Cozy houses

Film sets Hobbiton at Matamata, North Island, New Zealand

Ollershof, Germany 

Birds

New Zealand Kingfisher (Kotare)

Swap with a postcrosser from New Zealand 

Fauna of Belarus

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)

Sent by Irina on 20 Ock,2015 from Belarus

Taiwan blue magpie ( Urocissa caerulea )

Sent by Yin on 30 Aug, 2017 from Taiwan

Macaw parrot

Madeira, Portugal

Sent by Patricia on 14 Oct, 2022

 From Sintra, Portugal 14 Oct, 2022

Tennessee State bird - Northern Mockingbird 

sent by Carol on 13 Dec, 2022 from Maryville, Tennessee

Fabulous Friday

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Sent by me to me on 30 Jan, 2018

"summer breeze"

Photo by  Jen Bryant 

Sent by my sister-in-law on 23 Sep, 2021 from Stockholm, Sweden

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Back Beach, New Plymouth, New Zealand

Sent by Retha on 10 Jan 2018 from Hamlton

Spiegelsee - Mirror Lake Austria

Direct swap sent by Mandy from Germany

Santorini, Greece

My travels

Corfu,Pelekas, Greece 

My travels

Scenic Sunday

Canadian Rockies

Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks

And Moraine Lake's Ghost :) 

Valley of the Ten Peaks is a valley in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, which is crowned by ten notable peaks and also includes Moraine Lake.

Sent by Christie in Montreal, Canada

 on 11 Jan, 2020

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 5,887 km

 Biosphere Reserve

Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain 

The main characteristic of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve is the diversity characteristic of nearly all Mediterranean island ecosystems. The most notable habitats are the gullies, caves, wetlands made up of ponds, lagoons and marshes, dune systems, coasts and islets Some 220 species of birds, and 1000 species of plants (60 of which are endemic) have been recorded.

Bought on my trip to Menorca Island.

New Zealand Tongariro National Park

New Zealand's oldest national park, Tongariro National Park is a dual UNESCO World Heritage area. This status recognises both the park's Māori cultural and spiritual significance, and its unique volcanic features.

Direct swap sent by Lynn in Pinehaven, New Zealand

Transports

 Going shopping

Sent by Jill in Dexter, U.S.A.

on 6 May, 2019

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 6,674 km

 received on 21 May, 2019

Catamarans; Auckland, New Zealand

Sent by Didier in Urvillers, France

on 10 Mar, 2013

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 1,837 km

 received on 21 Mar, 2013

Volkswagen  meetup:)

Sent by Rosa in Hardenberg, The netherlands

 on 29 Jan, 2015

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 1,429 km

received on 13 Feb, 2015 

Titanic Card No.125

Sent by Gemma in Southampton, England

on 16 Feb, 2015

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,901 km

received on 25 Feb, 2015 

The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railway)

Sent by Peko in  Wuppertal, Germany
on 28 Jul, 2017
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,555 km
received on 3 Aug, 2017 

Mailbox Today

Perfect and cosy way to spend Christmas ♥

Sent by Yiduo in Wellington, New Zealand

on 9 Dec, 2019

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 17,039 km

Christmas morning starts with healthy breakfast ♥

Sent by Darya in Warsaw, Poland

on 8 Dec, 2019

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 1,163 km

Christmas Night 1947 ♥  

Art by Josef Lada, Czech Republic

Sent by Sveta in Jilemnice, Czech Republic

on 9 Dec, 2019

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 1,398 km

From our kind and nice postman ♥

Illustration Virpi Pekkala, Finland

Buildings

 New Zealand
Beehive, Wellington

The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington. It is so-called because its shape is reminiscent of that of a traditional woven form of beehive known as a "skep". It is registered as a Category I heritage building by Heritage New Zealand. Construction was completed in 1981. The building houses the offices of the prime minister and other ministers.

Sent by Xavier in Wellington, New Zealand
on 31 Oct, 2016
travel time 18 days
distance travelled 17,042 km

Spain

Palacio de Fomento (Ministry of Agriculture), Madrid

The Palace of Fomento, also known as the Ministry of Agriculture Building, is a nineteenth-century office building in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Ricardo Velázquez Bosco. The building's name has changed over the years reflecting the official name of the Ministry which occupies it. It was originally occupied by the Ministerio de Fomento (Ministry of Public Works and Transport). 

Sent by Heiko in Freiburg, Germany
sent on 20 Aug, 2019
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,852 km

China

Qingdao Office building

Qingdao is a major city in the east of Shandong Province on China's Yellow Sea coast. It is also a major nodal city of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative that connects Asia with Europe. 

Sent by WenZhu in Wuhan China
on 23 Jul, 2019
travel time 16 days
distance travelled 7,131 km

Monticello.  Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

West front early spring

Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region.  Due to its architectural and historic significance, the property has been designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1987 Monticello and the nearby University of Virginia, also designed by Jefferson, were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sent by Ilyse on 2 Jun, 2018 from Richmond

Scenic Sunday

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Roaring Fork River

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 7,086 km

sent by Tessa, Kentucky, U.S.

