flower moon

April showers bring May flowers 

Valencia's oldest street

streets

this street, while old and quaint, looks like a massive tripping hazard

artist: Alex Tsuper, received from Ukraine

this ethereal street in Vilnius is rather enchanting, I think

artist: Sigute Ach, received from Lithuania

lonely street

Elblag was established in 1237, and the Market Gate tower shown here is the only part of the original city wall (from 1315) left standing. Much of the city was destroyed in WWII and is still being rebuilt.
 

summer

Summer has never been my favourite season. The heat and humidity exhausts me. And, after so looking forward to patio season, the cool, air conditioned interior of any restaurant or cafe draws me inside. And, it seems to be fraught with disasters - fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes... But the gardens are beautiful and lush.

as is the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake

which is festooned with flowers along Queen Street

which is also where you can find several ice cream shops, including this one (which conveniently also sells postcards)

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a tourist town, with its flowers and the Shaw Festival (with three theatres)

Some tourist towns are really quiet beyond the summer, like Tobermory, which is located at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula which divides Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The little town, with about 1,400 permanent residents, wraps around this harbour.

It has lots of restaurants, art galleries and craft stores, book shops and clothing shops, a well stocked grocery store filled with all your camping needs, and places where you can buy tickets for the several boat tours. But, as a local once remarked, there are no hair salons.

for Thursday Postcard Hunt

blvd du jardin

The Boulevard du Jardin Botanique has undergone many transformations since its inception in 1819.

pancake tuesday

 

Fat Tuesday, aka Shrove Tuesday, aka Pancake Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras, makes me think of New Orleans

umbrella

Maksim Shmeljov

pink

I'm pretty sure the one 'native' was not happy about being lumped together with the other 'native'. 

So I will focus on the pink colours.

george square

Named for King George III

1920s

Hong Kong street showing tram tracks but no trams.
Today, I imagine this street is very busy though I wonder if any of these buildings still exist.
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yonge university at night

 Here are views from above the Yonge-University line of the subway

a quiet place

different modes of transport - walking and cycling

zuiderkerk

The 17thC protestant church with the Groenburgwal Canal, scene of the famous Monet painting.

Omsk

c 1935?
Bridge over the River Om with Ilinskaya Church in background, and an elongated aerial in foreground.

red umbrella

Piccadilly

sent July 11, 1954 London to Lowell, Massachusetts (Burrows Travel Agency)
Piccadilly Circus is one of London's busiest centres, and is at the junction of several important streets. The Statue of Eros is seen at the centre of this picture.
Valentines

Dear Beverly 
Having a swell time taking in the sights of London, Ken and Sany

Manhattan Isle

Theochrom Song Series No 1812
early 1900s

station

sent 21 June 1903
Botanic Gardens Station, Glasgow