Finland

  FINLAND .

 What a lovely scene this cared represents. I cannot read where it is but looks to be a lovely National Park area   although so much of Finland is like this with vast forrests and lakes as seen here, Thank you " Kitos" dear Tarjs for this lovely surprise card ,  I am sorry that I cannot register this card . Watch your mailbox also my dear Tarja. This is a "World Postcard Day "  meet up.
October 10 2023.card from Finland Thank you so much Tarje for thinking of me with this card
  Posted Finland 29 October : Arrived Sydney 24 November : Traveled 26 days.

United States of America

 Skagway : ALASKA . USA.

 Thank you once agin Mel and Boyd for taking time out from your vacation to send me yet another card from your recent trip to Alaska..WoW  I  am so jealous !! love to visit there and enjoy the local trains.!!The Chikoot Trail..  looks great and hard work !! so many wonderful National Parks to enjoy and know you had a great time there  Thanks again guys.love the cards!

Posted  Trapper Creek PO.13 June.: Arrived Sydney   11 July : Traveled 28 days....  

United States of America

Alaska . USA.
  Thank you once again Mel.. You are such a gem.  A great card from your recent travels to and around Alaska.  must have been a real blast.. This is definately on my list of "must see and do" . 
The card is from The Denali National Park and Reserve.. Alovely map card of the National Park. Thank you so much Mel and Boyd ! Im jealous !
 Originally known as Mount Mackinley National Park and home to The Highest Mountain in North America,  Mount Mackinley. The mountain rises to 20 320 feet.  This National Park was established  in 1917 to protect its abundant wildlife and flora. 

Posted Alaska June 11. Arrived Sydney 07 July . Traveled 18 days.  

Australia

  Australia.

 This is another four very scenic cards that I have got recently to add to my SWAP CARDS selections.  These cards prove to be very popular as so many are National Parks,  Reserves and Beaches.. also they are lovely colourful cards too.

 TOP LEFT CARD :           North Stradbroke Island .  Queensland State.

TOP RIGHT CARD :         Fishing Boats at Lakes Entrance. : Victoria State.

BOTTOM LEFT CARD : The Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.. ACT. Australian Capital Territory .

BOTTOM RIGHT CARD :  The Great Barrier Reef.  Queensland State.

Australia

 AUSTRALIA.:

These I tink are some more eally nice nature  cards released by Australia Post . These are Post Paid Cards and now in my Swap cards" section .They are a nice selection ofAussie scenic cards showing various "outback"  views in the various states. .

 TOP LEFT CARD : Moreton Bay Wetlands in The State of Queensland.

TOP RIGHT CARD : The Riverlands Wetlands in South Australia  State.

BOTTOM LEFT CARD : The Coburg Peninsula Wetlands in the Northern Territory.

BOTTOM RIGHT CARD :  The Floence Falls in The Lichfield National Park Northern Territory.

Australia

 AUSTRALIA.  SWAP CARDS "

  A recent first day release of four maxi cards by Australia Post in a new series entitled "Our Beautiful Continent " Released in Katoomba  NSW 2780  on 22 February 2022. Palindrome day !

Top Left card : The Flinders Ranges :  SA.       Top Right Card:Gondwana Rainforrest  N.S.W.

Bottom Left Card :Ningaloo Coastline  WA.   Bottom Right Card :Blue Mountains NP. N.S.W.

Australia.

 Darwin : NORTHERN TERRITORY :

This is a lovely recently released card of The Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory Australia. I have visited This National Park and like Australian National Parks is full of wildlife  and usually off the beaten track  . The card shows the Florence Falls.
. I managed to visit this Park with a bunch of likewise travellers from the hostel where I was staying  a lovey hot day and great for a swim to cool off. I will atatch a couple of pics from my visit there.

