This is from Jennifer who encourages me to make a visit to the park. I have not yet visited, but hopefully will eventually. Jennifer also tells me that “I wish I could travel without need of wealth!” She also includes a PS saying that Oregon Rocks, which was very nice.
This is a very beautiful postcard and I like best how it smeared a little in the mail so it looks as if there is a UFO in the upper left corner.
This is from Natalia who sends the following quote by famous stage director Nikita Mikhalkov:
The essence of the Russian “people determines, on the one hand, the hope for a miracle, and on the other hand, the belief that all is not the power to decide but compassion, kindness, contemplation, compassion.”
I must say that I enjoy very much this postcard which purports to be–according to the back–The Cafhedral[sic] of the Elevation of the Cross in the Yuriev Monastery 1823. But it actually seems to be a picture of a boulder in a field, with the cathedral off in the far distance.
Please turn your head sideways to see this postcard which is from Shannon, who lives only 95 miles away from me. One of her three facts is my favorite fact I’ve received so far: I love waterfall mist on my face.
This is from a postcrosser new to Postcrossing. In fact, I’m her very first postcard. (!!) This is a very pretty postcard and the back tells me that bird is the calophasis mikado which can be found in middle/high altitude mountains. They are also apparently endangered.
This is from Regina in Russia. She is studying at the university and is very fond of traveling, biathlon and cats. She includes a quote by Maksim Gorky: Words have the insidious property to distort the idea
This is from Daisy who sends her greetings form Taiwan. She tells me that the most important festival of the year, Chinese New Year, is coming soon. She said she would celebrate it with a family reunion and some food.
Four postcrossing postcards arrived today.
This is from Manuela, who “is 29 [or possibly 25] years young girl.” Among other things, she likes working on her puzzle with 18,000 pieces.
This is from Gisele in Brazil, who tells me this is a picture of a plant called capim dourado and is used to make a variety of things like bags, flowerpots and earrings. Just the kind of information I love to learn.
Meuara writes from Slovenia that she should be studying for geography (she’s 14) but she decided to write me a postcard instead. One of her favorite books is Wonder by RJ Palacio. I’ve read that book, so I was able to write back about that.
Marysia writes from Belarus. She reports that she is a beautiful and kind whitecoat seal. Apparently seals like sending postcards just as much as humans do.
I believe four postcards in one day is a record. I love Postcrossing and I love getting postcards and I continue to marvel that they arrive in multiples on the same day, despite being sent from all over the globe. Given my druthers, I would rather have four separate days of my mailbox being happy, but this seems to be a case of like things clumping together.
This is from Tatiana (one of my favorite names) who sends me wishes that my day will “be happier. Happy New Year, happiness and peace to you and your family.” She also includes the quote following quote by Napoleon Bonaparte: The geography is a sentence.
I like this snowy scene.
This is from Alla and Vadim who write from the resort city of Rogachev. They write of the beauty of the two rivers the Dnieper and the Drut. Their quote is “happiness is waiting happiness”. I like this card.
Of all the postcrossing postcards in the world, I also received a second postcard from Belarus today! This is from Alisa who is a student at medical university. Her favorite movie is Lord of the Rings and she dreams someday of visiting Ireland.
These first three are from regular commentor Sara and I received them early in January. I think their arrival must have coincided with the snow days and they somehow got lost in the shuffle. Anyway, I like them a lot, especially the map–I’m a sucker for a map–and the multi-view with the ghostly Oregon Coast lettering.
This is from someone in Germany. I couldn’t actually read very much of her handwriting. She might feed camels with carrots?
From Pavel in the Czech Republic. In contrast to my German friend, her handwriting was neat as a pin and tiny, so she had a lot to report. Including this quite by Aldous Huxley: An intellectual is a person who’s found one thing that’s more interesting than sex.
And here’s another postcard from Sara. It was sent on 1/15/16. She pointed out that 1+15=16 and it’s always fun when the date is an equation. Anyway, she sent me wishes that my new job countdown was getting smaller. It was.
