scarlett

 

Vivien Leigh in 1939

daytripping

 

blue

 a blue cat by Louis Wain

 

blue dome, blue sky, blue sea

some blues for the first Thursday Postcard Hunt of 2025

keeping warm

 after a long night...

a stylish squirrel having a break

even the deer are drawn to the flames on the candle

 

 

 

ski wear was certainly different in 1939

fantasy

and this may not be strictly a movie poster, but I love it, not least for the Tiffany blue

nature

There is one thing I most admire about the US - it has excellent National Parks. This particular one is along the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia (75 miles from Washington D.C.) and has 500 miles of trails. As the postcard shows, it is famed for its waterfalls, bird watching and deer. The name Shenandoah may or may not mean "beautiful daughter of the stars"

Germany has an island garden in Lake Constance. Apart from several gardens, there is also a palm house, butterfly house, and a baroque palace. The history of the garden is quite interesting - and goes back to Teutonic times.

In The Netherlands, you can find the Keukenhof, truly the most beautiful spring garden in the world. But you must plan your trip - it's only open for 60 days of the year from March to mid May. There are other flowers that bloom, but the main attraction are the 800 different varieties of tulips. 2024 will be the 75th anniversary.

Or, maybe you'd be interested in scuba diving at Canada's only Marine National Park. There are 24 shipwrecks to be found under the clear waters of Lake Huron. The name comes from Shakespeare's The Tempest where Ariel laments "full fathom five thy father lies". Five fathoms, or nine metres, was considered a fatal and irretrievable depth.

 

 

some parks, gardens and nature reserves for our first Thursday Postcard Hunt under the theme: tourist sites

All new visitors are welcome, indeed encouraged, to join in by sharing their own postcards

read

Today is World Book Day

I wish my copy of Pride and Prejudice has such a cover, but I'm happy to have received this postcard.

hilly rides

One could get lost in researching all the bike routes in Portland.
And, beware — it is hilly!

windows

watching the city wake up?

CATURDAY

sequoia

Sequoia National Park was established in 1890.
Sequoias can live for 3,000 years.

beaches

 a retro travel poster postcard with a cute teardrop trailer

cars are allowed on Sauble Beach, though they seem to be off this postcard

instead we have some 60s era bathing suits

A typical scene, on the wide, white, sandy shores of SAUBLE BEACH — the Daytona of Canada on Lake Huron. Noted for its fine bathing facilities, and seven mile long sand beach.  Won't you join us? — the water's warm, too! Ample accommodations are available at Modern Lodges, Motels, Cottages, and Cabins.

something for Sepia Saturday for the last days of summer, beach weather.

nature's calling

National Park Virginia
Deer posing at Upper Doyle's River Falls (28' waterfall)

la fee verte

Henri Privat-Livemont, 1896
Absinthe Robette was a brand of Belgian Absinthe named after the wife of the distiller Petitjean.

La fee verte - the green fairy - was a popular euphemism for absinthe. Inspired by the dancer Loie Fuller, she is illuminated by the colour of absinthe in its pure state: chartreuse. "Her tunic is ethereal; like Loie Fuller's scarves, there is but a wispy suggestion of material. The ribbons of fabric point upwards to the prepared glass of absinthe. The woman holds a steady gaze upon that raised offering in knowing anticipation of what will surely be a transformative moment. Wisp like emanations from the floral stalks and surrounding cloudy forms echo the turbid nature of the glass as water flows into the absinthe elixir. They allude top that moment when the absinthe will be transformed into an opaque libation, and all of its botanical olfactory notes will be released."

source

Sequoia

VW