Brendekilde — Three Children Playing in a Farmyard by Elder Blossom

Three children crouch together in the sunny dirt yard of a thatched farmhouse, lost in some quiet game between them. Beside them, a large elder tree is in full frothy white blossom, and pink climbing roses bloom against the cottage wall. The thatched roof rises steeply behind, its chimney sharp against a blue sky — an unselfconscious summer scene of childhood at ease. Signed Brendekilde.

A nostalgic pick for anyone who grew up in a village like this one, or for a childhood-themed corner of a postcrossing collection.