Down By Six

I have quite a few postcards that I have received in the last three days, specifically, 6 and have not had a chance to post them. I would say 6 is a jackpot, but I received the 6 cards over a three day period of time. I did receive 4 in one day!

This first postcard comes from Bri who lives in Adelaide, South Australia. She says it is home to about 1.1 million people and is a nice enough place to live. Bri is a freelance photographer. With the name of Hahndorf, you would think this is a place in Europe, not Australia. Thanks again, Bri for the beautiful card.

This lovely stamp brought Bri's card to me. It is hard to tell, but it is a scene of of cliff overlooking a canyon. It says Gross Tuloss Gorge, New South Wales. Apparently, there are many different gorges in the area of New South Wales in Australia.

These stamps to the right were on the second card that came to me on Monday. If you look carefully, you can see they come from Belgium. Judit, a mother of three sent me the card from Belgium. It is a picture of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerpen.

It is hard to see, but the dates on the card point to the years that each part of the steeple was completed. The cathedral itself was completed in 1420 with different parts of the steeple completed in 1455, 1475, 1480, 1507 and the top completed in the year 1521. Thanks for the lovely card Judit.

Isn't he just adorable? He comes to me all the way from Lulea, Sweden. Catrina, along with her husband and two children sent me this little guy. Catrina says that Lulea is in Northern Sweden and is a beautiful city by the sea with about 70,000 inhabitants. It has 4 seasons with the beautiful northern lights in the winter and the midnight sun from June to August where the sun shines even at night. Wow! Now that sounds like my kind of place.

These were the Swedish stamps that brought that adorable little puppy to me. As the card was a cutout, it was hard to scan the stamps. However, they are worth the trouble. I love both of them, especially, of course, the pumpkin one. I think the US needs a pumpkin stamp! Thanks again, Catrina for the lovely card and the lovely stamps.

Here is another adorable guy - well, if you think moose are adorable - which I do. Terhi from Finland sent me this card. She said that she could not decide between this card or one with a "photo" moose on it. Well, we can see which she chose! Terhi said on her card that she is a avid dog lover and thought that Charlie was very cute. She has three dogs herself. In the last paragraph, Tehri states, "say hello to your mom for me. :) I have exchanged a few cards with her too." Sure enough. Terhi is mom's friend in Finland who sends her the Inge Look cards that mom so dearly loves. Six degrees of separation at it again! Another interesting note about this card. Today, I got a message for MooseLady in New England who said that she really loved this card and wish she had one like it. Thanks Terhi, for being so thoughtful in sending something that was right up my alley.

From one dog lover to another. Tehri put this beautiful stamp on my moose card. She said that the breed is called a Finnish Spitz.

Brrrrrr! From fall to winter. It happens in a flash, doesn't it. Darkpunkangel in Montreal sent me this great card. I love the snow. I especially like how it covered the bicycle in the left picture. Darkpunkangel said that since I like winter so much, she thought she would send me this card. She says that she hopes they dont have a bad winter there in Montreal. She says she likes snow, but not too much! Thanks again, Darkpunkangel.

The last card I received in the last few days comes from Jana in Germany. Jana sent me a handmade card. Jana is 21 and is really into art and is studying art and literature. Although you can't see it here, the postcard is actually a silver hologram. By moving the card in different directions, you can see the shapes appear to be moving and taking different forms. Sometimes, you see circles and sometimes you see triangles. Thanks Jana, for taking the time to create and send such an unsual card. Jana also said that like me, she loves autumn. When she goes running through the woods, the leaves are already orange, red, yellow, brown and green. Awesome, she said. She hopes that I am enjoying autumn in Texas. Probably not as much as you, Jana, but the postcards help make up for it!