CANADA ~ Maple Syrup ~

... More Canadian beauties❤️... a really special one👍... fantastic new wooden postcard to add to my collection (nr4)... made of two-ply maple veneer... with the maple leaf as the national symbol, the product is synonymous with Canada... the sap of the sugar maple tree is one of the most delicious natural sweeteners in the world... the country produces 71% of the world’s supply... there are more than 8,600 maple syrup businesses in Canada.... the art of tapping maple trees and boiling the sap into a rich syrup was first taught to European settlers by the indigenous peoples of Canada... in dutch it is called "esdoornsiroop or ahornsiroop"... never tasted it... ( gonna look for it at my local supermarket)... I'm sure it will taste delicious on our Belgian waffles😋... Thanks so much Glenn!!【ツ】Must have been great fun, the Calgery Stampede!! YEE HAA🤠

In Canada, syrups must be made exclusively from maple sap to qualify as maple syrup and must also be at least 66 percent sugar.

How maple syrup is made:
In springtime, when the nights are still cold, water from the soil is absorbed into the maple tree. During the day, the warmer temperature creates pressure that pushes the water back down to the bottom of the tree, making it easy to collect the precious maple sap.The sap is gathered over 12 to 20 days, usually between early March and late April, according to the region.

Each maple tree is ‘tapped’ – a hole is drilled into the tree to a depth of around three inches, into which a metal spile is tapped. A lidded metal container is then hung from the spile to collect the sap.

After harvesting in the maple woods, the sap is transported to a sugar house, where it boils down to become pure maple syrup. During cooking, storage tank pipes feed sap to a long and narrow ridged pan called an evaporator. As it boils, water evaporates and becomes denser and sweeter. Sap boils until it reaches the density of maple syrup. About 40 litres (10.5 gallons) of sap boil down to one litre (about 0.25 gallons or one quart) of pure maple syrup. After evaporation, the finished Quebec syrup is taken to be inspected and graded before it is bottled or canned, and shipped.

Stamps:

Historic Covered Bridges
(Issued 17-06-2019)

USA ~ Yellowstone National Park - UNESCO ~

... One more special postcard new to my NP collection... my third "wooden postcard" ever💚... beautiful vintage view of one of the most iconic American animals... Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the U.S. where they have continuously lived since prehistoric times... for centuries, the bison has played an integral part of Native Americans' lives for food, shelter, clothing and spirituality... in 2016 the bison has joined the bald eagle as America’s symbolic animal.... as extra bonus with great NP stamp cancellation of the "Old Faithful Visitor Center"... Thanks a lot Kenneth!!【ツ】→ http://philaquelymoi.blogspot.com/

With more than 9000 km² Yellowstone National Park is not only the largest nature reserve of the USA, it was the very first reserve in the world to be created, in 1872. The area consists of a series of woods, swamps and rivers and is located above a volcanic hotspot, explaining the many geysers and hot thermal springs.

Bison are the largest mammal in North America. Male bison (called bulls) weigh up to 2,000 pounds and stand 6 feet tall, while females (called cows) weigh up to 1,000 pounds and reach a height of 4-5 feet. Bison calves weigh 30-70 pounds at birth. Feed primarily on grasses and sedges.

With more than 16 million animals once roaming the Northern Plains, the bison was nearly wiped out by 1900. While only 23 were left in 1916 in Yellowstone National Park, more than 6,000 roam inside the park’s boundaries today.

Stamps:

Uncle Sam's Hat
(Issued 18-02-2017)

Forever stamps - the echeveria (Issued 28-04-2017)

CANADA ~ 150th Birthday - Fisgard Lighthouse ~

... Wonderful surprise card... a really special one... a totally unique print and eco friendly thin cedar wooden postcard... issued to celebrate the country's 150th birthday... my second wooden postcard from Canada... with also amazing matching stamps... this is the first time in Canada Post's history that they issued stamps in the shape of a maple leaf... "Canada 150" with 10 unforgettable moments from the past 50 years... Thanks so much dear Glenn!!¯\_(ツ)_/¯  I loved this postcard from the moment I saw it on your postcard blog!!  (>‿♥)

Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, on Fisgard Island at the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia, is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada. The Lighthouse was built in 1860 to guide vessels through the entrance of Esquimalt harbour.

It was July 1, 1867, that the British North America Act united the British provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario into the Dominion of Canada.

The name Canada wasn't established in 1867, however; it's derived from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement” and had been in use since the 16th century, when locals pointed French explorer Jacques Cartier in the direction of the "village" now known as Québec City.

Stamps:

The 150th Anniversary of the Confederation
(Issued 01-06-2017)

CANADA ~Real Wood Whale Postcard~

WOW!!! Today I got an awsome... amazing... magnificent...beautiful... postcard of my favorite subject "Whales"...
But not only that... It is also a REAL WOOD card with a plesant cedar fregrance.
YES!! the fresh sent of real wood...(I wish you all could smell it too)...each card is unique, no two cards or grains will be exactly the same...
I can't thank you enough Laura for thinking of me when you saw this postcard!!'
...This card will be having a "special" place on my magnetboard in my study...:D:D

It is really true what I wrote on top of my blog: Thanks to my hobby I meet soooo nice people.... Thanks again!!

And also with such wonderful stamps and stamp cancellation! RED BAY NL-Home of the Basque Whales-15 may 2012

In comparison to the paper making process, it requires less wood and other resources to make wood cards than it does to make traditional paper cards. Logs are hand selected and only sourced from companies that employ sustainable yield harvesting procedures.

The cards are composed of 100% authentic, unaltered, natural wood material. They continuously strives to minimize the environmental impact of all stages of the card manufacture. The production of our cards requires minimal amounts of energy, gas and water. In comparison to the paper making process, it requires less wood and other resources to make a wood (micro-veneer) cards than it does to make traditional paper cards. One tree will produce thousands of cards!
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