Sepia Saturday 186;

Helvetia 

is the female national personification of Switzerland, officially Confœderatio Helvetica, the Swiss Confederation.

Helvetia on the right with Geneva; National monument in Geneva Switzerland.

The allegory is typically pictured in a flowing gown, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Swiss flag, and commonly with braided hair, commonly with a wreath as a symbol of confederation. The name is a derivation of the ethnonym Helvetii, the name of the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the Swiss Plateau prior to the Roman conquest.

Old stamp;

Swiss money;

The Swiss Confederation continues to use the name in its Latin form.  The  name Helvetia appears on postage stamps, coins and other uses; the full name, Confœderatio Helvetica, is abbreviated for uses such as on vehicle registration codes,  CH.

 Switzerland = CH

A modern Helvetia!

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Friday; gladness;

Iceberg roses in my garden;

In the morning I drink my coffee and  look out into the garden, my heart sings when I see it green and fresh from the nightly rain…

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Thursday; comfort;

Time for ease and comfort; Ts

Home is our comfort zone; Ts

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. 

Hippocrates

Simple things make life comfortable, a smile, kindness, a helping hand…Ts

As older  I get as more comfortable becomes the past. Ts

Every child needs a family's comfort.

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Tuesday; sun play;

SUN

Found a keyhole at 6:50 AM

Here she comes, golden, tiny,  forcing her light  through the branches and leaves...6:51 AM

Here she is gilding everything around her...6:53 AM

Sunlight playing beautifully in the mighty Eucalyptus tree.  6:54 AM

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