Skating on the Frozen Fuschl Lake

Imagine you are driving with your family through Austria and you stop at a beautiful lake. You wander down to the shore and discover that the lake is frozen almost solid. Imagine that you just happen to have your ice skates in the car. That is the magical experience we had several years/decades ago.  We were the only people on the lake and it was like glass. There I am on the right. This is a scan from a slide, so a little murky, but you can see how smooth that ice was.

I was reminded of this recently when I received a Postcrossing card from Julia who lives near Fuschl. It looks much the same now  as it did back then.

Skate on over to Sepia Saturday for more family photos from fine folks.

Friday Fish Special

So many fish!  Don't forget to read this previous post if you want to know more about the French tradition of April Fish. This young fellow in his adorable outfit appears to have an abundance of fish. The message at the bottom of the card says: I address you with pleasure.

Diving Board Follies

Before a federal law was enacted some decades ago, people would wantonly lie or sit on diving boards, preventing others from practicing their diving skills or enjoying a refreshing splash in the water. Thankfully those days are gone and we can all enjoy free access to diving boards everywhere, since scofflaws will now see their swimming privileges revoked and may face time in the slammer.  O.K., not really, but there have been sillier laws. Did you believe it for a minute?

Anyway, here are some cards showing early perpetrators. Shocking, isn't it?  While the husband blocks access to the diving board, his wife attempts to prevent another hapless swimmer from climbing the ladder to get out of the pool. These people are a menace.

There's nothing children love more than swimming pools, but this poor child may be out of luck, under the threatening gaze of  Zelda and Dottie, both intent upon blocking her access to the pool.

Here are the backs of the cards in the same order: