Mr Moose from Coley Point, A Refreshing Cool-down and Santa Barbara

Blog # 1520

Well hello again. Welcome back. I have 3 cards for today. One from Belarus, one from the USA and one from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Let`s start with that last one. It`s a look at Mr Moose having a drink . The moose, a non-indigenous species was first introduced to the Island of Newfoundland in 1878. Today the population numbers about 120,000 animals. 

My brother Mel mailed this card from Coley`s Point South. This is a settlement in Newfoundland , part of the town of Bay Roberts. Its location is on the north shore of Conception Bay on the northeastern Avalon Peninsula. This card is the latest in my Collection of Newfoundland and Labrador Towns from which I have received a postcard. Coley`s Point South is #39 of that collection. Guess I have a long way to go yet. One card at a time - I`ll get there sometime.  

Mel used 1 stamp from the From Far and Wide definitive set of 9 issued in 2020. It shows Carajou Falls in the Northwest Territories. 

Too bad the stamp met up with The Great Stamp Defacer and his black marker. 

Again , if I had you near, I`d break your marker.

Today`s second card arrived from Santa Barbara, a city on the Central California coast, with the Santa Ynez Mountains forming  a backdrop to the city. With its beautiful landscape and great climate for living, playing and working, Santa Barbara is often branded as the American Riviera. The city has a big sand beach around two miles long that strangely runs east to west, not north to south. 

Catherine used 3 Forever stamps, 2 Flower stamps from 2021 and a Thank You stamp from 2020.

Card 3 , from Minsk, Belarus, shows a young lady cooling off during a hot summer day. 

 Victor used a 2017 stamp , 1 of 4 in a set, commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Minsk Horse Railway. 

Now that was quick. Three cards in no time flat. Big thanks for the cards today go out to Victor, Catherine and my brother Mel. 

Today is just another day in this Covid world so wash your hands, wear a mask, keep your distance and take the first vaccine that is offered to you. 

Cheers !