San Francisco CA Postcard

San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Heron taking flight in the foreground.
Beautiful!

Thanks very much, Denise!

California Dinosaurs

Nothing says California like hollywood, earthquakes, beaches....dinosaurs!

Found these two, Dinny and Mr. Rex, in Cabazon, California.

Black & White Postcard Day

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I. Love. This. Card.!!

Big thanks to Noriko in California!

Pretty stamp of Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C.

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Two B&Ws in one day! Yes!

I really like this unusual card, also. A variety of baskets on display at Grace Hudson Museum  
in Ukiah, California.

Many thanks to Colin in England!

The perfect fun stamp for winter doldrums, a cartoon penguin and snowman.

John Muir Wood Sculpture

Yesterday, I tracked down this big fella in Visalia, California. It's a wood sculpture of John Muir. It looks to be about 10 feet/ 3 meters in height. Very impressive!

John Muir was a naturalist, author and early advocate for preservation of wilderness in the United States. He's also the founder of Sierra Club, and considered to be the "Father of National Parks". And he's got a boatload of stuff named after him.

The sculptor is R. L. Blair. On his web site, he says that he's been carving for the past 35 years, and is self-taught. Extremely talented guy!

Italian Cypress in California

After googling, I have decided that this is an Italian Cypress. I'm guessing it's 30 feet, or more, in height!

This was the first one that I saw up close and personal in California yesterday. Since then, I have noticed they are plentiful here, and usually are planted in rows or in groups for hedging and decorative landscaping.

Incoming and Outgoing Postcards

Love this one.....
Herbie the Love Bug!
Thank you so much, Edith.

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From Darlene in California.
"Friendship Fountain. A family of dolphins leaps high among the visitors to Santa Barbara's waterfront. This graceful sculpture, by local artist Bud Bottoms, recalls the Chumash Indian tradition of kinship with these gentle sea mammals."

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Sent this one to Dale in Wisconsin. I don't think it matched up very well with any of his preferences, but at least he said the Phoenix ship stamp was interesting!

<---Interesting Phoenix ship stamp over there on the left.

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Lynn928 in China said beautiful scenery of my country would be good. Naturally, I sent her this card of flat, mountainless Illinois farmland...because.. well... it IS scenic... no matter what bragging people who live in mountainous states think!

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Sent this fishy card to Sarah in Indiana.
I did a better job matching one of her preferences than I did with poor Dale in Wisconsin.

Fishy stamp!

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Rachmi in Indonesia loves cooking. Among her wishes were recipes. Match!