Smile on Saturday

Art by Raija Nokkala, Finnish naive artist

My collection

Great Affections

Suntree

Raija Nokkala (b. 1956), lives and works in Uusikaupunki

Her art is described by words joyful, colorful, surprising, cheerful and soft. The artist herself has

stated that her art is a declaration for a better world, a world where everyone is friends with each

other. For that she needs the help of the people from the fairy-tale forest.

Art House  Pilvilinna, Raija Nokkal,  Uusikaupunki, Finland

 

Fox Friday

F is for Fox that rocks in stolen socks

Illustration Jane Ormes, United Kingdom

In the garden

Illustration Matti Pikkujämsä, Finnish

Friends  taking a nap

Illustration Katri Kuusela, Finnish

Fishing fox

Illustration Katja Saario, Finnish illustrator

Sent by Aulikki on 26 Aug, 2021 from Salo, Finland 

 

Traditions

Souvenirs from Karpathos Island, Greece

Traditional costumes

South Karpathos

 

Olympos, Karpatho

Photo Maria Karagiorgou

My photos

 

Buildings

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The Wm. McKinley Monument and Buffalo City Hall. Lake Erie in the background

Sent by Maria on 10 Aug 2018 from Buffalo, New York

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Hot Springs Observation Tower, Hot Spring National Park,  Arkansas. U,S.A.

Sent by Terry on 11 Mar, 2014 from Arkansas

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Gateway of India, Mumbai

Sent by Jonathan on 26 Sep 2018 from Mumbai

Postcrossing Direct Swap

Parliament, Hungary, Budapest, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Sent by Dana on 21 Jan 2016 from Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A.

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Old farmhouse in Lozère, France

Sent by Catherine on 24 Sep, 2014 from Auchel, France

Museum "Altfriesisches Haus"in Keitum, Germany. Photo Siegfried Layda

Sent by Andrea on 29 Dec, 2022 from Bremen , Germany

This and That on Tuesday

Images of Provence, Lavender field

Sent by Nadine on 21 Oct, 2014 from Geneva, Switzerland

Dresden, Germany

Sent by Thomas on 8 Oct, 2014 from Dresden

Selborne, United Kingdom

A view of one of Hampshire's prettiest villages seen from the Hangar.

Sent by Hermione on 19 Aug, 2017 from Southampton

The Back Bay

Boston, Massachusetts

The historic brownstone surrounded by modern skyscrapers make Boston an interesting place to live.

Sent by Sandra on 25 May, 2014 from Rochester, Minnesota

Boston, Massachusetts

Sent by Paris on 3 Sep, 2016 from Boston

Monday Multiviews

Scotland diversity

Sent by John from Aberdeen 

Mallorca, Spain

Sent by Maaria on 24 Mar, 2000

Narvik, Norway

Narvi is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

Sent by Pauliina on 20 Jul, 1988 from Narvik

Pythagoras Cave, Marathokampos, Samos, Greece

My travels

The Cave of Pythagoras is the place where the famous mathematician and philosopher was hiding when the tyrant of Samos, Polycrates, was chasing after him. It is located on the eastern side of Mount Kerkis, the highest mountain of the Aegean, at a distance of 3 km from Votsalakia beach, and its access is quite difficult.

There are actually two caves, one close to the other. It is said that Pythagoras was living in one of them and used the other cave for teaching. One cave is flatter and therefore more appropriate for a living. It has three rooms but you can visit only the two. It ends in two gorgeous steeps and if you walk a bit more, you will meet a spring from where it is believed that Pythagoras used to drink water.

Sunday Church

Neustadt Cathedral, Germany 

Sent by Anke on 5 Sep, 2014 from Neustadt