Farms

Pennsylvania, This beautiful barn is unique but familiar site in Centre County, just outside the village of Centre Hall.

From Dexter, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Kentucky, Burley tobacco is a light air-cured tobacco used primarily for cigarette production. In the United States it is produced in an eight-state belt with approximately 70% produced in Kentucky. .

From Molly, Kentucy, U.S.A.

Rural life

Washington Fall Colors

Beautiful rural landscapes and barns in Washington, U.S.A.

From Becky S., Washington

From Colleen, Washington, U.S.A.

Rusty

 Closed and locked

From  Monique, Netherlands

Screw with hammer and sickle.

From Alexander, Belarus

Fall Scenes

Ukraine,  Transcarpathia

 Russia,  Dombai (Western Caucasus,  UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Finland, Swan lake

Postcards for the weekend 54

Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 - May 30, 1640) was a prolific seventeenth-century Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an exuberant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.

Hagar Leaving the House of Abraham

Abraham and Sarah could not get children of their own. Sarah suggested that he would sleep with Hagar, their Egyptian maid. Thus Hagar became pregnant. Now Sarah thought she saw contempt in Hagar's eyes. With Abraham's consent she made Hagar leave the house.

Landscape with Rainbow

The Coronation of Marie de' Medici

The Stone Carters

The Lion Hunt 

South Korea

Spring of Seoraksan,

Seoraksan National park was designated the 5th national park in Korea in 1970 and chosen as a nature preservation area on November 5, 1965 Also, internationally recognized for its rare species, Seoraksan is the area in Korea to have been designated as a Biosphere Preservation District by UNESCO in 1982.

From Mye Ja, Korea

Changdeokgung  Nakseonjae Palace Complex

In the early 15th century, the King Taejong ordered the construction of a new palace at an auspicious site. A Bureau of Palace Construction was set up to create the complex, consisting of a number of official and residential buildings set in a garden that was cleverly adapted to the uneven topography of the 58-ha site. The result is an exceptional example of Far Eastern palace architecture and design, blending harmoniously with the surrounding landscape.
UNESCO World Heritage 1997

From Julee , Gwacheon, Korea

Summer memories - Some little creatures

Koppakuoriaisia ynnä muita pikkuotuksia

These little ones came from Canada sent by Joanna

Ladybird, ladybird fly away home,

Your house is on fire and your children are gone,

All except one,

And her name is Ann,

And she hid under the baking pan.

 This ladybug flies to Marlen in Sweden

Little garden helper from my sister.

Lapland

Sielikkö - Alpine azalea - Kalmia procumbens. Saana, Kilpisjärvi, Finland

Kalmia procumbens, commonly known as alpine azalea or trailing azalea, is a dwarf shrub of high mountain regions of the Northern Hemisphere that usually grows no more than 10 centimeters (4 in) tall. 

Kiiruna - Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus mutus ( muta)

The rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family. Birds of snow and ice.

Glimpses of the past

Kauhajoki, Hämes-Havunen

The architecture of the buildings of Hämes-Havunen represent the traditional building culture in the Ostrobothnia, Finland - red and two-storey building with closed yard.

Kristiinankaupunki,

The city center has changed but it still reflects traditions in many ways. you can feel it when walking down the narrow  streets between well preserved wooden houses,

Heinola, Finaland

 Harju pavilion

Built in 1900, Harju pavilion is an eastern-influenced Art Nouveau building of cultural and historical value, and an absolute must for visitors to Heinola. Harju pavilion is located near the centre of the town, in Harjupuisto Park, within walking distance of the marketplace.

Turku,

Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum

In 1827 the Great Fire of Turku caused massive destruction, but Luostarinmäki was spared from the flames. Nowadays the old quarter and artisans of Luostarinmäki form a unique atmosphere, where time stands still. At the museum, journey in time to life of the common folk from the 1800.

Opera

 Estonian National Opera,  Tallinn

Ciacomo Puccini. La bohème 

Giacomo Puccini. Tosca

Nature

Altai Mountains, Russia

From Maria, Siberia, Russia

Velká Amerika (Big America, Czech Grand Canyon)

From Lucie, Prague, Czech Republic

Cakesota Island reflects in tidal pools from Second Beach,  Olympic National Park, WA, U.S.A.

From Bob, Washington

Ergaki Nature Reserve, Krasnoyarsk region, Siberia, Russia.

From Ekaterina, Stavropol, Russia

National Wildlife Refuge

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is the largest intact remnant of a vast habitat that once covered more than one million acres of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.

From Lara, Virginia, U.S.A.

Grand Teton National Park

From Sarah, Idaho, U.S.A.

Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park that is located in the Rocky Mountains, in Northwest Wyoming. The park is south of Yellowstone National Park and just north of the town of Jackson. Grand Teton National Park is noted for its stunning mountain vistas, its shimmering alpine lakes and its abundant wildlife.

Meetings

 From Nadine, France

From kessy, Germany

 From Angela; Calgary, Canada 

From Lieve, Belgium

From Juliana, Thuringia, Germany

From dyad, Poland