Breiflabb/Angler, Norway

 

This is a very peculiar postcard...the kind of peculiar that I like :) I thought it must be a northern-sea monster fish that I've never heard of, but what a surprise, its actually a very familiar fellow and the tastiest fish for my palate! We call it grdobina, but also 'vrazja mater' which means 'devil's mother'. And the British, beside the nice name angler, use the not-so-nice 'sea-devil'...poor thing, it is not the prettiest creature on earth...it had to adjust to the harsh sea depths...

Man And Donkey From Prilep

What a wonderful surprise in my mailbox today!! Reprint of a vintage postcard showing a street scene in Macedonian town Prilep from the last century's 20's. Loving everything about this card...hvala bossita! :)))

Absolute Pepper Of Hungary

While in Budapest last month (what a beautiful city!) I've discovered a series of postcards 'Absolute...' which represent all the best things Hungarian - here the world-famous red peppers. As the Hungarian cousine influenced Croatia we quite regularly use red pepper powder in the kitchen, yum. The stamps round up the theme :)

Burro En La Playa

...con coctel, probablemente mojito :) I was wondering if I'd find any donkey cards in Holland; in fact I even stopped thinking about it when I spotted this one, and it was a good sign before flying to Cuba..! Interesting fact written on the back: the card is printed using vegetable inks on board from 100% recycled chlorine-free pulp. 

 

A Ride In Algarve

 

Very nice recent addition to the donkeys collection comes from Portugal, its a bit vintage, thanks Joana :) I sure hope there is no heavy stuff in that sizeable burden...very interesting national apparel :)

 

GEO - Wildcat Snoozing

 

Awww I've almost melted upon this sight...Who could guess that this kittie cannot be tamed..?!

GEO - Polar Fox

 

Time for recent additions to my GEO collection :) Polar fox is a master of survival in the cold (minus 50, brr) Arctic, and is changing the colour of its fur according to the season - brown in the summer, white or bluish in the winter. Kuchi kuchi kuuu, sweet stuff :)

Mount St. Helens, USA

Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in the US state Washington, 96 miles south of Seattle. It is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Pacific Ring Of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes. This volcano is most notorious for its catastrophic eruption in may of 1980, the most destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States - 57 casualties, 250 homes and 185 miles of highways destroyed.

Great stamps including classic cars, thank you Bryon :))