Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Catch Up Time

And here they are:

This was a greeting card from Russia.


The Kennedy Plaza in Germany.


Really great map of New Zealand.


A mute swan from Belarus.


Nice mapcard from Texas.


A friend of mine, who is a ham, sent me this turkey for Thanksgiving.


Made in Korea and sent from Hong Kong.


Genova lighthouse in Italy.


Art from Chen Clan Academy, China.


Historical place in Thailand.


My friend (the ham above), sent this poor letter to me which was eaten by the postal machines!

Old boat in Hong Kong.


Painting of the Bank Bridge in St. Petersburg Russia


Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Once Again ...

... I am caught up, until today's mail anyway!

Traditional greeting in the Maori Tribe of New Zealand, the Hongi. Hongi is a light pressing of noses and holding hands. The Ha, or breath of life, is exchanged and intermingled.


Sunflower arrangement from Ukraine.



Art from China.



The Official God of War Temple in Taiwan. Love the worn color!



Belarusian artist I. Khrutski.



Underground map of Berlin, Germany.



The Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, Russia




The Stoclet House in Brussels, Belgium. Interesting lines!



Finnish artist Martta Wendelin (1893-1986)



I'd love for you to visit me at my art blog, A Rabbit In The Garden.

Monday, April 2, 2012

And a Few More

A silky sow from the breed Gloucestershire Old Spot; 
who thought a pig could look silky? From the US.



Umpqua River Lighthouse in Oregon, US.



From New Zealand, a painting of a late afternoon snack.



Fun postcard of different bicycles from Russia.



Sender said this was a card from her favorite bakery, Backeria, in Germany.



Postcard showing Ao Dai dresses in Vietnam.



Great raven card from Finland!



Ahhh, Spring is everywhere (at least in the Northern Hemisphere!)



Gorgeous old window and door with flower shop in front, from France!



This is a fresco on an an outside wall in Oberammergau Germany. It's so lifelike!



Huangshan China, what a lovely view! And a UNESCO site.



Hmmm, this must be a popular postcard in all of the Baltic States; this is the 4th one I have received of this dramatic painting!



This is the 2nd of this I have received, but the sender in Russia tells me that she enjoys sledding but not skiing, ever since high school when she had to take it in P.E. How many of us can say we had to take skiing in P.E.? haha!



The Fab Four, sent from the US!



An iconic view of New Hampshire!



Click on any photo you want to see closer.


I'd love for you to visit me at my art blog, A Rabbit In The Garden.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

More Postcards For You To See

Moscow Kremlin, Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, 1505-1508



From the poem, The Owl And The Pussycat, sent from France.



Lovely lady from Japan.



A great view of Paris, sent from Portugal



I love this card from South Korea!



Beautiful spot in Winnipeg, Canada



Shadow puppets from Malaysia



A gargoyle in China



Dutch painting by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819 - 1891)



Historical gold mining country in New Zealand


Click on any photo you want to see closer.


I'd love for you to visit me at my art blog, A Rabbit In The Garden.