and down the other. Masks must be worn. Has anyone been to the top?

neeps

Soft food. Tasty to some.

tatties are potatoes
neeps are turnips - though in Scotland the turnip is actually a swede, or rutabaga
haggis - made with sheep offal. it has a rather peppery taste, so would actually be the spiciest food on this plate

for Sunday Stamps - food

resting

every cat loves a pillow

CATURDAY