Virginia Map Card

Another map card for our collection! Love that this one features the various state symbols. And I love that it is a map card from my state of birth.

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock located in Stone Mountain, Georgia.  Stone Mountain is known not only for it's geology but also for it's enormous bas-relief on it's north face. The largest in the world!  The carving depicts three figures of the Confederate States of America.  Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis.

Toledo, Ohio

There is a lot to see in this beautiful collage postcard of Toledo, Ohio. First off let me point out my favorite animal the Giraffe :) You can also see Tony Packo's, Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, Toledo Speedway and Sauder Farm & Craft Village among other sites.

Niagara Falls

The American Falls and Horseshoe Falls in the distance as viewed from Prospect Point.

New York State Map Card

Another map card for our collection. :)  Our goal is to have one for every state in the USA and every country of the world.

Ohio Birds

Ohio native birds. Clockwise from top left: American Goldfinch, Eastern Bluebird, Robin, Wild Turkey, Cardinal, Blue Jay, Great Horned Owl and Red Bellied Woodpecker.

Ohio Amish

I love receiving Amish postcards. One thing that I really like about this one is that it doesn't show any faces. The Amish don't like being photographed and especially photos that the person is recognizable. Photos from the side or back are okay.

Oregon

I'd love to go camping or hiking in this forest. How beautiful is that?

Star Trek - Gamesters of Triskelion

How do you make my whole family happy? By sending a postcard that appeals to the whole family of course! The kids and I love the postcard itself and hubby is over the moon that we received a Star Trek card.

Michigan Map Card

Another wonderful map card for my collection. I'm hoping one day to have one from every US state and every country. This one also came with some really great old stamps.

Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC

Arlington Mansion and 200 acres of ground surrounding it were designated officially as a military cemetery June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.  More than 260,000 people are buried at Arlington Cemetery.  Veterans from all the nation's wars are buried in the cemetery, from the American Revolution through the Persian Gulf War and Somalia.  Pre-Civil War dead were reinterred after 1900.

In 1864, Private William Christman, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, was the first person to be buried on the grounds of the estate. Later that year the cemetery was officially commissioned a military cemetery.

Arizona

Two different views of Saguaro cactus. Saguaro's are the largest cactus in the United States. They need very little water and are very resilient when it comes to heat and cold which makes it perfect for the desert climate. The Saguaro Cactus Blossom is the state flower of Arizona.

Walt Disney World, Florida

Mickey and Minnie Mouse on the Dumbo ride at Walt Disney World. One of my favorite places to vacation in the USA. My older twins have been several times. Bowen and Kayleigh haven't been yet. But Bowen has been begging to go and at almost 4 they are just the right age. It's truly a magical place to share with your kids.  I can't wait to make new Disney memories with these two.

Minnesota Boundary Waters

The one-million acre Boundary Waters Canoe area offers over 1500 miles of canoe routes.  In 1939 the US Forest Service established the Superior Roadless Primitive Area with boundaries similar to the existing BWCAW.  In 1958 the Superior Roadless Area was renamed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

New York Harbor

Absolutely stunning painting by Alexander Chen.

Alexander Chen, an ordinary man with an extraordinary vision and talent, was born in Canton China in 1952. Alexander began drawing as a child developing his craft as he moved through the many changes that came into his life. At age 16, he moved to the countryside where for the next four years he worked as a farmer, all the while continuing to record in his art the world as it evolved before him. Then for six years he worked for an on the road theater, painting stage backgrounds.

Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, New York

Meerkats

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park has had its own wild adventure of growth and improvements over the last century. Once just a small 4-acre facility, the zoo is now home to approximately 700 animals on 43 acres. Continuous improvements to the zoo's infrastructure and animal exhibits ensure that the Rosamond Gifford Zoo will remain a treasured attraction in Central New York.

South Carolina County Map

A card featuring the counties of South Carolina and the state motto "While I breathe, I hope."

California

Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park is the highest measured waterfall in North America. It is 2,425 feet from the top to the base which makes it the 6th highest waterfall in the world.

Disneyland! What's not to love about the happiest place on Earth? I haven't been since I has a freshman in high school but I have great memories of that trip.

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.

San Joaquin Valley Oranges

Los Angeles at twilight.

Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas

Established in 1961 on nearly 1,700 acres southeast of downtown Houston as the Manned Spacecraft
Center, the bustling core of space activity was renamed in 1973 to honor the late president and
Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson.

It is from here that NASA flight controllers monitor events occurring on space flights.  The space center also serves as a retirement center.  Flight hardware that has been retired and too large to store indoors is displayed at Rocket Park.

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of Texas. In 1839 the site was chosen and incorporated under the name Waterloo.  Shortly afterward the name was changed to Austin in honor of Stephen F Austin the "Father of Texas" and the republic's first secretary of state.

An 1873 illustration of Edwin Waller's layout for Austin