 The Litchfield National Park is located south of Darwin  The capital city of the Northern Territory.. Th nationa Park covers an area of over 1500 KM/ 2.. located very close to the city of Batchelor. The Litchfield National Park was proclimed a National Park in 1986 and Named after Frederick Henry Litchfield a Territorian explorer . Common wildlife species that are common to the area are The Antilopine Kangaroo, the agile wallaby ,the sugar glider, the southern brushtailed possum ,the fawn antechnius, and various types of flying fox. and the ghost bat. Also native to the area is an abundance of various birds, cockatoos, parrots  When driving here there are many huge magnetic Termite Mounds.. that really dot the landscape..The area also was very popular for its Uranium deposits..The Aboriginal peoples have lived in this areas for thousands of years and is very important to Kungarakan and Murrannunggu people whoes ancestral spirits are still consisered to be actively present within the landscape. The park sees about 340 000 visitors per / year .
 

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 Arizona . USA.

Thank you Arnold for this great swap.The Petrified Forrest in Arizona is a place I visited when crossing to California from Texas . This card brings back many memories for me ., and is a great National Park to visit. Th card shows one of the colourful circular formations. Also great stamps mate.. Love this Bugs Bunny series !!Thank you.

Posted Houston Texas :10 September : Arrived Sydney 29 September .: Traveled 19 days.

New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND.:

A lovely card has just arrived from Aaron in New Zealand a surprise card and the way the post is these dyas a most welcome surprise at that.!! This lovely scenic card shows Milford Sound in Fjordland area of New Zealand a most picturesque place it is.. most beautiful..Thank you Aaron for this nice surprise card..also the lovely parrot stamp..
Posted 29 May : Arrived Sydney 15 June : Traveled 16 days..

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San Jacinto : TEXAS : USA.:

  Great card!!   always have had a weakness for naval battleships.. This is a great card showing the USS Texas : A museum ship to be seen and visited in The  Battleground State Park in San Jacinto Texas  (near Houston ).  This majestic old battle wagon is the only remaining battleship to have survived the both World Wars of  WW1 and WW2.. This ship was presented to the people of Texas by The US Navy in 1948. Thank you Arnold for this swap card. love the appropriate stamps too..
Posted  Houston : 16 February : Arrived Sydney :02 Mrach : Traveled 15 days  thanks mate.

Sri Lanka,

Sygiriya Rock : SRI LANKA.:

 Another lovely surprise card has just arrived  and shows 'The Lions Paw" with the many local monks with lovely colourful umbrellas making it a lovely scene.!! This is found at the Unesco site of Siguriya Rock In sri Lanka.. A most popular place fror locals and visitors..  Thank you Poonma for this nice card ..I find the cards from Sri Lanka are just so good like the cards from Vietnam.. Thank you for thinking of me Poonam.!
Posted in Kolkata  India. : 21 January Arrived Sydney 21 February : Traveled 30 days..

Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA.:

Another lovely card from the group recently received from a great friend in Sri Lanka and she knows the cards that I like..  This card shows some of the many elephants to see and visit in certain areas in Sri Lanka ..Than you so much Dini ..this is a great card
.Posted Sri Lanka.:09 December 2019: Arrived Sydney 19 January 2020.: Traveled  41 days.

Sri Lankas Elephants :
Situated in the south east of the country hugging the coast of the Indian Ocean. Yala National Park was designated a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1900 and was then designated a National Parrk in 1938. Ironically the park was initially used for a hunting ground for the elite under British rule,. Yala is home to 44 species of  mammals and 125 different species of birds , among its famous residents are  the worlds largest concentration of Leopards  , Elephants ,Sloth Bears Sombars, jackals Spotted Deer , Peacocks and Crocodiles . The best time to visit Yala National Parkis between February and July when the water levels of the park  bring the animals out in the open.

India

Sundarban Islands. INDIA.:

 A lovely wildlife card  which I always love to receive and is fom a new place for me the "Sundarban Islands "of India.   this card shows A lesseradjutant Stork taking off in the mangroves..  a lovely card  and Thank you Akhil for this card.
Posted India 03 January : Arrived Sydney :19 January : Traveled 16 days.. Thank you.lovely stamps.

