The card I was expecting from Denmark, that I mentioned last week, arrived on time but did not contain a Christmas stamp. Nevertheless the envelope was quite festive as you can see.
Denmark 2012 - Hans Christian Andersen
The 2.00kroner stamp is one of four issued in June commemorating the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen; in this case - The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep.
Just to show that I have other Christmas stamps may I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas with these two from Monaco.
Monaco - 2003/2002
I hope you all have a great time; but also have the time to visit Viridian and others at Sunday-stamps-102.
When I saw that this week's prompt was showing cycling in Copenhagen I decided I had seen enough in the Olympics.
As I have spent a lot of time in Denmark and Copenhagen it seemed natural to show pictures taken in the city. But for reasons that will become apparent I changed my mind and took a different tack.
Great Dane (XI International Dog Show, Krakow 2007)
(By Lilly M - CC A-S A 3.0unported license)
Alright, I know Krakow is not in Denmark but you must admire the dog.
At least you should agree that it would be good to start the day of with this:
Danish bacon being cooked
(By The Legendary Sky Attacker - 2009)
Although if you have a sweet tooth this may be what you prefer.
A Pecan & Maple Danish by Cuisine de France
(Oct 2008 - by Yohan euan o4 - CC A 3.0 unported license)
I had intended to include my photos of Copenhagen but found that one I wanted to use was in danger of infringing an artists copyright. However I found this illustration instead.
The Little Mermaid
Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen for H.C. Andersen's fairy tale
So from a Great Dane to another in Hans Christian Andersen I decided to sign off with a video of another small maid introduced by the late Danny Kaye.
For other interpretations of cycling or Danish themes you need to check in at Sepia-saturday-138
