Finland wildlife

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Lynx, Photo Hannu Hautala, Finnish

Sent by Hilkka on 31 Mar, 2022 from Riihimäki, Finland

Duck Family

Photo by Niina Hakkarainen, Finnish

Sent by my granddaughter from her summer trip to Kemiönsaari, Finland

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Kaakkuri - The Red-throated loon -Gavia Stelleata

Sent by Kirsi 28 Sep, 2020 from Helsinki Finland 

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) also known as the caribou in North America.

Sent by me to my sister on 19 Feb, 1973 from Turku, Finland

Tetrao urogallus - Capercallie

Sent by me to my mother on 15 Feb, 1974 from Turku, Finland

Riskilä, Uria grylle. 

Black Guillemot

Sent by me to my sister on 5 Jan, 1973 from Turku, Finland

Netherlands

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King Willem- Alexander and Queen Máxima

Sent by Susan on 3 May, 2021 from Breda, The Netherlands

Greetings from Holland  

Zeeland is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. It consists of a number of islands and peninsulas. Its capital is Middelburg. 

Sent by my niece on 21 Oct, 2017 from Rotterdam

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Canal view Amsterdam Centre

Sent by Louise on 6 Feb, 2016 from Utrecht

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Canal  view Utrecht

Sent by Rick on 1 Aug, 2019 from Utrecht

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  Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier, Zeeland,  The Netherlands

The Eastern Scheldt Barrier connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in Zeeland and was built between 1976 and 1986. It is the largest storm surge barrier in the

Sent by Andrea 25 Sep, 2015 from Nijkerk

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Gouda's 15th Century Town Hall,one of the oldest gothic town halls in Holland. 

Sent by Diana on 29 Dec, 2014 from Amsterdam

Doors and Windows

Downing Street Nr.10 , London

Sent by Sandra on 1 Jul, 2018 from Luxemburg

Traditional Wooden Hanseatic Merchants Buildings of the Bryggen, in Harbour, Bergen, Norway

Sent by Jenny on 28 Apr, 2019 from Erfurt, Germany

Greece, Blue Door

Sent by Nadin from Halberstadt, Germany

 View in New York

Sent by Christine from Mannheim, Germany

Greek village

Sent by Sveta from Nizhny Tagil, Russia

Men

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John Winslow Irving (March 2, 1942)  is an American-Canadian novelist and screenwriter.

Sent by Lana on 6 Mar, 2021 from Dortmund, Germany

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Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian  ( 1891- 1962 ) was Czech stage and film actor and director, singer and sportsman, businessman, author and imitator. 

Sent by Marek on 7 Mar, 2021 from Znojmo 

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Kari Hotakainen (born 9 January 1957 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish writer.

Illustration Pekka Vuori, Finnish artist

Sent by Anja on 7 Nov, 2021 from Nokia, Finland

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Jean Sibelius (!865- 1957) Finnish composer and violinist.

Photo Sibelius Celebrations

Sent by Nina 

 

Multiview Monday

Greetings from Hoyerswerda

Rathaus, Postmeilensäule, Senftenberger Strasse. Lange Strasse, Im Fliesshof

Sent by Manuela on from 13 May, 2015 from Dresden Germany 

Laboe, Schleswig -Holstein, Germany

Sent by Sabine on 12 Nae, 2015  from Kiel, Germany

Bergerac ( Dordogne-Perigord) France

Sent by Piimany on 9 Jan 2020 from Strasbourg 

Greetings from Netherlands

Autumn colors

 

Sunday Church

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Sent by Ilona on 15 Jul, 2017 from Bernau bei Berlin

Biesenthal Germany.  The Catholic Church of St. Mary , War Memorial and Parish Church

France

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Montauban (Ton-e-Garonne- France) 

Place Nationale, the soul and nerve centre of Montauban. 

Sent by Christiane on 27 Dec, 2017 from Montauban

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Paris and its wonders

Eiffel Tower (1887-1889) seen from the Pont Alexandre III.

