from japan

 

WATERLILIES AND PERSIMMONS

red

Wrigley Field, the second oldest ballpark (opened 1914 after Fenway Park, Boston, 1912) They are the possibly the only two major league stadia I could immediately name both the city and sport.

Superman and his ubiquitous red cape

who is hungry for a red lobster?

one bite

PostNL wrapped this postcard in plastic with a letter of apology for the "damaged" card.  Except it wasn't actually damaged... it was meant to show a bite taken off the chocolate bar!

lost in translation

 

I'm not really sure what kind of fruit this is (mango?), though I suspect the Chinese script in the corner gives a clue (if I could read Chinese)

 

This one from Belarus was also tricky.  Turns out it is a 'common raccoon dog' which is not at all a raccoon.  Or a dog.  It is a canid that is closely related to a fox. They are widespread in eastern Europe and Asia.

 

The Moravian Museum is easily translatable.  Okay, I had to google translate 'zemske' (regional)

and, this is obviously the Bavarian Forest, in full winter  splendour

 

some foreign languages for Sunday Stamps

foods and snacks

 

I have heard that these night markets are amazing, and full of stalls of every food imaginable. I feel a little overwhelmed at the idea

this cafe looks like it might be a place of calm.  perhaps it is in a small alley and the customers may have wandered off to look at something across the way

so much choice

 

chocolate, chips, mussels, and beer from Belgium

and so much ice cream, pies, cakes, muffins, and cookies from Belarus

pee-KAHN or PEA-can

an age old debate that will never go away is the 'correct' pronunciation of pecan.

notice that apart from the spelling mistakes, and the grammar, the recipe is missing the vanilla extract. and seriously, do not use margarine!

only fruits

this is a special treat. best made with beefsteak tomatoes that are picked before they ripen.

When I think of oranges, I think of Florida and navel oranges.  If I had a postcard of the sweet, sweet oranges of Valencia I would be showing that.

I like cranberry sauce, but when I discovered lingonberry jam at IKEA, that became my favourite

although apples are available all year round, in fall we tend to get more and new varieties and I love trying them all out.  my new favourites are lobos and cosmic crisp and something called sweetango.

 

 this one was received from Finland

two meals

braised pork rice and a stir fry from Taiwan

numbers

 

Dahlias are one of the flowers that follow the fibonacci sequence*

as do the feathers on a peacock 

and let's not forget 

pineapples and pine cones

some patterns for Sunday Stamps

*fibonacci sequence - numbers starting with zero and one, is a steadily increasing series where each number is equal to the sum of the preceding two numbers

maamoul

melt in your mouth cookies stuffed with a delicious walnut, pistachio, or date filling.  2024 edition of Eid stamp

easterly things

I have shown this before, but as we have new people to our group, it is worth showing again.  This is a huge Pysanka sculpture.  It is 31 feet long and three and a half storeys high.  A colourful roadside attraction in Alberta.

For our food category this anniversary stamp for Nutella is most delicious

I thought I might be at risk of endlessly repeating myself, but then I found this Easter lily from Barbados

 

 

Happy Easter to all who celebrate

bounty

 

It is Thanksgiving here in Canada. I think it is my favourite holiday - it revolves solely around food and family and friends.

I am thankful that I can still afford most foods... 

some fresh food for Sunday Stamps

fun for kids

 how about a whole museum dedicated to play (Vagos, Portugal)

and what kid doesn't love chocolate?

and at the end of the day - a swim in the hotel pool!

they've been entertained, fed, and exercised

some fun for kids for Thursday Postcard Hunt

coffee and chocolate

 both received from Ukraine

latte art

 

this could be a cheery escape for a rainy Tuesday

received from Austria

eggplant

 

Some of you may know this as an aubergine, but I know it as an eggplant (though, more and more, I find myself using aubergine)

an 'E' for Sunday Stamps

snacks

 

the speculaas and the stroopwafels are favourites. those dropjes (licorice) not so much.

black

Things in the world go desperately wrong when I choose a 'dark' or 'black' theme! 

 

have some comforting fruit

black raspberries are only available for a few short weeks in the summer

 

 

and gaze on a floral display

 Johann Rudolf Bys was a Swiss painter who did most of his important work while in Prague. He seems to have been quite partial to black backgrounds in his paintings.

 

while thinking about the world and the time in which we live

the colour black for Sunday Stamps

autumnal

walking a yellow leafed road in a forest in Germany

to finding seasonal fruits and berries and nuts in Britain

from 1993, designed by Charlotte Knox

pear, rowan, hazel, blackberry, horse chestnut

apricots and peaches 

from San Marino

for Sunday Stamps - autumn, harvest, food