wooden church

St George's Church, one of the oldest and best preserved wooden churches

In honour of  Easter and Orthodox Easter falling on the same day for the first time since 2017.

a sad anniversay

 

streets

this street, while old and quaint, looks like a massive tripping hazard

artist: Alex Tsuper, received from Ukraine

this ethereal street in Vilnius is rather enchanting, I think

artist: Sigute Ach, received from Lithuania

blue and red

Peonies on a plate from Japan

 

Peonies, and Chrysanthemums, on a Chinese satin jacket (Qing Dynasty)

embroidery from Ukraine

folk dolls from Ukraine

some crafts and textiles for our lsdy art theme of Thursday Postcard Hunt

green eggs and ...

One of the thematic postcards I collect is EASTER

 

I like that this Ukrainian card shows an early spring with the tree's leaves

 

these green eggs are much more subdued than the other brightly painted Ukrainian eggs, but the colours remind me of the varying shades of green on the newly budding leaves

and they blend in well with the colours of some bird's eggs

pussy willows are an important tradition in Slavic Easter celebrations as the first blooms of spring

this little girl with her pussy willows and  painted red cheeks will perhaps be painting her basket of eggs next

this little girl looks rather wistful

maybe she needs

a little special delivery to cheer her up

 

 

 

 

 

a little bit of spring and Easter for a seasonal Thursday Postcard Hunt

flowers

tulips from the States

 

 hollyhocks from Ukraine

 

 

 

 

 

  sunflowers from Poland

some flowers for spring, summer, and autumn for Sunday Stamps

crimea bridge

 18.10.22

from Ukraine (sent 4.11.22)    artist Yurii Shapoval

on this grim anniversary.  not forgetting that Crimea itself was invaded by Russia in February 2014 as was the Donbas region.

Slava Ukraini

sails

sailing ships from Ukraine

and, something unusual from Bermuda - green sails!

sails for Sunday Stamps

Ukrainians

 Traditional Headdresses of Ukrainian Women

 

a souvenir sheet from 2006

Ubrus and fur cap (Kyivan Rus)

Kerchiefs (Kyiv)

Namitka (Western Polissia)

Garland (Poltava)

Kerchief (Hutsul)

Koda (Bukovyna)

Kerchief (Central Ukraine)

Ochipok (Poltava)

Namitka (Hutsul)

Ochipok (Poltava)

Kerchief over Ochipok (Chernihiv)

Garland (Ivano-Frankivsk)

Canada has the third most number of Ukrainians (behind Ukraine and Russia). William Kurelek (1927-1977) was born in Canada to Ukrainian immigrants. Four of his paintings of The Ukrainian Pioneer are on these stamps for the 100th anniversary of the first wave of Ukrainian immigration (1991). 

Family Before a Vast Forest, Farmer in a Lush Field of Wheat, Group of Emigrants on the Deck of a Ship, and Barefoot Girl Going Out to Beg for Food

For Sunday Stamps - Ukraine

looking out to sea

on the Black Sea
Tarkhankut Lighthouse built in 1817 Crimea.
Still in use and you can even visit and follow the lighthouse keeper as he carries out his duties.

beer

Lviv, City of Beer

If you are a lover of craft beer, then this is the city to visit. It has eight breweries, and a beer museum!

Orthodox Easter

"Christ is Risen"

I like Lviv

"the gem of western Ukraine"
"mysterious and architecturally lovely, it is the place where the candle of Ukrainian national identity burns brightest and where the Russian language is definitely the minority language" ~ Lonely Planet

Sunday Stamps - U

2015, Ukraine, Flora of Ukraine

Although the walnut plantations are small, Ukraine is among the top five exporters of shelled walnuts. The Dutch Royal Court values them so highly that they have been on the menu there for more than 20 years.

for the letter U - Ukraine

sunflowers

received 2014

breadbasket

Ukraine is known as the 'Breadbasket of Europe" due, in part, to its fertile steppes of black soil. With Russia's recent move into Crimea and now controlling many of the Black Sea ports used by Ukraine for export, this could be in jeopardy.
The stamps of traditional breads are from 2013. On the left is a loaf and on the right is a braided kalach.

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