Bembride Windmill

Bembridge Mill is a four-storey tower mill with a boat-shaped cap, which is winded by chain and wheel. It has four Common sails. The two pairs of millstones are driven underdrift.
Bembridge Mill was built c. 1700. It was painted by Turner in 1795. The mill was working by wind until 1913, having only been used for grinding animal feed after 1897. The mill was restored in 1935 and again in 1959, the latter restoration being funded by public subscription. In 1962 the mill was taken over by the National Trust. It has been restored and is open to the public.
Source: Wikipedia

Thanks to Tom for his holiday postcard and the special postmark of 

Bembridge Windmill :)

Sent: 11 June 2016   Received: 22 June 2016   Travelled: 11 days

Mottistone Gardens

Mottistone is a village on the Isle of Wight, located in the popular tourist area the Back of the Wight. It is located 8 Miles southwest of Newport in the southwest of the island, and is home to the National Trust's Mottistone Manor.

The Island’s only megalithic monument, the Longstone is situated nearby. The name Mottistone (the Speaker’s or pleader’s stone) almost certainly derives from the Longstone. 

Source: Wikipedia

Thanks very much to Tom who sent this lovely card from his holiday

in Isle of Wight and for the special stamp of Mottistone Manor too!

Sent: 10 June 2016   Received: 21 June 2016   Travelled: 11 days

Kellie Castle

Thank you Tom for a beautiful view of Fife garden,

love the interesting spherical sundial!

Sent: 21 April 2016   Received: 5 May 2016  Travelled: 14 days

Kellie Castle

Thanks to dear friend Tom for the beautiful reflection of Kellie Castle!

Sent:19 April 2016   Received: 29 April 2016   Travelled: 10 days

Princess Leia

Thank you Tom for the beautiful Princess Leia!

Sent:   11 April 2016   Received: 25 April 2016   Travelled: 14 days

Luke Skywalker

Yippee! Another Star Wars card ,this time Luke Skywalker comes to my mailbox.

Thanks to Tom for the great card and the brilliant sunset!

Sent: 21 March 2016   Received: 5 April 2016   Travelled: 14 days

Yoda

Thanks so much to Tom for this iconic Jedi Master Yoda!

Sent: 6 March 2016  Received: 21 March 2016   Travelled: 15 days

Han Solo

Thanks so much Tom for this great Han Solo card and

Chewie drawing haha

Sent: 23 February 2016   Received: 8 March 2016   Travelled:

Darth Vader

Thank you Tom for this great postcard!
Sent: 19 February 2016
Received: 1 March 2016
Travelled: 11 days

Finn

Thanks to Tom for this series of PHQ Star Wars card,
featuring Finn , one of the heroes of the Rebellion :)
Sent: 4 January 2016   Received: 19 January 2016
Travelled: 15 days

TIE fighters

Another card from the PHQ Star Wars series, this time
some TIE fighters! Thanks Tom
Sent: 4 January 2016   Received: 19 January 2016
Travelled: 15 days

Forever Friends bon voyage

Thanks to Tom for this lovely beary send off
which arrived last year in the middle of my travelling.
Sent: 21 November 2015
Received: 1 December 2015
Travelled: 10 days

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, North Yorkshire

Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for over 400 years, until 1539, when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In 1986 the parkland in which the abbey is situated and the abbey was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was recognised for fulfilling the criteria of being a masterpiece of human creative genius, and an outstanding example of a type of building or architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates significant stages in human history. Fountains Abbey is owned by the National Trust and maintained by English Heritage. The trust owns Studley Royal Park, Fountains Hall, to which there is partial public access, and St Mary's Church, designed by William Burges and built around 1873, all of which are significant features of the World Heritage Site.
Source: Wikipedia

Thanks to Tom for the card of the medieval deer park 

and lovely bees stamp and art!

Sent: 15 November 2015   Received: 30 November 2015   Travelled: 15 days

Northern Saw-whet Owl

The scientific description of one of the sub-species of this owl is attributed to the Rev. John Henry Keen who was a missionary in Canada in 1896. Adults are 17–22 cm (6.7–8.7 in) long with a 42–56.3 cm (16.5–22.2 in) wingspan. They can weigh from 54 to 151 g (1.9 to 5.3 oz) with an average of around 80 g (2.8 oz), making them one of the smallest owls in North America. They are close to the size of an American robin. The northern saw-whet owl has a round, light, white face with brown and cream streaks; they also have a dark beak and yellow eyes. They resemble the short-eared owl, because they also lack ear tufts, but are much smaller. The underparts are pale with dark shaded areas; the upper parts are brown or reddish with white spots. They are quite common, but hard to spot.

Source: Wikiepedia

Photograph by Tim Fitzharris

Thanks to Tom for this beautiful owl card!

Sent: 17 January 2016   Received: 3 February 2016   Travelled: 17 days

Obi Wan Kenobi, Star Wars PHQ

Star Wars PHQ card issued on 20 October 2015

After 2 days of no mail,so excited to received not one but
two Star Wars postcards! I caught the trailer for
The Force Awakens recently in the cinema and saw
an ageing Han Solo with his trusty sidekick Chewbacca.
Thank you Tom for the light saber and this great postcard!
Sent: 31 Oct   Received: 11 November 2015
Travelled: 11days

Rey, Star Wars PHQ

MUAHAHA my first Star Wars card!!

Thank you Tom for this awesome postcard and the symbol of the New Republic. 

Can't wait for this film to come out in December! 

Sent: 31 Oct    Received: 11 Noivember 2015   Travelled: 11 days

Western Screech Owl

Thanks to Tom for this beautiful card of the Western Screech Owl!

Love the cute owl drawing and the colourful stamps. Stamp on the right

shows John McAdam, from the Industrial Revolution issue.

Sent: 19 October   Received: 3 November 2015   Travelled: 15 days

Cobwebs and bees

A spray of Acer leaves edged with an autumn frost supports a cobweb.

Thanks to Tom for this exceptionally beautiful cobweb card and bees!
The bee stamp comes from the latest Bee issue. There are 10 bees in this issue.
Sent: 3 Oct Received: 13 Oct 2015 Travelled:10days

Flammulated Owl (Red Phase)

Photography: Tim Fitzharris 1999

Another beautiful owl postcard from Tom affixed with great stamps of the Common Mussel and the Lesser Octopus. Both stamps are from the 2007 Sea Life issue. 

Sent: 26 Sept 2015 Received: 6 Oct Travelled: 10 days

Airship

 G-O Vax
Airship European Champion 1989

Ooh look here's something slightly different,
not a hot air balloon but an airship!
Also a beautiful drawing of a floating house :D

Sent: 8 September 2015
Received:23 Sept 2014
Travelled: 20 days