Burnt Cove, Canada

One more card from Glenn sent earlier this year...well actually, arrived earlier this year....it was sent just on the last December day :)

The card shows a beautiful scenery in Burnt Cove, which is a community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Avalon Peninsula south of St. John's and north of Ferryland. The community's population in 1996 was 196.

One can just feel the crisp air by looking at this card...and with such a small population, seems like a great place to retreat to when you want to recharge....

As for 'cove', the Merriam-Webster defines it nicely as 'a small sheltered inlet or bay'.

Glenn used three great stamps on this card...issued in 2015 in a set of six stamps representing Great Canadian Ice Hockey Goalies - here you can see Martin Brodeur (top left), Tony Esposito (top right), and Ken Dryden (bottom stamp).

Another thank you to Glenn today :)

Newfoundland, Canada

Glenn sent me this very cute card few months ago.

These are called puffins (or Fratercula Arctica) and are inhabitants of Newfoundland. They have very interesting colourful beaks, and this happens during the breeding season.
All puffin species have predominantly black or black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks. They shed the colourful outer parts of their bills after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique under water. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 400 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface.
They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil..
They are just too cute!!! :)

Apart from the already included pre-paid stamp, Glenn used another one, commemorating the Canadian Navi from 1910 till 2010. Dont know the name of the guy on the stamp but he's quite handsome ;)
Btw...the cancellation is rather interesting too...

Thank you so much Glenn!!

Cape Bonavista, Canada

This last card today comes from Glenn...it came along with that huuuuuge envelope with all those rare countries! And its a really lovely lighthouse....and i ESPECIALLY love the dark skies on the picture...brings such a thrill and some unique atmosphere...you can just feel the breeze and the rain coming...wish we had rain coming here as well btw. I also really love the contrast of white against the dark gloomy sky...it has always fascinated me, and sometimes i see it here as well...white buildings against it...or white birds flying in the sky....it has some special touch of colours when those two get together...

The Cape Bonavista lighthouse was built in 1843 using the lamps and reflectors from the Bell Rock Lighthouse in Scotland.The lighthouse was replaced by a steel tower in 1966 and the original lighthouse has been turned into a museum. It is believed that this is where John Cabot sailed into in 1497 and discovered Newfoundland.
Now im was thinking something, and i realized that i actually didnt see a lighthouse while in Montenegro....i dont know if its coz there wasnt any, or coz i just didnt notice it...hmm, now i feel like going there immediately to find out....yeah yeah, i know...excuses excuses :P

and here comes a part which i personally consider breathtaking...the stamps!! There are 6 different stamps used on this envelope, one more beautiful than the other! This envelope definitely enters in my top favourite ones ever! I can just keep staring and staring at it, and i dont know why, but looking at it calms me down! I dont know if its coz of the colours or the pictures, but it certainly has a positive effect upon my complicated complex mind.
I wont go into details about each and everyone....i honestly just want to enjoy them :)
Thanks Glenn, for the millionth of time! :)

Bonne Bay, Canada

My last card for today comes thanks to Glenn, who actually sent me two cards, since the first one decided to take a look around the world first and then arrive to my mailbox...but eventually both of them arrived and both are lighthouses, and both are great, so it was a bit tricky, which one to post today....and this is actually the second card...you will see the other one, sooner or later...

This is the Woody Point lighthouse, in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland, and in the background is actually Gros Morne, so this card actually shows Gros Morne as seen from Woody Point.

So this is where my dilemma arose...Gros Morne is a National Park AND is a UNESCO whs...so should i label this card as UNESCO, or no....the infinite dilemma my cards can impose...

The Woody Point Lighthouse stands along the waterfront in the historic town of Woody Point in Newfoundland Labrador and in the background you can see sections of Gros Morne National Park. After a fire tore through the town of Woody Point in 1922, many of the historic buildings were destroyed except for a handful of them. The lighthouse was built in 1919 and it was one that was saved from destruction.

Its a really lovely lighthouse...and UNESCO goes to the labels ;-)

thanks Glenn!

Newfoundland, Canada

A really cool card....in the literal sense of the word...coming from the East meets West RR.


I love these kind of cards, showing icebergs, glaciers, or such.....there is something amazing about these creations...there is something very appealing to them, at least to me....

"Gigantic icebergs can be seen in late spring and early summer along Newfoundland's spectacular coastal shores".

Can you even make an estimation of how huge and heavy this iceberg is?
It does feel good for a chill up in these hot summer days...even if its on a postcard only....though i always wonder, how does it feel to live in a place like this....where its cold most of the time...i know i always complain of how hot it is here and how i wish id go somewhere where the climate is cooler and all...but i dont know then if id actually like it if its constantly cold, or then id rant how i want some sun and warmth and all.....