Sent by Catherine on 8 Mar, 2022 from Unverre, France

Fontenay Abbey, France

UNESCO World Heritage 

Fontenay Abbey in Burgundy was founded in 1118 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a leading French saint, and is the oldest preserved Cistercian abbey in the world.

Sent by Sigrid on 30 Nov, 2014 from München, Germany 

Madeloch Tower, Colloure, France

Sent by sister-in-law on 1979

Finland

Karhula, Sunila Factories 

Sent by my teacher, Salli on 12 Mar, 1968

Sunila Industrial and Residential Area by Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto.  

Greetings from Kokkola

Sent by my friend on 5 Sep, 1988

Kokkola is a town and municipality of Finland. The town is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality is bilingual with 84.2% being Finnish and 13.9% Swedish speakers.

Kokkola celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2020.

Greetings from Jurva (2004)

Jurva is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated to Kurikka on 1 January 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Photo Kalervo Puskala

My collection

Polish art

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 Lilla Veneda. Paper, engraving by Wojciech Grabowski. Polish painter (1850-1885)

 Lilla Veneda is a tragedy of the conquered nation of the Wends by Juliusz Slowacki

Sent by Natalie on 24 Jul, 2016 from Wroclaw, Poland 

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Polish Folk Art - paper cut-out

Sent by Joanne on 12 May, 2015  

Autumn peace

St. Johannisrain near Benzberg in Upper Bavaria, Germany

Sent by Katja from Münich, Germany 

Suwatki Region, Poland

Sent by Justyna from Warsaw, Poland

Tenerife,  Masca

My Tenerife collection

 

Trees

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Colorado Provencal from Rustrel, Provence, France

In the Luberon massif there is an area of the ochre. One of these places can be found in Roussillon. The other one is located next to Rustrel. It is called Colorado Provençal because of its similarity to the American area of occurrence of this colourful rock. I

Sent by Rebecca on 28 Jul, 2019 from Bergisch Cladbach, Germany

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Shei-Pa National Park Taiwan 

Shei-Pa National Park is a national park located in the central part of Taiwan around the peaks of Hsuehshan and Dabajian Mountain. , High mountain ecology, geology, topography, rivers, creek valleys, rare animals and plants, and plentiful variety of forest types are some important resources for conservation. 

Sent by Hsin-Wei on 17 Aug, 2014 from Taipei City. 

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Linden alley, Oberschwaden, Germany

Sent by Mikaela on 2 May, 2014

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Almond tree in lavender field.

Sent by Linda on 6 Jul 2014 from Hannover, Germany

Rest in Peace, Queen Elizabeth II

Rest in Peace, Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) 

The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 19th September at 1100hrs BST.

Long Live King Charles III

His Majesty King Charles III 

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. He acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. He was the longest-serving heir apparent in British history and, at the age of 73, is the oldest person to assume the throne

Sunday Churches

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Church of Sastamala 

The church of Sastamala in Karkku (dedicated to St. Mary) was built in the end of 15th century. In the Middle Ages Karkku was the spiritual and administrative center for the northern Satakunta area. Unfortunately church was nearly abandoned for decades in the 19th and 20th centuries. During this time for example the floor was destroyed. The church was renovated in 1960-1977 and today it's used mainly for summer ceremonies.

Sent by Elina on 19 Jul, 2021 from Sastamala, Finland

 

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Tyrvää Church, Vammala, Finland

Sent by Jyrki on 7 Sep 2022 from Vammala, Finland

Movie Night

Cinema Paradiso, 1988 Italy

Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre.

Direct swap sent by a postcrosser friend from Guangzhou, China 

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The Brand New Testament

The Brand New Testament is a 2015 fantasy dark comedy film written, produced, and directed by Jaco Van Dormael.

Sent by Aka on 15 Oct, 2016 from Taipei 

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Moonrise Kingdom 

Moonrise Kingdom is a 2012 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film.

Sent by Sujung on 11 May, 2014 from Seoul, South Korea