lake michigan

Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes entirely in the U.S.  This name derives from the Ojibwe meaning "great water"  or "large lake" --- are we seeing the trend here?

blue

 non threatening seashells...

MOPE means 'sea' in Russian

the typical Dutch song for your birthday is Lang zal je leven (long shall you live)

My first large letter card from Japan and it is BEAUTIFUL.  The sender really enjoyed her trip to this World Heritage area with some of Japan's most spectacular mountains and waterways as per a tourist website I found

in the eye of a storm

 bracing itself for Hurricane Helene

on the st lawrence river

 

large letters

you get an idea of the important landmarks of a city within the name

some words and letters for the first Thursday Postcard Hunt of 2024

amana

The Amana Colonies are a group of seven villages, a communal society started in the 18th and 19th centuries. And now I know where the Amana appliances came from
 

colours of Indonesia

Medan - Sumatra
Jakarta - capital, Java
Bandung - West Java
Borobudur - Buddhist temple, Central Java
Surabaya -  East Java
Bali - the only Hindu province in Indonesia

greetings

Seven main islands spanning 24 miles
If you are bored with your home, you could apply for a one year residency permit for work, study or research. You would have a different view out your window and could help the local economy.

niagara falls

from moose to hockey

a modern day large letter postcard

US 66

If you ever plan to motor west

Travel my way, take the highway that's best

Get your kicks on Route 66

It travels from Chicago to LA

More than 2000 miles all the way

Get your kicks on Route 66

Slovenia

the sun is always shining in Slovenia

New York

Dresden

I like Lviv

"the gem of western Ukraine"
"mysterious and architecturally lovely, it is the place where the candle of Ukrainian national identity burns brightest and where the Russian language is definitely the minority language" ~ Lonely Planet

Arizona

1940s, Curt Teich
unused

On the reverse is a listing of each image within the individual letters

A - Boulder Dam
R - San Francisco Peaks
I  - Saguaro Cactus
Z - Queen Creek Gorge
O - Petrified Forest
N - Hopi Snake Dance
A - San Xavier Mission

sharing with Postcards for the Weekend - multiview

Mile High State

received 2015

Charlotte

unsent, circa 1936

Chicago

sent 1956, Chicago to Newark
Curt Teich
Lovely time in Chicago, weather cool but sunny. Had a pleasant drive (illegible) ... will spend four days in Niagara Falls and Rochester before coming home. Hope all is well, M & T

New York