Roaring Fork is a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. Like many mountain streams, Roaring Fork is volatile. While the stream presents as a peaceful trickle on any given day, it quickly becomes a raging whitewater rapid after a mild rain shower. The "roar" of the water is amplified by its echo on surrounding mountain ridges.

Peaks of Mt. Grosser Geiger and  Mt. Maurerkeeskopf. Austria, Salzburg

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,625 km

 sent by Karl, Germany

Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Rotorua, New Zealand
swap sent by Raelyn, New Zealand

New Zealand nature

Glowworm, Cave World, Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

The Waitomo Glowworm Caves attraction is a cave at Waitomo on the North Island of New Zealand. It is known for its population of Arachnocampa luminosa, a glowworm species found exclusively in New Zealand. This cave is part of the Waitomo Caves system that includes the Ruakuri Cave and the Aranui Cave.

New Zealand, The Champagne Pool,  Wai-O-Tapu

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland showcases New Zealand’s geothermal topography at its most dramatic and colorful. Located along the Reporoa Caldera within the Taupo Volcanic Zone, the park’s lava-sculpted landscapes are punctuated by hissing geysers, swirling sulfur lakes, and bubbling mud pools. 

Direct swaps sent by Lyn, Wellington

Scenic

 Knight's Point is on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island

Aaron sends greetings on a damp spring morning from the South Island. 

I hope the weather is better by now.

Distance: 17,192 km

Travel time: 13 days

 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S.A.

This beautiful card comes from Virginia sent by Jan. 

Distance: 6,674 km

Travel time: 26 days

Saguaro National Park Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. where the sun shines about 286 days per year :) Tucson is also known for its beautiful sunsets. 

This impressive scenery comes from Alison in Tucson.

Distance: 8,663 km

Travel time: 12 days

This is my entry for Maria's "Postcards for the Weekend" on her "Connections to the World-blog" and the theme for this week is  "Anything you wish". 

Mountains

Colorado. Longs Peak

Received from Debra. Nebraska U.S.A.

Distance: 7,449 km

Travel time: 11 days

Longs Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.  Longs Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in Boulder County and Rocky Mountain National Park. ( fourteener is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet) 

Vysoké Tatry, High Tatras Slovakia

From Otto in Kosice, Slovakia

Distance: 1,553 km

Travel time: 12 days

National Park High Tatras (Vysoke Tatry) is situated in the north of Slovakia, shared partly with Poland. The only mountains of Alpine type in the whole Carpathian Mountain range are often called "the smallest alpine mountains in Europe".

New Zealand. Sunset over Mount Taranaki

Direct swap from Lyn in Wellingron, New Zealand

Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island.  The 2518-metre-high mountain is one of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world.

New Zealand

Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

The church of the Good Shepard, built in 1935, glows in the late afternoon sun against the glacial waters of Lake Tekapo. Thank you Lyn! Such an awesome and beautiful scenery of your country,  a perfect place for a church, so peaceful.

Maunt Aspring National Park, New Zealand

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Kathin unelmakohde -  Mount Aspringin Kansallispuisto Uudessa-Seelannissa

Kathi's dream place - Mount Aspring National Park in New Zealand.

Mt Aspiring is one of New Zealand's highest peaks.  The park is a dreamland  with mountains, glaciers, river valleys and alpine lakes. Also it is  hiker's paradise.  Mount Aspiring National Park offers a large number of short walks that are mostly concentrated at the end of the park's access roads.

Mount Aspiring National Park is part of Te Wai Pounamu, the southwest New Zealand UNESCO World Heritage Area.




New Zealand

Moeraki Boulders in Otago 

Steeped in Maori history, the Morerki Boulders are as large as 3 metres across and weigh up to several tonnes each. They are located 33km south of Oamaru, Oatago.

Rising sheer from the deep waters of the fiord known as Milford Sound, Mitre Peaksis one of the many spectacular features of the world-famous beauty spot.

Larnach Castle, Dunedid, Otago

Larnach Castle is an imposing mansion on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula within the limits of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, close to the small settlement of Pukehiki. It is one of a few houses of this scale in New Zealand. The house and its grounds are regularly open to the public.

Mount Cook with wild lupins in flower.

Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 3,724 metres (12,218 ft) It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island.

The famous Wellington Cable Car operates from the central shopping district of Lamton Quay up to Victoria University and Botanicat Gardens. At the top is a cafe, museum and exellent vantage points to view the City and harbour.

 Gone fishing. 

The Maruia river, a popular trout fishing area flows down the walley known as Cannibal George Nelson.

This beautuful ChristChurch Cathedral was destroyed in  the Feb. 2011 earthquake. The cathedral had been damaged previously by earthquakes in 1881, 1888, 1901, 1922 and 2010.

All these beautiful cards are from Raelyn :)