percé

 

Rocher Percé off the coast of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec

time

 

floral clock in Queen Victoria Gardens, donated in 1966 by Swiss watchmakers. the flowers are changed twice a year - this looks to me like maybe autumnal flowers?

iron stairs

 

cast iron staircase at Bay City (MI) City Hall

received from US

cave monastery

 

The Assumption Monastery of the Caves,

A cave monastery carved out of a cliff in Crimea from the 15th C

something I think I should have known (but have forgotten?) is that a cave dweller is called a troglodyte.

up into the hills

 

Valparaiso

highs and lows

 

A December getaway on a calm beach in Aruba, one of the islands in the Netherlands Antilles

Whereas Aruba is mostly flat, a little further south you can find these 1,000 metre high cliffs at Mount Roraima in northwestern Brazil (as well as Guyana and Venezuela)

two very different coastlines for Sunday Stamps

reading

 

Mary Cassatt

Edward Hopper

9 pointed star

 Palmanova

It took around 200 years to build this Renaissance fortress town. It was built in geometric harmony, but in the end no one wanted to live in such an obsessively ordered town.

fashionable cypress

Cypress Gardens

culture

 

information card from Malaysia, featuring a favourite food - satay

gaudi

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

pretty in pink

 

received from Ukraine, 2022

CATURDAY

hrvatska

 

trams

 

Melbourne has the largest urban tram system in the world  

260 km with 493 trams in a most diverse array of designs.

received from Australia, 2013 

ides of march

 

Shakespeare

alice

 

Alice in Wonderland

two very different Alice's, both received from Russia, 2018

embroidery

we are having more snow ... a good day to stay inside and do handwork

artist: Victoria Kirdiy

sun, sea, sand

 

a stamp issued in 1967 for the new flag designed by artist and sculptor Sir Reginald Samuel. the rising sun represents the dawn of a new era with the points for the six parishes and the island of Barbuda.

a flag for Sunday Stamps

hoarding

 

may these days of 2020 never return

Caturday

anicurio

 

 

 

two does in evening wear

 

 

 

Keith Harrop, from the US

overcast

the west end towers of Trinity College and Park Church

laundry

 International Women's Day

 

 

 

 

laundry is the drudgery of women the world over. but, I actually don't mind it. and I especially love fresh air dried linen and pyjamas which I will be crawling into later today as I nurse this dratted flu I seemed to have caught. 

time

timepieces received from Germany

flagship

1905-1999  (c 1910)

345 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg. 900,000 square feet. 

The western Canada flagship store for the Eaton's department store.   Demolished in 2003 for a sports arena
 

puppies

 

Czech mountain dog

some cute puppies born in 2021 for Sunday Stamps

persian

 

CATURDAY

wild

Today is World Wildlife Day

a small animal with wings of a bird, antlers of a deer that lives in the forests in Bavaria.

read

Today is World Book Day

I wish my copy of Pride and Prejudice has such a cover, but I'm happy to have received this postcard.

making breakfast

 

Kellogg's around the world

tomorrow

New York's World's Fair

light fantastic

here is the bird that never flew, here is the tree that never grew, here is the bell that never rang, here is the fish that never swam

bonhomme

 

two stamps (1979 and 2004) of the Quebec Winter Carnaval featuring the snowman mascot Bonhomme Carnaval

for winter or snow

shall we dance

 

Caturday

crimea bridge

 18.10.22

from Ukraine (sent 4.11.22)    artist Yurii Shapoval

on this grim anniversary.  not forgetting that Crimea itself was invaded by Russia in February 2014 as was the Donbas region.

Slava Ukraini

urban owl

 

This is a different urban owl from the one that escaped from the Central Park Zoo earlier this month. His name is Flaco and capturing him has proved elusive. He seems to be thriving in the 'wilds' of Central Park and has acquired quite a few fans.

aloha

 

With a name like 'Aloha', you might think this motel was in Hawaii. But, no. It is located in San Antonio, Texas

NEW, and with heated swimming pool, beautifully landscaped grounds, completely air-conditioned. TV and music by Muzak in all rooms. A delightful and friendly place to relax and enjoy one night or a whole vacation.

pancake tuesday

 

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

pearl of the atlantic

 

one of the 27 beaches in Guajura

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

cat in hat

 

CATURDAY

skating

 

There has been no skating on the Rideau Canal during this year's Winterlude as the ice is not thick enough. For that, 10 - 14 consecutive days of -10C to -20C is needed. Apart from a 2 day cold snap at the beginning of the month, it has barely gotten below 0C