Nana's Card From Brazil

This looks like a beautiful Spring day in

the park. This is Redencao Park, and the card

comes to me from Nana in Brazil. It seems

to be a good day for a stroll and it would be

nice to walk along among the flower petals

that have fallen from the trees!

Thank you, Nana, for the beautiful card.

An O-L-D Card of Port Isabel, Texas

Renee, who lives in Iowa, sent me this very old card

which she has had since she was a teenager.

The card originally came from Port Isabel, Texas, so

Renee says it is now making its way back to Texas! It shows

some of the many shells found on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Thank you, Renee, for the great card!

A Card From Greenland!!!!!!!!

The flag of Greenland.

Stamps from Greenland.

Last week, I was very fortunate to receive a card

from Lesotho because there are so few Postcrossers

in that country. And now, I am very fortunate again,

for the same reason, to receive a card from Greenland!

David, who lives in Greenland, sent me this great

picture of an Inuit hunter paddling his kayak at

minus 32 degrees Celsius (which, David says, is

minut 25 degrees Fahrenheit!) He also tells me that

'kayak' is derived from a Greenlandic word,

'qujaq'. He also said that, at the moment, it is not

minus 32 degrees C! It is summer and quite

warm--50 degrees F--and the sun is shining.

He says he has a most beautiful view of the fiord

from where he sits.

Thank you, David, for this great card, which is now

one of my favorites!

China, Slovakia, and Germany

This card comes from Shun, who lives in Shanghai,

China. She says they are having a terrible summer

in China--hot days and heavy rains. She says she

just stayed at home for this summer vacation

because of the terrible weather and the H1N1 virus

(swine flu). I can relate to that, Shun, because we

have had a record-breaking heat wave in South Texas

this summer too. However, we would welcome some

of the rain, because we have had precious little!

I hope the Autumn brings you some pleasant weather!

Thank you, Shun, for the nice card.

Now this is a place I would love to visit--Cafe Balzer and

Kurcafe Balzer! It was sent to me by Bjorn, a 24-year-old

man who lives in Germany. I remember visiting places

such as these when I lived in Germany. I loved the

cafes, the conditerei, and the gasthauses.

Thank you, Bjorn, for the very nice card! I love it!

Miroslava, who lives in Slovakia, sent her
greetings with this postcard. I am not sure
what the card says, but the views of the park,
the statue, and a building are all very nice.
Thank you, Miroslava, for the pretty card!

So Many Ccards, So Little Time!

I have received a ton of cards the past 3 or 4 days,

and they are all so beautiful. It is taking me a while

to get them all on my blog!

But, never fear; I'll get them there!

Jamie sent me this great card from Alaska. It shows

a sunset over Turnagain Arm, with the beautiful

Alaskan lupine blooming in the foreground. Jamie

put a beautiful quote on her card too. It says:

'For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for

beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for

poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.'

I love it! Thank you very much, Jamie!

This great beach card comes to me from Thea, who lives

in the Netherlands. She says she saw the card in a flea market

in Zaandam and it looked like a perfect stretch of

beach for me to comb. Only, later, she held it to a lamp

and found it was once a calendar from South Africa!

Now, that is an interesting story and card! I like it!

Thank you, Thea!

And this card is from Birute, who lives in

Pasvalys, Lithuania. She said the card was made

by students of their local gymnasium.

Thank you, Birute, for the pretty card!

Sao Paulo's Beautiful Municipal Theater

This is beautiful downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil,

featuring its Municipal Theater. It was sent to me

by Nathalia, who lives in this city. She tells me

that concerts and operas are performed here and

it is a place that she really loves.

Thank you, Nathalie, for the beautiful card!

Two More From Sherry

The two cards below were also sent to me by

Sherry, who lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

They were sent through Hippopost, a new part

of Facebook that allows you to send postcards

for free. After getting Sherry's first card, I visited

the Hippopost site and have sent several of

my photographs as postcards to some friends.

It is a neat site.

If you want to visit it, go to

www.hippopost.com/facebookpostcards

Of course, you have to be a member of Facebook

and you can only send pictures that are not

copyrighted by anyone else. I mainly send just

photos that I have taken.

Thank you, Sherry, for the two new cards!

Queen of Peace Croatian Church

This is a beautiful picture that was taken by

Sherry, from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

She took the picture and then had it made into

a postcard. I think that is so cool!

Thank you, Sherry, for sharing your beautiful

work with me!

Two Cards From Japan

Although I have received several cards from Japan,

these stamps are new to me. They

are lovely stamps!

Takako, a junior high teacher of English in

Shibata, Niigata, Japan, sent me both the

card above and the card below as 'thank you' cards.

Takako says that, when she was a university student,

she made her first trip abroad and visited the

United States--Washing D.C., Virginia, etc.

She said she had a wonderful time. She has a

family now, but says that when her daughters

grow up, she would love to travel all over the USA.

