Justine Sends Greetings!

This beautiful picture of nasturtiums was sent to me

by Justine, who lives in 'just across the water from

Seattle'. She says that she likes to hop the ferry and

go into the city whenever she has a little money

to spend. And, even if her 'high school student budget'

doesn't leavey much spending money, they still have

'a ton of fun'. I would love to visit this beautiful

city. The only time I was there, we had just landed

after a flight from Alaska. We were coming home

to Texas after having lived in Alaska for 3 years.

Seattle has so much to offer the visitor, according to

Justine: the underground city, Pike Place Market, the

international district, the art museum and even

dining in the Space Needle's revolving restaurant.

I hope to make it some day!

Thank you for your interesting introduction to

your beautiful city!

Don't Get Dizzy!

This interesting and unique card was sent to me

by Jana, from Germany. The city shown on the

card is Prague. It took me awhile to figure out

which edge of the card was 'up'. I tried it

every-which-way! Finally, I got my magnifying

glass and looked at the people below. I am

pretty sure (though I could still be wrong) that

this is the way it should be seen. When I looked

at the people through the glass, you could see

their shadows, and, no matter which direction

they were going, the shadows were all in the same

direction. I love the card! I can see that it might

make some people dizzy to look at it!

Thank you, Jana, for a great card!

From Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Laura, from South Dakota, sent me another great

'water' card! This pretty waterfall is on the

Big Sioux River. She says that she loves to visit

the falls. Also, 'there used to be a quarry there,

and much of the downtown area is built out

of the beautiful pink-tinged stone!'

Thank you, Laura, for an introduction to your

part of our great country!

Two Cards From Gabi!

I received two cards from my friend in

Weissenhorn, Germany today.

The first card shows a classic Mercedes,

a 'Sleeping Beauty' according to the title.

However, the Sleeping Beauty is hidden under

a layer of rust. You can scratch the rust off the

card to reveal the real Schlafende Schoenheit,

or Sleeping Beauty. It is reallyh a neat card!

I have not scratched all the rust off yet, but

when I do, I will post the picture sans rust.

Gabi and her daughter, Sabine, had taken Sabine's

long-term rental car to exchange it for a new one

at the Mercedes factory. That is where Gabi got

the postcard. Gabi, klthank you so very much!

You made two people very happy with this card.

My son, Jim, is a classic car enthusiast, and he

just happened to be here when the card came.

He loved it too!

The second card from Gabi shows the stalagmites
and stalctites in a cave in Westerheim. These were
formed by thousands of years of dripping water.
The formation in front is called the 'Leaning
Tower of Pisa' and the one behind is the 'Organ'.
The cave reminds me of Carlsbad Caverns in
New Mexico. Thank you, Gabi, for both of these
nice cards.

The Alpenhorn

A Didgeridoo? No, it's an Alpenhorn!

Melerie (and I hope I spelled her name right!)

sent me this wonderful picture of

'a typical instrument' from her country,

Switzerland (Der Schweiz).

This picture looks like it could be an illustration

for the book, 'Heidi', or maybe could have

come from the movie, 'Sound of Music'!

I LOVE it! Thank you, Melerie, for the great card!

A Small City in Finland--Riihimaki

Laura sent me this nice multiview card

of her home city, Riihimaki. She says it is

a small city about 100 km from Finland's

capital city, Helsinki. The city may be small,

but it looks like a lovely place. Its swimming

pool looks really inviting!

Thank you, Laura, for the nice card!

And I like the Moomin stamp.

I had not seen this one before!

Japanese Waterfall

Isn't this a peaceful setting? It is a Japanese waterfall

that was sent to me by Mami. Another beautiful picture

of water in its 'natural habitat'!

Thank you very much, Mami, for sending such

a peaceful card!

This little 'Hello Kitty' stamp, and also the

'bee on a clover blossom' were the stamps

Mami chose for sending my card.

I think they are so pretty!