Chief Donald, A Lady and Her Guitar, and Saint Naum

 Blog # 1665 --- Day 1316 ( That's One Thousand Three Hundred and Sixteen Days ) Since the Start of the Current ( Second ) Russian Invasion of UKRAINE .                                                                     

       

                                                                   GLORY TO UKRAINE

Hello once again. It's been a couple of weeks but that's not unusual here on The Blog. Well in that time My Lovely Teena and I flew out to The Island -- Vancouver Island for a little visit, we usually try and get out there twice a year or so. We spent time in Ucluelet, Parksville and Tofino. We visited Wickaninnish Beach and Long Beach  in Pacific Rim National Park and Big Beach, Little Beach and Terrace Beach , all three near Ucluelet.  Long Beach runs for 16 kilometres. 

I purchased postcards in Ucluelet and mailed them on the morning of September 24th. Then Canada Post workers went out on strike on September 25th. So I have no idea where those cards are now, whether they left Ucluelet on the evening of the 24th or whether they are still in the Ucluelet Post Office . I'm sure they never made it into the International mail stream so it may be quite a while before you and you and you find them in your mailboxes. But it is what it is .  

And I respect the workers right to strike. I was a union member for 30 years or so , in my younger days. 

 Now a few words on World Postcard Day , which was celebrated on Wednesday October 1st. World Postcard Day went ahead in a great many countries , just not Canada. Congratulations to all who took part, writing cards , and posting them to family and friends. 

Now on to a few cards  - what you really came here for.  My first card is from Ohrid, North Macedonia. David's card shows us Saint Naum Monastery, built in 905. It and the Lake Ohrid area make up one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Macedonia. 

David used 2 copies of a stamp issued in 2023. It marked the 75th Anniversary of the National Gallery of the Republic of North Macedonia. 

Card 2 for today arrived from the Netherlands. Here we see a very musical lady from the Fab 70s. 

She must be musically inclined, why else would she be holding a guitar ? I wonder if she 

knows   " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " ?  

Barbara used the new Postcrossing stamp from The Netherlands. It marks 20 year of Postcrossing. 

 

There have been quite a few of Postcrossing themed stamps issued from many countries in those 20 years. As a long time philatelist I can say that in my opinion this is the best Postcrossing stamp issued so far. Many over the years have looked like stickers, had childish themes and or looked very immature. So congrats to PostNL

Here is the last card for now. It is also from the Netherlands. The card is titled " Chief Donald ". I leave it to my readers to decide who Chief Donald is or looks like. I think maybe he would prefer a Crown on his head. That's just me talking out loud, of course.

  A Postcrosser named Pieter sent this card . He used 2 stamps from a set of 10 issued in 2023 showcasing Echt and its architecture, customs and local festivals.  

 

Well that's all folks for today. Thanks to David, Barbara and Pieter for their cards. 

Take care and I'll be back soon.