three churches

St James Anglican Church, St John's Evangelical Lutheran, and Trinity United

there are other churches in this small town, but these are the ones that get all the glory - and the photographs!

Over in Romania is this painted church, one of eight that are UNESCO listed

a 1970s view of the Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik

and,  Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin

a new month and a new theme of architecture. first up: churches.  next week: houses

gardens

This isn't a favourite card, but it came in a lot from someone who may have been clearing out a loved one's collection of postcards from a trip to Worthing.  Featuring two views of Beach House Park, Denton Park with its sunken garden, and Marine Gardens.  I like this one below as much for the architecture and the colourful cars as for the garden view from the windows (Steyne Garden)

time

I was reading that some U.S. schools are removing analogue clocks because the kids nowadays can't read the time on them.

So, sure, instead of teaching them, some believe they should simply ignore it all in favour of digital clocks.

My thoughts are that we should have more clocks. Clock towers in every town. 

Halifax

      Skegness

       Toronto

Daytona Beach, which conveniently has twelve letters, just to confuse the analogue time learners even more

reflections

 

some Canadian reflections for Thursday Postcard Hunt

treasure hunt

 

You can't actually dig for the buried treasure (that may or may not actually exist), but you can visit the island and take a tour.  Or you could watch the long running (13th! season has just started) Curse of Oak Island on the History Channel.  Or, you can read all about it here

 

we're up to day 24 of NaBloPoMo 

summer fun

 I am more of  a hibernator in summer than winter.  heat (and humidity) and I are not best buds.

Maybe a road trip would be in order (is that van air conditioned?) 

This series is from prolific illustrator and designer Gavin Ryan.

I'm not sure this poor soul in Blackpool is having fun at the seaside.  I did not find these saucy postcards funny when I first came across them.  Apparently they were created as a reaction to prudish Victorians (I may have have been a prude.  Or just 14). They seem even more inappropriate now. The people were always fat.  I'm not sure why I even have this one - it may have been part of a 'lot'.  

One thing that will get me moving in summer is checking out flowers.  This is the Victorian era Halifax Public Gardens,  located at the appropriately named Spring Garden Road and Summer Street.  There are free historical tours several times a day throughout summer.

How about a bit of canoeing and fishing.  Although you can fish all year round, I always think of it as a summer thing (I don't fish, except when I was younger and at a cottage, or camping) Maybe these guys are looking for bass, pike, musky or carp.

Or a round or two of golf. This is Royal Troon Scotland which last held The Open in 2016.  This year, it will be at Portrush in Northern Ireland (July 13 - 20)

Or, a spot of tennis. Though this is hardly a casual match.  This year being held from June 30 to July 13, (ending just in time for golf)

rural scenes

You know you have really left the city and are in the country when you start seeing barns

 

and, if you drive a little further from the city, you might see landscapes such as these

some views of the countryside for Sunday Stamps

northern

 

Northern Velebit National Park. The Velebit mountains are the largest mountain range in Croatia. The whole range is a nature reserve.

The Cabot Trail is a scenic highway on the northern tip of Cape Breton Island through the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

 

 

 

some greenery for Sunday Stamps