I hope you do, Takako. You will be very welcome!

Thank you for the lovely cards!

Lithuanian Greeting

This beautiful building is the Palace of Art Workers

in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was sent to me by

16-year-old Lueta, who lives in Alytus, Lithuania.

I would love to walk through this building and see

the art works displayed. I would imagine it would

take days to see everything, because the building is

so large! Lueta hopes to become a journalist

one day. She writes articles and talks on the

radio--both of which she enjoys.

Thank you, Lueta, for the nice card!

Great Card, Great Story!

This is another wonderful card from Germany.

The writing on the card translates:

"It's normal to be different"!

Nina, who lives in Bielefeld, a city in the western

part of Germany, send me the card and also

tells a little story about her home town.

She says there are a lot of rumors that Bielefeld is\a town

that doesn't even exist! Therefore, she says that

this card is my own evidence that these

rumors are not true! :-)

Thank you, Nina, for the very unusual card

and the story about Bielefeld!

Space Kitty!

The two stamps above, a crane with a weaving loom,

and a Hello Kitty stamp, brought me this

Kitty card from Nahoko.

Nahoko tells me that Mount Fuji, Japan,

is very clean, and that, if I come to Japan,

I should go to see it.

Nahoko, I would dearly love to go see

Mount Fuji!

Thank you very much for the nice card and the

stamps!

Two Cards From China!

This little guy is one of the mascots for the 2008

Olympics held in China. It is the first Olympic

card I have received and it comes to me from

Sun Lee. I really love the card, Sun Lee, and

also the beautiful stamps (below) that were

on the card--one of them an Olympic stamp!

Thank you very much!

This is a snowy scene at Lushan Mountain
in the People's Republic of China.
It comes to me from Chaste. The card brings
some coolness to a hot San Antonio!
Thank you, Chaste, for the beautiful card!

My First Camel Card!

This is really a great card! I love the camel with his

'finery' on, and also the people in their

traditional costume. The card was sent to me

by Lili, who lives in Shahsevan, Iran. Savalan

Mountain, in the background, is 4811 meters in height.

Thank you, Lili, for the wonderful card. It is one

of my new favorites!

Sweet and Cuddly Teddy From Norway

This little Teddy Bear was sent to me by

Solveig, in Norway. She is the mother of a new

baby boy who was born in February. He must

be as sweet and cuddly as this little bear, Solveig!

Thank you very much for the sweet card!

Unusual Rock Formation from Taiwan

This unusual rock formation is called Siaoliouciou

Vase Rock and it is in Taiwan. The picture

was sent to me by Enfey, who is a high school

student in Kaohsiung City.

Thank you, Enfey, for such a unique card.

I really like it!

Another Finnish Summer

I received this beautiful card from Susanna in

Vaajakoski, Finland. She sent it as a 'thank you' card.

Susanna says they are having their last days

of summer now, so she is spending most of her

spare time outdoors with her sons. She loves to

do things in her garden and pick blueberries

in the forest. It sounds great to me!

Thank you, Susanna, for the beautiful card!

A Summer Greeting From Helsinki

This great cloud picture comes to me from Juxu,

who lived in Helsinki, Finland. He tells me he is

a 'summer person'. As summer goes by so fast in

Finland, Juxu says he tries to enjoy every second

of it, so he has been biking and swimming

'like a madman'!

Thank you, Juxu, for the lovely card!

From My Artistic Friend, Ulla

Ulla, who lives in Harjavalta, Finland,

and who is so clever with her hands, sent me two

doilies which she crocheted. (The smaller one

is shown above, but my scanner is not large

enough to scan the other one!)

She also sent me a pretty little butterfly magnet.

Thank you, dear Ulla, for your kindness.

I love the gifts and you can be sure they will be

used in my home!

'When it's summertime in Heidelberg...'

Although I just recently received this beautiful

picture of Heidelberg, it is one of my favorites.

When we lived in Germany, a young soldier that

went to church with us, painted this very scene

of Schoene Alte Heidelberg. (His name was Avery.)

And Sigmund Romberg's operetta, 'The

Student Prince', has long been one of my favorites.

It's setting is at the university in this beautiful city.

I received the card from Tim, who lives in a small

village near Heidelberg. This view shows the

castle and the old ridge--Heidelberg Schloss und

die Alte Bruecke.

Vielen Dank fur die Karte, Tim!

Lantern-Making in China

Su-King, a 17-year-old girl from Jiaxing in Zhejiang

Province, China, sent me this card. She said it is about

a traditional Chinese art. The legend on the front

of the card tells about the 8 techniques used in

lantern-making--puncture, bending, knotting,

binding, carving, painting, pasting and mounting.

Thank you, Su-King, for the great card.

I love the lanterns shown at the top too!

These pretty little bird and flower

stamps brought Su-King's card to me.

