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.


Cascade Mountains, Washington


Sender: Hootnoodle
'C' is for 'Cascade Mountains'!


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.


"Bubbles"


Sender: Monkeyflower
'C' is for 'Celebrate' and 'Champagne'!




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?  ;-)


Mid Town Skyline & Hudson River


Sender: Daliz
'C' is for 'City' and 'Clouds'!

Mid Town Skyline & Hudson River, New York

New York

Sender: Alienne
'N' is for 'New York'!
 A lenticular postcard of the New York skyline :-)



Monday, June 16, 2014

Three Clowns


Sender: KDA
T is for THREE clowns!


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.

Stuffed Toys

Sender: Reggikko

T is for TOYS!
"Stuffed Toys" 1996-2002 Oil on canvas - by Wayne Thiebaud


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

Death Valley National Park


Sender: Monkeyflower

Death Valley National Park
Undulating dunes move in waves across a vast sea of sand at Death Valley's Mesquite Flat. Wind shapes and reshapes the surface of the land continuously - first piling up, then blowing away the loose dust and sand. 

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

EGG

Sender: Jschwab
"Egg"
Scott Howden
Contemporary fantasy artist


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

Carnivore Creek


Sender: Antoinette
Art From Alaska
David Mollett (b. 1950)
Carnivore Creek 1988


Thursday, November 14, 2013

Haute Coiffure


Sender: Cherie
"Haute Coiffure"

Cherie wanted me to have a laugh...and I did! Brave women!