A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 26 November 2024 - T for Shakespeare and sore legs

Good morning lovely peeps, How are you all. I'm a bit tired at the moment (Monday) as I exerted myself a bit yesterday. More about that later. Let's look at my postcard:

It didn't look that interesting at first glance, but I liked it the more I learnt about it. It's a sculpture called Midsummer Play, and is created by artists Charles Vess and David Spence. It stands on Main Street in Abingdon  (Virginia) at the corner of Porterfield Square.

The info on the back of the card reads: "Midsummer Play, based on Titania the fairy queen from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, was created by artists Charles Vess and David Spence and dedicated in 2009 at the entrance to Porterfield Square across from the historic Barter Theatre."

The sculpture was inspired by this beautiful illustration by Charles Vess:

The card's sender was Jim. He writes that he lives in the  mountainous North Carolina and that they had recently visited the theatre and had seen a play.

I found a photo of the sculpture online:

And another one:

And here is a close-up:

Below is  David Spence at work:

And Charles Vess:

I was rather puzzled as Jim lives in North Carolina, the theatre is in Virginia and the card was postmarked Greenville, which is in South Carolina. But a glance at the map tells me that it's all not that far from one another.

The stamps are gorgeous. 

My favorite is the turtle (I love turtles and tortoises). The turtle on the stamp is the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which is critically endangered

From the WWO website:

Hawksbills are named for their narrow, pointed beak. They also have a distinctive pattern of overlapping scales on their shells that form a serrated-look on the edges. These colored and patterned shells make them highly-valuable and commonly sold as "tortoiseshell" in markets.

Hawksbills are found mainly throughout the world's tropical oceans, predominantly in coral reefs. They feed mainly on sponges by using their narrow pointed beaks to extract them from crevices on the reef, but also eat sea anemones and jellyfish. Sea turtles are the living representatives of a group of reptiles that has existed on Earth and travelled our seas for the last 100 million years. They are a fundamental link in marine ecosystems and help maintain the health of coral reefs and sea grass beds.

The stamp above that there is a stamp saying 'Thank You' to the Healthcare Community.

And then there is a series of gorgeous flowers. 

One-cent Fringed Tulip: Featuring one purple fringed tulip.
Two-cent Daffodils: Featuring two yellow daffodil blossoms.
Three-cent Peonies: Featuring three red peonies.
Five-cent Red Tulips: Featuring five red tulip blossoms.
10-cent Poppies and Coneflowers: Featuring an array of 10 blossoms — six white poppies and four purple coneflowers — and a touch of greenery.

You might have noticed that each stamp features the same number of flowers as its cent value.

Now, let me tell you about my walk yesterday:

Just around our village and it was supposed to be 13 km but it turned out just over 15km. 

I was exhausted at the end.

The whole group posing in the village of Valcabra:

Organized walks are always accompanied by a civil protection team (the guys in uniform seen above).

The morning temperature was 9 degrees C and later it was 20, so the layers gradually came off.

But today is Bluebeard and Elizabeth's T-Party so let me find you a drink:

This was last week when we stopped for a beer (my friend and I) after an afternoon walk.

My kitten Frankie is still not well. Still has the flu/cold. So I have made another appointment with the vet but couldn't get an appointment until tomorrow early evening. 

Like most cats, she loves boxes.

That is all from me today.

Happy T-Day to all,

Hugs,

Lisca