sunnuntai 30. huhtikuuta 2023

lauantai 29. huhtikuuta 2023

Smile on Saturday

Little gardener, illustration  Priit Pärn, Estonia

Priit Pärn (born 26 August 1946 in Tallinn) is an Estonian cartoonist and animation director whose films have enjoyed success among critics as well as the public at various film festivals.



Birthday Girl
Art by Steven Mackey

Happy country girl



 

perjantai 28. huhtikuuta 2023

Movie Night



The Seven Year Itch
Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell
Sent by Li Xuan from Malaysia


The Lord of the Rings, Frodo, Sam, Pippin  and Merry are at The Prancing Pony.
Sent by  Dot from Christchurch, New Zealand


What a Glorious Feeling...
Sent by Positron on 21 Jul 2014 from Leipzig, Germany








 

torstai 27. huhtikuuta 2023

Singapore

The Buddha Relic Temple at China Town.
Sent by  Esther on 11 Feb, 2019 from Singapore


Marina Bay  Sands, Laser Show
Sent by Eileen on 5 Jan 2021 from Singapore


Singapore Marina by Night
Sent by Shireen on 3 Nov, 2022 from Singapore 






 

keskiviikko 26. huhtikuuta 2023

Romania Castle

Corvin Castle. Romania
Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle, is a Gothic-Renaissance castle in Hunedoara, Romania. It is one of the largest castles in Europe and figures in lists of the Seven Wonders of Romania.
Sent by Monika on 11 Jan, 2021 from Poland


Peleș Castle
Photo Marius Vasiliu
Peleș Castle  is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania. Built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883. It was constructed for King Carol I.
Sent by Iulia from Bucharest
 

tiistai 25. huhtikuuta 2023

United Kingdom

Wells, Vicars Close ( c 1348-1360 )The  oldest complete medieval street in Europe.
Sent by Bernadette on 14 Feb, 2013 from Liverpool  


London, House of Parliament 
Snet by my brother on 4 Mar, 2015


Whitworth Hall, The University of Manchester, Manchester, England
Sent by Tristina from Barrie, Canad

 

maanantai 24. huhtikuuta 2023

Utah

Arches National Park
Photo Nicholas Delort
The sandstone arches of this desert park of Moab, Utah, are coupled with dark night skies and their infinite star watching possibilities.

Sent by Shiori on 18 May, 2022 from New York, U.S.A.

 

lauantai 22. huhtikuuta 2023

Smile on Saturday

Women
 Illustrations by Rakhsha Razani
Rakhsha Razani, born in 1951 in Tehran, has lived in Uppsala since 1986. She studied graphic design at the University of Tehran and studied art history at Leeds. She is a recently retired art teacher and runs her own company Artomedia








 

perjantai 21. huhtikuuta 2023

Royals

Belgium
H.M. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde


Sweden
H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf
Photo Anna-Lena Ahlström


 

keskiviikko 19. huhtikuuta 2023

Birds Eye View

Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey
Sent by Hilla on 29 Jul, 1988 from Istanbul


Sault St. Marie International Bridge, Michigan USA. and Ontario Canada
Sent by Sue on 2 Oct, 2014 from Michigan


Pigadia, Karpathos island, Greece
My travels 2019


Puerto de las Nieves, Agaete, Gran Canaria, Canaru Islands, Spain, 1975


Green Gable, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Green Gable House and surrounding lands set the scene for the fictional novel Anne od Green Gables, by Canadian celebrated author and local islander Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Sent by Emma on 4 Nov, 2022 from Coleman, Prince Edward Island, Canada  


Port of Barcelona, Spain 
Sent by Felipe on 25 Dec, 2022 from Meaño, Spain 

The Port of Barcelona is one of Europe's major ports in the Mediterranean. It is also Spain's third and Europe's ninth largest container port.

tiistai 18. huhtikuuta 2023

Five Capital Cities

Stockholm, Sweden
Sent by my niece on 27, Feb, 2019


Riga, Latvia
The Latvian National Opera
Sent by Camila on 2 Jun, 2019 from Riga



Paris, France
Louvre Museum
Sent by "no name"  on 18, Sep, 2020 from Jining, China


Budaperst, Hungary
Sent by Suvi on 28 Aug, 1996 from Budapest

Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Corners
Sent by my sister on 12 Sep, 1994 from Prague

 

maanantai 17. huhtikuuta 2023

Five old Multiviews


Sweden
Southern Idylls, 1989 


Spain
Mijas, Costa del Sol, Spain, 1975



LLoret de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain,  1971


Padasjoki, Finland, 1971 



Some of Öland's 30 different Orchids, 1970

sunnuntai 16. huhtikuuta 2023

Sunday Church



Parish church Saint Wolfgang  
St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut is a market town in central Austria, in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria, named after Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg.

Sent by Eleonora on 10 Jun, 2022 on her holiday to St. Wolfgang

 

lauantai 15. huhtikuuta 2023

Smile on Saturday

The Beatles - late 1950´s - 1969
Sent by my brother on May 2019


Prague, John Lennon
Sent by my sister on 29 Aug, 2019 from Prague



London, The Beatles
Sent by Jim on 12 Apr, 2020 from Guernsey


The Beatles
Sent by Sveta on 19 Apr, 2916 from Vologda, Russia


The Beatles not only changed the world, they changed my life as well. ♥

 



Sent by Kati on 7 Sep, 2022 from Kangasala, Finland




perjantai 14. huhtikuuta 2023

National Parks

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Wild Boar, 
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Belarus
Sent by Yukia on 13 Jan, 2016 from Gantsevichi, Belarus


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Białowieża Forest, Poland , Belarus
Sent by Kornelia on 25 Aug, 2021 from Lublin, Poland


Daybreak over Haleakala, Hawaii
Halekala National Park
Sent by Jess on 20 Sep, 2022 from Columbus, Ohio


Price William Forest Park , Virginia U.S.A. 













 

torstai 13. huhtikuuta 2023

Five Random Black and White

National Portrait Gallery 
Clark Cable ( 1901- 1960 ) and Constance Bennett ( 1904- 1965 ) for After Office Hours, James Manatt  1934. 
Sent by Salomeja on 8 May, 2013 from Vilnius, Lithuania 


Suburban Gardening, Photo Bill Owens / Archive 
Sent by Miranda on 10 Jul 2014 from Washington D.C., U.S.A.


Symphony of Silence
Photo Lina Tomkeviciene
Sent by Ruta on 27 Apr, 2013  from Dusseldorf, Germany



Pedal to the Metal 
Archive Photos
Sent by Danielle on 19 Sep, 2020 from Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.



A scene of Canton barge men fighting quails from China Illustrated (1843) by Thomas Allom.Getty Images
Sent by Yunon 16 Sep, 2017 from Guangzhou, China