Ancient Japanese Palace Site

'Fujiwara-no-miya'

Yumiko sent me this card showing the site of the

ancient Fujiwara-no-Miya, a Chinese-style

palace. It was an Imperial palace, although the

Emperor did not reside there.
Fujiwara-kyo, in Yamato Province,

was the capital city of Japan from 694 to 710.

Thank you, Yumiko, for the interesting card!

Barockes (Baroque) Ludwigsburg

This is a very nice multiview card of some of

the castles of Ludwigsburg and it comes to me

from Anja (Nerys). Nerys says that she received

her bachelor's degree in philosophy from Connecticut

college. She also spent one semester at sea,

visiting India, Japan, China, and Venezuela.

Now, THAT is the way to study!!! She tells me, also,

that she once met Mother Theresa in the economy

class on a plane--but says she would have rather

met Princess Diana of Wales.

I love the card, Nerys, as I am a romantic at heart

and castles fire up my imagination.

Thank you for the great card!

Gerald's Card From Hamburg

This is a very nice handmade card that was sent

to me by Gerald. He lives in Hamburg, Germany.

The mountains rising out of the sea look almost

like pyramids. I am not sure what kind of boat

this is, but it is leaving a beautiful wake behind it!

Thank you, Gerald, for the nice card.

A Bit of Chinese Legend

This beautiful card came to me from Weixin.

It shows a UNESCO world heritage site, Huang Mountain

in AnHui province of China. Weixin was kind enough

to translate the Chinese characters above the

picture. They read: "AnHui Landscapes" and

"Huang Mountain".

This mountain was named for the legendary Huang Di,

who is reputed to be the ancestor of the Chinese

people. He was said to make pills for immortality

on this mountain.

Thank you, Weixin, for a very unique card!

These are the pretty stamps that

brought the card to me.

How Unique is This???

Don't these plums look tempting and luscious?

The card comes to me from Dortmund in Germany

and was sent by Janine. She wrote all of the

card in German. I was able to read most of it

and then I went to my trusty German-English

dictionary for the rest. Janine says that she is

32 years old and she chose this card with plums

to send to me. It is plum time and she had been

making plum cake and plum marmalade.

Sounds delicious!

Thank you, Janine, for the great card and for

the opportunity to learn a little more

of your language!

A Unique Lighthouse Card

I received this card, which shows a painting of

a lighthouse, with water and boats and clouds and

rocks, from Thea, from Hoorn in the Netherlands.

She tells me that this picture was painted by

an Alzheimer's patient. It is a great painting and

I appreciate it very much. Thank you, Thea!

A Malaysian Greeting from Fifi

This is a picture of Jonker Street in Melaka, Malaysia.

Fifi sent it to me and she tells me that it has been

recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Melaka was, at one time, the center for spice trading

in Southeast Asia. She said it could be called a

one-stop shopping center where traders and merchants

from the West meet the Eastern merchants. It is one of

the busiest streets in Southeast Asia.

I love your card, Fifi, and I thank you very much!

Cheticamp, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Emily, a 16-year-old Canadian girl from Nova Scotia,

sent me this nice greeting from Cheticamp, an

Acadian village on the Cabot Trail in

Cape Breton, N.S. Canada. It is an aerial view, and

you can see how it hugs the coast. It looks beautiful!

Thank you, Emily, for the great card!

Trying to Catch Up!

I have received quite a few cards, letters, and a

package from Postcrossers and penpals the past

few days. Also, Sam and I took a couple of days to

go down to the coast at Corpus Christi. Therefore,

I have gotten behind on posting cards to my blog.

I going to try to get them all posted before the

mailman comes tomorrow!

The Dutch stamps above brought me this pretty

little note card (below) from Manon. She is a

16-year-old girl who has been Postcrossing for

about six months. Manon, I love the card you sent!

I love the water and the way the artist had painted

'sparkles' on it. I also like the boats and the

buildings in the background.

Thank you so very much!

Chuya River, Altai, Siberia (Russia)

Elena, who lives in Barnaul, Russia (Siberia),

sent me this great Autumn picture of the Chuya River

in the Altai region of Siberia. I love the rushing

waters in the picture, and also the
Autumn-colored trees. Elena says this is a

'mountain river'.

I love the picture, Elena. Thank you so very much!

A Postcard from Lesotho

I love this stamp that brought me a card

from Felix, who lives in Lesotho.

The flag shown above is the flag of the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Lesotho is a very small country located in and completely

surrounded by the African state of South Africa.

I am very fortunate to receive a Postcrossing card from

this country, because there are only three Postcrossing

members from Lesotho.
Felix, from the capital city of Maseru in Lesotho

sent me this beautiful card. He says it is a

country of beautiful and gorgeous landscapes.

I can see this is true from seeing the card.

Thank you so very much, Felix, for this great card!It is one of my favorites!