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!