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Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
The Wray House
Sender: Floridian
'C' is for 'Cottage' and 'Citrus'
The Wray House - Set in a Live Oak Hammock, this historical house was built in 1934. Owners Jane & Floyd Wray were pioneers in the citrus industry, planting 11,000 acres known as Flamingo Groves. The original 60 acre homestead is now Flamingo Gardens.
The Peaceable Kingdom
Sender: Hootnoodle
'P' is for 'Peaceable'!
The Peaceable Kingdom (c.1846)
By Edward Hicks (1780-1849)
New Orleans, French Quarter
Sender: Reggikko
'M' is for 'Mysterious'!
St Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo, French Quarter, New Orleans.
Key West Tropical Drinks
Sender: Reggikko
'C' is for 'Colourful Cocktails'!
And there are recipes for Hasta La Vista Baby & Key West Margarita cocktails printed on the back of the card! Hmm...I am really tempted to try these colourful drinks but, hey, can anyone help make equivalent mocktails rather than cocktails for me? ;-)
Monday, June 16, 2014
Vintage Tugboats
Sender: Hootnoodle
T is for TUGBOATS!
Text on card: Vintage tugboats fill the harbour at Percival Landing in Olympia, Washington prior to the annual Harbour Days tugboats races and waterfront fair. Harbour Days is a true celebration of South Puget Sound maritime heritage.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Curlew Lake
Sender: Hootnoodle
Near Republic, Washington. A beautiful destination for camping, fishing or even retiring.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Indian Pow-Wows
Sender: Jo
Indian Pow-Wows
- Are held on reservations throughout North America, a festive mix of people, tipis, horses, dances, dinners, contests, parades, ceremonies and socialising for several summer days. Many people "make the Pow-Wow circuit", attending either as participants or audience, to experience and enjoy the rich culture of the first Americans.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Harpers Ferry
Sender: Alabama_ranger
View from Maryland Heights
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Over 1400 feet high, Maryland Heights affords a spectacular view of Harpers Ferry. The town is situated at the north end of the Shenandoah Valley where the Shenandoah River (left) empties into the Potomac River (right). It is here that the three states of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia meet.
Woman Reading By A Window
Sender: MichelleW
"Woman Reading By A Window"
David Alison (Scottish, 1882-1955)
Curled in a corner where I can hide
With a book I can journey far and wide
Giant Sequoias
Sender: Jassy-50
Bachelor And Three Graces. Yosemite National Park, California
This interesting group of Giant Sequoia trees is located in Yosemite's Mariposa Grove. The Grove contains about 500 mature Giant Sequoia trees spread over 250 acres. The Giant Sequoias are the largest living things on earth and some in this Grove weigh over two million pounds.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
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