Team Hardcore does Penticton...again

Kelsey completed her third Ironman today. You can find all her results here. I still think she's a bit nuts, but wow, what a thing to accomplish! We weren't there this year, but we followed along from early this morning on the Ironman site.

Congratulations Kelsey!

United Kingdom - Roald Dahl: The BFG

Postcard from Firefly1971 from the United Kingdom

Description: Roald Dahl (The BFG - from chapter 19, 'The Queen')
Reproduced froma stamp designed by Magpie Studio, featuring an inllustration by Quentin Blake. The BFG (c) Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd; artwork (c) Quentin Black 2012.

Issued by Royal Mail on 10 January 2012.

Switzerland - Stoos

Postcard from buebemami from Switzerland

Description: Stoos, 1300-1935 m

Taiwan - Lukang Tienho Temple

Postcard from ?? from Taiwan

This *sad little card arrived in our mailbox today and because it took more than 365 days to arrive, I can't register it. And because I can't register it, I don't know who it's from. But thanks!!

Description: Lukang Tienho Temple It was built in the first year of the reign of the Emperor Yungli of the Ming Dynasty. The statue dedicated in this temple is the only one which was brought from the Meichou temple of Fukien in 1683. There are many precious historical data and religious articles displayed in this temple.

*Sad because I don't know who it's from...

Germany and Finland: Seals and Birds

Postcard from woodstock from Germany

Postcard from hennaeveliina from Finland

Description: Sanna Annukka, Bird Of Paradise

Austrian Sign Language and views of Moscow

Postcard from Corydoras from Austria

Postcard from straniera from Russia

Finnish Princess, Dutch cyclists, and Macedonian views

Postcard from Sillisi from Finland

You can't actually see them in the picture, but the musical notes, bows, and hearts have sparkles on them. Guess what J likes best about this card!

Postcard from Springveld from the Netherlands.

Description: image from Dick Bruna. He has a great website.

Postcard from anagahan from Macedonia.

J and I both think this is somewhere we should visit - look at the colour of the ocean. J thinks it looks much warmer than swimming in English Bay!

Multi-coloured water

For the next little while I'm temporarily doing some work in a department that isn't my own. The project I'm currently working on has been giving me a rather high dose of stress.

Luckily the corner I'm sitting in has a little door onto a little balcony.

From the little balcony there are views like this

And this

And when it all becomes too much, it's nice to know that I can walk out that door, take afar deep breathes of air, stare at the view and the stress will momentarily go away. It's also a great place to sit and read and eat lunch and great place to go to think when the office buzz gets too loud to concentrate.

Belarus, USA and the Netherlands–Bees, Animals and Wagon Wheels

Postcard from worldstreet from Belarus


Postcard from granniepeg from the USA

We got a card like this from Pennsylvania a few weeks ago…some similarities!


Postcard from lia69 from the Netherlands

Description: Lia says this is a typical old farm. There are still many farms in the Netherlands, but the farmers have built new, luxurious homes on them and they don’t look like this!

USA, Taiwan, USA–handmade cards and skylines

Postcard from jaybird02 from the USA

Description: Los Angeles, California

 

Postcard from Siaohuei from Taiwan

Description: Handmade! I think this card is pretty cool! The stamps are awesome too!

 

Postcard from rostti from the USA

Description: This card is also handmade – check out some of the old (and not so old) stamps. We had a great time looking at this card – there are three Canadian stamps of varying vintage. One is quite new ( you can tell because it’s got a P for perpetual stamp), but I’ve never seen it before. I love this card, it’s pretty awesome. I think the 5¢ Canada stamp, might be a Christmas stamp – I think the bottom half of it is in the upper left corner. J recognized the top of Moomin’s head in the bottom right corner!

And this one came with a Scouting stamp…so cool! My mailbox was super happy today!