Ice and Snow

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The Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

UNESCO World Heritage

Received on 15 Apr, 2021 

Sent by Jenny (Zachenberg, Germany)

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Rotbuchen auf dem Schauinsland im Schwarzwald, Germany

Received on 28 Sep, 2018

Sent by Conny ( Flörsheim am Main)

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Received on 11 Dec, 2013

Sent by Piet ( Reuver, The Netherlands) 

 

Sunday Churches

Happy Sunday morning

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Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz.

Received on 11 Mar. 2014

Sent by Henk (Mainz, Germany) 

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Church service in the market church, Hannover, Germany

(Market Church of St. George and James)

The Marktkirche St. Georgii et Jacobi (Market Church of Sts. George and James), commonly known as Marktkirche ("The Church on the Marketplace"), is the main Lutheran church in Hanover, Germany. It was built in the 14th century and, together with the nearby Old Town Hall, is considered the southernmost example of the North German brick gothic architectural style. The roof and the vaults of the naves were destroyed in an air raid in 1943 and restored in 1952.

Received on 9 Dec, 2015

Sent by Beckmeier (Hannover, Germany)

Week 4. sent postcards

Aulanko National Park, Hämeenlinna, Finland

Photo Taneli Eskola, Finnish 

Foxes

Art by Kikka Nyren, Finnish Naive art

Blur tit

Häme Castle

Illustration Kati Mikkola, Finnish Naive art

Unknown Netherlandish artist in the manner of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Expulsion of Money-lenders from the Temple Ca 1570, Detail

 

Snowmen

Illustration Minna Immonen ( Finnish )

Illustration Maarit Ailio (Finnish )

 

Illustration Arja Laihonen  (Finnish)

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Happy Holidays. 

Snowman by Margarita Stāraste

Margarita Stāraste(1914-2014) was a Latvian children's books writer, born in Vladimir, Russia.

Sent by Agnese (Gulbene, Latvia) 

Happy Santa  and Snowman

Illustration lleana Oakley, Advocat Art, United Kingdom 

Sent by my friend Soili from Portugal'

Snowman sent by Richard on 8 Dec, 2022 from Blain, Washington, U.S.A. 

Ski resorts

Greeitngs from Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria

Bad Kleinkirchheim is a municipality and spa town in Carinthia, Austria. Until the middle of the 20th century, agriculture was the dominant focus, but it is now a renowned spa and ski resort. 

Received on Feb, 1993

Sent to my daughter by her friend. 

Greetings from Ylläs

 Ylläs, or Yllästunturi in Finnish, is a 718-metre (2,356 ft) high fell in the municipality of Kolari in Lapland Province of Finland. Ylläs is a popular cross country and downhill skiing centre. The area's marketing slogan is "Ylläs on ykkönen!" (Finnish for "Ylläs is number one!"). Ylläs is the second largest ski resort in Lapland, after Levi. 

Received on Feb, 1993

Sent by our son on his winter vacation to Ylläs.

Ski Vacation 

Animo Alphabets

Illustration Anna Gisele

Sent by my friend 0n 15 Mar,2021

 

Winter by Minna Immonen

Season's Greetings ♥ Happy New Year

Angel  

Season's Greetings ♥  Happy New Year

Ski trip

 

Frosty day

FB-swap, Winter magic

Photo by Hannu Hautala (Finnish)

Sent by Satu ( Turku, Finland) 

Christmas

Frozen window

Received on 23 Dec. 2021

 

About Cats and Horses

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 A Horse and a Half. From About the Horse set

Art by Kate Bauman, Russian illustrator

Received on 19 Aug, 2014

Sent by Oksana (Petrozadovsk, Russsia) 

"Let the adventure begin " 

Art by Terhi Mickelsson, Finland

My collection

Children

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Photo by Tanya Trishina

Received on 28 Jan, 2015

Sent by Alina, Barnaul, Russia

FB-swap Children

Just a little snow doesn’t bother a friend.

Received on 17 Oct, 2020

Sent by Tuovi (Tampere, Finland)

Happy Christmas Time

Brita as Idun. Art by Carl Larsson (Swedish)

Received on 27 Dec, 2021

Sent by Maija (Helsinki, Finland)

FB-swap

Art by Jenny Nyström (Swedish)

Received on Dec, 2021

Sent by Sassa (Turku , Finland)

 

Sunday Churches

 Good Sunday morning from Finland

Kiiminki Church and belltower

FB-swap

Sent by Pirjo ( Oulu, Finland )

The Kiiminki Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in the Kiiminki district of the Finnish city of Oulu. Kiiminki was merged into Oulu city in 2013.

The church building has been designed and constructed by Matti Honka in the 18th century. Kiiminki Church is typical  cruciform church with its corners chamfered. The church was completed in 1760.   Bell tower of the church has been built in 1777. Kiiminki Church is one of the best preserved 18th century wooden churches in Finland.

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 St. Mary's Church, Marienkirche (Lübeck) 

Received on 2 Mar, 2020

Sent by Bernd ( Lübeck)

Week 3 sent postcards

Nostalgic memory

Black cats

Art by  Enni Id, Finnish Naive artist from Padasjoki, Finland

Illustration Minna Lehväslaiho, Finnish

Winter Joy

Photos by Taneli Eskola, Finnish 

Helsinki view

Old bridge 

Liesjärvi National Park, Finland

 

Winter in Park

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Snowy Park Bench

Sent to Julie ( Kiel, Germany ) 2013 

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Smowman on a bench

Sent to Nina ( Cherlak, Russia) 2014

 

Old farm in winter

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Old horse drawn hay rake in Berkshire, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Received on 9 Jan, 2015

Sent by Hildegard (Antverp, Belgium)

Squirrels

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Photo Sergei Trukhan

Receive on 14 Dec, 2017

Sent by Victoria  (Minsk )

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Squirrel / Finland / WWF

Photo: Tuomo Virtanen 

Sent  by me 

  on 14 Feb, 2013 to Eva (Taoyuan, Taiwan )

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♥ Christmas Squirrels ♥

Received on 14 Jan, 2022

Sent by Androthea on 13 Dec, 2021 (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

  

Mountains

 

Direct swap from Poland

The Karkonosze Mts and Samotnia

Received on Mar 2018

Sent by Dan ( Jeleni Gora, poland)

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Yan Nan

Yunnan is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The capital of the province is Kunming. Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the province. 

Received on 18 May, 2015

Sent by Adet ( Guangzhou, China )

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Mount Everest, Nepal

Received on 19 Hun, 2015

Sent by Syoss (Monster, Netherlands)