in the net

 

CATURDAY

yesterday and today

 

cycling

 

not quite ready for la tour de france

calla

 

beach canal

 

The limestone Burlington Beach Canal Lighthouse (1858)

a big country

 

puzzle

 

As of June 16, 2023, Canada's population reached 40 million. In 1967, we were 20 million. In 2000, these children were putting the puzzle of Canada together.

eyebrows

 

CATURDAY

st gudula

 

Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudule, the patron saints of Brussels

Brabantine Gothic architecture

no more room at the market

 traffic jam at the floating market

no idea how you manage to see what you want to buy, or how it gets to you, but I assume these sellers know what they are doing

once there was a pier

 

English Bay, Vancouver once had a pier, built in 1905, and demolished in 1938

wawel

 smok wawelski

A famous dragon in Polish legend who would eat people if he didn't get his fill of calves. He was eventually duped into eating poisoned cows. His cave was under the Wawel Castle

hala ludowa

 

Centennial Hall is a sports and entertainment centre in a complex that includes the Four Domes Pavilion and Pergola  (all 1913) and the 90 metre Spire (July 3, 1948)

dragons and damsels

Arrowhead  Rockmaster

Australian Tiger
 

Beautiful Petaltail

Jewel Flutterer

for Sunday Stamps

katjes

kittens and bier

CATURDAY

time

(I don't have time to. I don't have time to look around)
(I just run around everywhere)
(I don't) Does anybody really know what time it is
(Care) Does anybody really care
(About time) If so I can't imagine why
(Oh no, no) We've all got time enough to die

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?  Chicago

eid

This year's stamp features a 700 year old Iranian bowl from the Royal Ontario Museum collection.

Inside are poems that talk about wisdom, but also forgetting the world's sorrows for a moment to enjoy the food at hand.

lights

horseshoes

Anton Pieck

art deco

Central Railway Station, Helsinki, opened 1919

and a Warhol inspired postcard of the stonemen statues on the front of the station

indian topi

The 'Gandhi cap' was favoured by Nehru (1889-1964), India's first Prime Minister. Gandhi wanted a cap that could cover his head in hot weather and be easily folded to fit in a pocket.  It is made of homespun cotton.

The Puneri Pagadi, here worn by Lokmanya Tilak, is a distinctive style of turban considered a symbol of pride and honour in the city of Pune. It was given a Geographical Indication tag as the intellectual property of Pune in 2009. It is made of strips of red satin.

 

Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920), also known as Lokmanya, was called "the maker of modern India" by Gandhi. Whatever else he thought about India as "my Motherland and my Goddess, the people in India as my kith and kin, and loyal and steadfast work for their social emancipation is my highest duty", he was strongly opposed to any women's rights and social reforms against caste.

 some headwear for Sunday Stamps

more cats than humans

 

CATURDAY

mt fuji

 

grouse mountain

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada

AT THE TOP OF GROUSE MOUNTAIN

Your Skyride terminates inside the lower level of the top station. This striking building, with its wing-like contraction and numerous huge windows is designed so that you feel suspended out over the magnificent views of Vancouver."

floral clock

Riverside Park

blvd du jardin

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

forsa

 

Forsa Railway Station 1899. This card came from Finland, and in investigating, I find that there is no train station in Forsa. Though there is a Forssa in Sweden.

bronzed

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (November 17, 1685 – December 5, 1749) French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer

issued in 1958. engraved by Yves Baril based on a sculpture by Joseph-Émile Brunet which can be found in St Boniface, Manitoba

 

and before La Vérendrye was born, there was (Saint) Kateri Tekakwitha, born 1656, died 1680. She was canonized October 21, 2012, as the first Native North American saint. 

issued 1981

also based on a sculpture by Joseph-Emile Brunet, which can be found at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec

 

two historical figures from the early days, cast in bronze for forever for Sunday Stamps

now let me tell you a story

CATURDAY

tea time

received from Cyprus

umbrella house

 Casa Bruno Cuadros

on Las Ramblas, built in 1858 by Bruno Cuadros and refubished in 1883 with architect and artist Josep Casanovas

astana

 

Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan since 1997 is a planned city full of futuristic buildings, including the Baiterek Tower, a popular observation tower.

dispensary

 

Old Stone Town in Zanzibar

field work

 

with water buffalo, received from Malaysia

cloisonne

 

Cloisonne enamelware has been used since ancient times. It involves attaching thin metal strips (often gold or copper) on a metal object creating compartments where a coloured enamel powder made into a paste is added and then fired in a kiln.

some fine blue enamelware for Sunday Stamps

troubadour

 

CATURDAY

scenery

 

outback

 

forests

 Acadian Forest                 Great Lakes-St Lawrence Forest

    Coast Forest                                 Boreal Forest

Canada's forests are burning right across the country at an unprecedented rate 

stamps from 1990

ararat

 

From the 6th century, Yerevan has been a part of Armenia, a country that has been under the rule of Romans, Arabs, Mongols, Turks, Persians, Georgians, and Russians.  In 1920, Yerevan became the capital of an independent Armenia.