The Sundarban Islands  : is a contiguous natural region found  in India and Bangladesh formed on the Delta of The Ganges Brahmaputra and Megina Rivers and is the largest estaurine Mangrove Forrest in the world.it is a National Park , Tiger Reseve , Unesco World Heritage Site , Biosphere Reserve and the Samsar Wetlands. This is alsio a home to a huge variety of bird, reptile and invertibrate species including the large salt water Crocodile.

United States of America,

Provo .: UTAH : USA.

 I must appologise to friends who fequently look at my blog not much has been put on recently as I have been very sick... but feeling better these last few days...thank you for your patience..!!

Another surprise from such a good mate that is sending me cards from all her travels.. Thank you so much Mel and Boyd for this latest card that I have received from you from Zion National Park in Utah...so nice thanks for this..
Posted Provo UTAH .:24  July : Arrived Sydney : 06 August : Traveled 12 days.

ZION NATIONAL PARK
One of Zion National Parks most facinating landmarks is the "subway" The exquisitley formed :Subway" can be found in the left fork of North Creek in the parks western section.

Australia

ULURU : Northern Territory. AUSTRALIA.:

 The many faces of Uluru. also known as Ayers Rock. located in the centre of the Northern Territory .. A truly amazing place to visit and to see the many changing colours of this amazing monolith as the sun sets.. This is a great experience and one that I enjoyed.. Thank you Margaret for this card and see that you enjoyed the wonder of this Unesco World Heritage site and National Park as much as I did.
 Posted  ULURU 08 June : Arrived Sydney 13 June .. Traveled 5days.

United States of America

Arizonaa : USA

This is a lovely card from the Joshua Tree National Park.. Thank you for remembering me Arnold on your trip to Arizona. also thanks for the "Year of the Pig " Chinese New Year stamps.
JOSHUA TREE :  Joshua trees are amongst the oldest living organisms in the desert,but determining their precise age is difficult because they do not form annual rings as other trees do with cambrium layers as Oak and Pine do.They range in height from 9 to 30 feet and have trunks between 1.25 and 5 feet in diameter.
Posted Arizona : January 28 .: Arrived Sydney :06 February : Traveled 9 days... thanks Arnold.!

United States of America

California,: USA

 A lovely surprise card from USA is this card of The Yosemite National Park . showing the "Nevada Falls " Thank you Stephen for this card a nice addition to my National Parks collection.
Posted Santa Clara : 15 January : Arrived Sydney 31 January : Traveled 16 days ..Thank you 

United States of America

Nashville . TENNESSEE:

 Thank you Mel and Boyd for once again thinking of me on your travels.. This is an interesting spot to visit ..Davy Crocketts birth place , a lovely frontier cabin located in Limestone Tennesee.. looks really peaceful there Mel.. Thank you for this...also the nice stamps.
Posted Nashvillee TN 02 January: Arrived Sydney 10 January .Traveled 8 days.

United States of America

Wyoming : USA

Thank you Yuri for this card that has just arrived ..A swap card from Postcards United.. Thank you.. The card shows what I thought is a site called "Devils Tower"...as there is no information on the card. So I have gone to Wikipedia. for whatever information I need.:
 Posted 24 November : Arrived Sydney : 10 January. Traveled 47 days...slow journey !!

 The Devils Tower : (Also known as Bear Lodge Butte ) is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in The Bear Lodge Mountains,  part of the Black Hills.,near Hullet and Sundance in Crook  County in northeatern Wyoming, Located,just above the Belle Fourche River, it rises 1,267 feet ( 386 meters ) above the Belle Fourche River standing  867 feet (265 meters ) from summit to base.
 The summit is 5,112 feet ( 1559 meters ) above sea level. Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument established on 24th September 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monuments boundary encloses an area of 1347 acres (545 Hectares.) In recent years about 1% of the monuments 400,000 visitors climbed Devils Tower using traditional climbing techniques..
( information courtesy of Wikipedia.)

United States of America

Death Valley . CA.  USA.

Wow what a card !!!...Thanks for this swap mate...a vivid reminder of what this National Park can be like with its amazingly high temperatures.Also a great card to add to my National Parks ..thanks mate
Posted Houston : 31 October : Arrived Sydney 14 November : Traveled 14 days,,