Malays fishing
A Postcard From Singapore or Malaya?
Lavender Fields
A postcard from the beautiful fields of lavender – near Sequim Washington
Reverse side – Jardin du Soleil is located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula near Sequim. Many of the more than 200 varieties of lavender are grown on this organic farm. Thousands of tourists visit this area annually during the summer bloom.
Shetland Sheep Dog
Shetland Sheep Dog
A postcard I sent to my sister Ruth 20 years ago. We shared a love of all breeds of dogs but especially of Collies, dating back to our childhood – even when a friend’s Collie snapped at me after my sisters had been gushing all over it. This postcard of a Shetland Sheep Dog was the nearest card I could find at the time, April 2002.
Friends – A Letter From Nome, Alaska And A Post Card From Honolulu, Hawaii – July 9 and 11, 1944
Love the postcard!!
Rusty Heurlin
Nome, Alaska
July 9, 1944
Dear Ced,
Stormy weather for about one week. Expect “Ada” (a ship transporting goods and people) down from Kotzebue any day now, then it will be a mad rush to get everything aboard her and pull stakes for Pt. Barrow where I finally decided to locate, if they’ll have me there.
Many, many thanks for green stuff. They arrived in O.K. condition same day boat brought first greens we’ve had here since fall, three more boats with more greens – then a tanker with whiskey and beer. But I went in for the milk on first boat – drank so much of it (40 cents a paper quart) that I quit when I noticed that my tits were growing.
Who am I to thank for the beautiful scarf? Hardly a chance of wearing such finery until I get back to Anchorage again.
As…
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Under the shade of Banyan Tree
Some of the roads in Pune have lots of Banyan trees. One such road is Aundh – Ganeshkhind road. The shade it provides on a hot summer noon is a relief to bike riders.
The image is not that clear as I took it from a moving bike, but I have always been fascinated with these trees and most of my tree posts are of banyan tree. I am grateful that the civic authorites have maintained such trees along with their smart city plans.
A man doesn’t plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.
Alexander Smith
Just an Image #69
A beautiful image.
Omar Bin Amud – Elegant Kenyan
Omar Bin Amud
Printed by Kenya Litho Limited and distributed by the East African Wildlife Society
We’re all Quackers!
I waved to the duck, but she didn’t wave back.
I said “how ya doin’?” the duck didn’t quack.
I started to leave, saying “really must go!”
and then from behind me a small voice said “Whoa!”
The duck shouted out “Please do not go,
I just have to ask, how on earth did you know?
I normally keep quiet when folk pass me by
but you were so nice I just had to reply.
I’m feeling quite lonely, the rest haven’t tarried,
I’m not very old and am quite newly married.
I was feeling quite down ‘till you came along,
Will you please join me in singing this song?”
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A Gift – In More Ways Than One
A friend who knows I collect postcards has just knocked on my door and she has kindly given me another card for my postcard collection.
As you can see, the card is addressed to a friend in Maine in 1910. I can’t make out where it was posted – Brigham? Bingham? Consulting Wikipedia I found “” Mayfield”, a small village in Central Maine in the last century, bordered to the west by Bingham.
Travel – Kenya to the U.K.
The Union-Castle Line S.S. “Kenya Castle” 17,041 Tons, Union-Castle Line to South and East Africa
I would have loved to ravel from Mombasa to the U.K., but no, it was not an option in 1968. Our return to the U.K. was paid for by external sources and had to be by air.
In Wikipedia there is a long list of the Union-Castle ships. The “Kenya Castle” was built in 1951. In 1967 it was sold to Greece and renamed the “Americanis”.. The Union-Castle line continued operations until 1977. Changes in shipping operations and the shift to air travel spelt the end to this “romantic” type of travel. The shift for passenger travel meant holiday cruises. And for cargo, container ships became the mode.
In 1972 we were posted to St. Lucia in the Caribbean West Indies. At that time there were the banana boats traveling between St. Lucia and the U.K. Alas, even if our employer would have agreed to such means of travel, we had 3 very young children and I could have nightmares at the thought of them running wild on a ship. Furthermore, my husband would have vetoed the idea. In subsequent years iit finally dawned on me that he wouldn’t voluntarily travel by ship at all.
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