Golden Eagle from Belarus

This magnificent Golden Eagle came all the way from Belarus, along with two banknotes and some stamps for my collection, thanx Natalia!
I also learned how my name is written in her language, today´s saint is St Henry so.......!

I enjoy watching animals, a whole of a lot more if they are free at their habitats!
agle came all the way from Belarus, along with two banknotes and some stamps for my collection, thanx Natalia!

Golden Eagles in America stay up north in Mexico, US, and Canada
Their powerful talons are, maybe, their most impressive feature, right after their deadly beauty!!!

Taiwan National Bird and company

This is the Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea), Taiwan´s National Bird.

From Wikipedia:
"In the 2007 National Bird Voting Campaign held by the Taiwan International Birding Association, there were over 1 million votes cast from 53 countries. The Taiwan Blue Magpie defeated the Mikado Pheasant and was chosen as Taiwan's national bird, though it has yet to be formally accepted."

The Magpie postcard came (flying) :) with a Steere's Liocichla.The Steere's Liocichla (Liocichla steerii) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It is endemic to Taiwan.

Now, my personal bad joke:

This proves that birds of different flock do fly together!
At least in letters!!!

De Nota, desde Barcelona, España!

Hoy abrí mi casillero y habían dos sobres que venían desde España, a uno lo esperaba, al otro no!
El inesperado venía como La Macarena, cargado de alegría y cosas buenas!

Resulta y acontece que hace unos días (al parecer) estaba yo navegando en Postcrossing y le di click a "Me Gusta" a una postal de España. Esta persona acostumbra chequear el perfil de aquellos que apreciamos sus postales, de mi perfil saltó al blog y este le gustó, tenemos gustos y preferencias similares y quiso hacerme llegar dos postales y varios sellos acompañados de una agradable carta que me explica el por que de su deferencia!

Muy Agradecido Josep y familia!

The Hill of Crosses - Lithuania

Yahoo ran a post today about The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, it says:
"The phenomenon of the Hill of Crosses in northern Lithuania began when people started leaving crosses there hundreds of years ago—and continues to this day. These photos of a hill covered in crosses show the amazing sight it has become".

Wikipedia says it has more than 100.000 crosses and who knows how many small ones and rosaries!!!

I recieve a Hill of Crosses postcard from Lithuania a while back, the kind person that sent it to me wrote: This Hill is a symbol of faith, love, and sacrifice. Each visitor tries to leave a cross. If he hasn´t brought any, he makes one right of the Hill from branches, grass, pebbles etc."

Beautiful!
It has become a place of pilgrimage. They think it started about 1831!

"Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims" My Postcard and some of Yahoo´s piece! .

Una joya con muchísimo valor sentimental!

Entre mis postales tengo esta que sin ser la más bonita ni tener llamativos colores, está cargada de un valor sentimental inmenso, que la dirección y destinatario sean tan particulares es la guinda de esta belleza! Mi abuelo Diego se la envió a mi abuela Carmen desde Curaçao en 1924, 7 años antes que naciera mi Mamá! No tengo idea de cuantas personas vivían en Porlamar en 1924 pero adivino que la oficina de correos sería muy pero que muy eficiente!

Luxembourg - A Multiview & a nice cover

A nice multiview card picturing
1.- Echternach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echternach
2.- Luxembourg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg
3.- Clervaux http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clervaux
4.- Vianden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vianden
5.- Petite Suisse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Switzerland_(Luxembourg)
6.- Remich http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remich

Place in postcard
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And a nice cover

Vista aérea de La Tortuga

Que bello es mi pais carajo!

Éste es otro de mis items sin marcar en mi lista de lugares que quisiera visitar.
Venezuela es en verdad Tierra de Gracia!


In english http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tortuga_Island

En castellano http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_La_Tortuga