June 2022 – Puzzle of the month
Today I have chosen the stamp from the “scientific” post. A baroque still life by Abraham Mignon. Unfortunately, the middle yellow rose is only ocher. Why, you will learn here.
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Today I have chosen the stamp from the “scientific” post. A baroque still life by Abraham Mignon. Unfortunately, the middle yellow rose is only ocher. Why, you will learn here.
We have just been to Luxembourg, which is also called the land of roses. Therefore, today my scientific contribution to a rose, which, however, is no longer in bloom but is in a painting by Abraham Mignon (a Dutch painter 1640-1679). This yellow rose in the centre of the painting looks very faded, monotonous and Read More …
The puzzle of the month is again my “favourite” stamp of the month. So this time the stamp from French Polynesia. If you want to know more about the stamp, you can find the relevant information here. Have fun putting it together.
While searching for the stamp of the month, I came across the adjacent Jersey stamp (issued March 2022). It is part of the Jersey Myths and Legends series. The 88 pence stamp depicts the Belenji, a kind of will-o’-the-wisp that haunts the Jersey marshes. A will-o’-the-wisp (also called a will-o’-the-wisp, sumpflicht, and Ignis fatuus) is Read More …
The puzzle of the month February 2022 is the stamp of the month January 2022 from Estonia. This time a little more difficult, because the parts must also be rotated. You can do this by clicking the right mouse button. Nevertheless, have fun playing.
The stamp of this month´s puzzle is a blue water lily. The ancient Egyptians thought that in its center sits the sun god Ra, and when the rose is open, therefore the light shines.
Now it comes again the Christmas season and with it the Christkindl and in anglo-Saxonian countries also Santa Claus. Santa visits children and brings them presents. However, he not only comes home but also to pediatric clinics. The cover of the month is indeed an FDC commemorating the anniversary of a pediatric clinic in Great Read More …
Here’s a puzzle to go with the science article from this month. Full stands in football stadiums.
Even though the pandemic has become quite annoying, it can also be used to examine certain phenomena in sports more closely – such as, for example, the influence of stands filled with fans in one’s own football stadium and whether the ominous home field advantage is based on this. This study was now possible because Read More …
And since this time hell was presented in the stamp of the month category, a hellish puzzle. Many pieces also have to be rotated…… I hope you get out of hell again. If not, let me know, then it won’t be so hard next time.