From the Priory by Thom Courcelle

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Thom Courcelle was in Seattle but now has moved to "heavenly" Vermont.

Is that Jonah and the Whale on his envelope??? Nice BLUE water "bubbles"!

Looks like that guy swimming from Hamburg, doesn't it?

Thom is doing some spiritually dynamic lino carving:

and also filling the envelope with his famous "Mail Art" stampings, a new "celebrate", and wonderful circles:

Thank you, Thom...all the best of blessings to you! xxx

(and already something is in the mail for you :-)

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Too funny, thanks for sharing those, Thom!

I like the one for (fish) N'CHIPS! hahaha!

[Thom Courcelle]

And don't forget all the parodies that contemporary people seem to love putting on their bumbers just to get a good laugh (or rile their neighbors!)...

or some other of my favorites… such as for Star Trek fans:

Don't forget the chosen people:

and even followers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster!!!

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

The fish was made by using the Greek letter "α"...alpha, which looks like a fish,

and Christ was the Α-Ω...Alpha and Omega, Beginning and the End

(see the little "alpha" fishes below the "fish net" :-)

[Thom Courcelle]

Thanks for posting, Katerina!  It is interesting that in all stories where people "ride" whales, that people gain knowledge and wisdom… just like wise Jonah,… or Erni!!

There was a Maori legend about The Whale Rider:

And someone wrote a book that was turned into a movie several years ago:

And of course, the little girl in the movie learns much about herself in her mystical whale ride:

Like HOW TO HOLD ONE'S BREATHE UNDERWATER!