Postcard Friendship Friday - visual texture

 

i received this gorgeous card from a postcrosser in Australia.  She realized that I was a quilter and that I would appreciate the pattern.  It is from the box 100 Postcards by 10 Contemporary Pattern Designers  by Princeton Architectural Press. This particular card is by Rachel Coney, 2009 - Leanne Shapton    After receiving this card, I want the entire box to play with. 

 

On the left is the Princess Parrot and on the middle stamp, Purple Crowned Lorikeet.  On the right is Waratah.

 

Postcard Friendship Friday is hosted by Beth at The Best Hearts are Crunchy.

Postcard Friendship Friday: What`s more friendly that tea with friends

 

Postcrossing is such a fun way to trade postcards, unfortunately since Canada Post raised the international rates substantially, I have sent a card out of country.  I am going to have to bite the bullet so to speak and buy some stamps and get back on track.  This soothing cup of herbal tea arrived from Ukraine.  It makes me relax looking at it.

The lilacs on the stamp are gorgeous.

Postcard Friendship Friday is hosted by Beth at The Best Hearts are Crunchy.  All are invited to visit with Beth and add a link to their recent postcard post.

Kiwi - That other Flightless Bird

 

A postcrossing member from China read that I like kiwi birds. Her cousin had recently returned from a visit to New Zealand and brought her this card, which she kindly sent to me.  How very sweet of her.

 

She recommended the book The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham.

 

Coffee with a Friend

 

Coffee makes me smile as does this card from Germany.  It is from the company Susy Card.

 

 

This photo shows coffees I made for my son and myself one morning this past winter.

 

Penguins in the Ukraine

This is a great card.  It came to me from the Ukraine.  Now I am left to ponder what is the tie between penguins and that country.  First, wild penguins are one found in the southern hemisphere.  There is a Unkrainian, Alexei Ponikarovsky, who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team.  Author  Andrey Kurkov wrote a book called Death and the Penguin after reading a story about the Kiev Zoo. Whatever the connection, this is a great card.

  

 

Town Symbols of Friesland

The map may be small, but the town symbols/crests of eleven of the towns in Friesland are wonderful.  The sender tells me that Leewarden is the largest town and Sloten is the smallest.  Friesland is one of the north most provinces in the Netherlands.

 

For more postcard fun, visit with Beth at The Best Hearts are Crunchy for her Postcard Friendship Friday.  She invites you to add a link to your current postcard post.

Map of Los Angeles

I've flown into Los Angeles airport several times, and never ceases to amaze me that the city is so huge.  You fly over it for ages before arriving at the airport.  It must be at least thirty minutes if approaching from the east.  This may seem exaggerated, but when you consider that the airport is right on the coast, that's a lot of city and outlying towns that you fly over.

Other than the big smudge on the card from the postal machinery, this is a terrific example of a map post card.