Did You Know?

I received this cute guy this month for the North America July Round Robin.

These "Did You Know?" cards are really great, because they're full of information and facts.

It says, that the Great Smokey Mountains National Park with its great variety of plants and animals, and its rich cultural heritage entice more people annually than any other in the United States.

Thanks to Nhigh for this great card.  She knows that I love bears!  How could one not?

He's so adorable!

Russian Bear

I found this cool card this week in my mail box.

It's Postcrossing CN-1036247.

Thank you to Ann for sending it.  I love it!

Ann wrote, that the bear is one of the characters in Russian fairy tales.  

His name is Mihail Potapych and he's very big, strong, clumsy, but kind hearted and righteous.

How cute! 

I always find the Russian stamps as so beautiful and detailed.

BEARS!!!

I received these two adorable cards in a Private Swap from the Czech Republic.

I love any kind of bears and these guys are just too cute, aren't they?  

Thank you so much Sarka!

This guy is a Steiff Bear, one of the oldest ones with a sealing-wax nose from 1902/03.

He looks like he's in good shape, considering he's over 100 years old.

Sarka wrote that she found this card in the Toy Museum in Prague and they have a big collection of  

Steiff and otherTeddy Bears and also Barbie Dolls to see.

Oh, I'd love to visit there.  That would be so much fun to see all the antique bears

and other collectible toys.

This is Bora in the Prague Zoo.  How adorable is he?

I just love to go see the animals.

I haven't been to a zoo in soooo long!

Bears

One of my biggest loves are bears. 

It makes me especially happy to find something with bears on it 

in my mail box.

These brown bears are just so cute frolicking in the wild.

Just wanna go up to them and give 'em some snuggles, lol! 

A big thank you to Lori, who always sends me the most amazing cards.

Big Black Bear

How cute is this guy?  I love bears and he is adorable.

This is a big black bear.  

The card on the back says, that he pauses in a river and is patiently waiting for another fishing opportunity.  

Needing to gain weight before winter hibernation, these generally non-aggressive bears can become dangerous and ornery, especially as they remain in areas increasingly frequented and populated by human beings.

Many years ago, when driving on a back road in the country at night, I saw one crossing the road. 

Hard to believe!

Grizzly Bear, Canada

Loooove this 'Did you know?' card.  Not only is it very informative and a bear too.  A perfect card for me.  It was sent to me by phuleshouse for the North America September RR.  Thank you so very much Rose for sending me this adorable, awesome card.  I love it!

The card tells all the facts about Grizzly Bears, which is great.  The maple leaves on the card are embossed.  Beautiful card!!!!

Really nice colorful stamps of different insects and the big one on the left top is 'Home Children'.  

Teddy Bears hanging out to dry

This is such a fun card.  First of all, I love bears and this reminds me of when my daughter was about 3 years old and she had a stuffed dog, whom she took everywhere with her, so he had to get washed from time to time and got hung out to dry as these guys here.  

I received this card from Paola72 for the September RR.  Thank you so much for this adorable card.  I love it.  No stamp for this one to show, since it was mailed here in the states.

Bear Love from Finland

I just love this card. It's so adorable, a couple of bears snuggling and hugging. How wonderful love can be!!! This cuuute card came from Finland for the June RR. Thank you so much to Niina for sending this sweet card my way!

Also a very nice stamp of Aurora Borealis.

Berne, Switzerland

This card is just tooooo cute. This adorable Momma bear with her cubs can be seen in the Bears' Den in Berne, Switzerland. Oh, don't you just wanna take one of those little cuties and cuddle him or her and bring it home? I received these cute fur balls for the May RR. Thank you so very much to Grace for this sweet card. I love it of course!

Cool bird stamp and a very clear postmark.

Bear from British Columbia, Canada

It's been a while since I've posted here. Always too much going on with work and everyday life and just being totally exhausted from it all, plus not feeling my best here lately. Finally a week-end off, yeah!!!!

I wanted to show this totally cool card which I received for the April Round Robin. It's my first wooden card and a bear on it too, so it's totally perfect for me, since I love bears and this one is a cutie, even though he has a very serious look about him. I was very lucky that the card didn't get damaged going through the mail. It's made from Eastern Red Cedar and was sent to me from Canada. Thank you soooooo much to Tam for sending me this totally awesome card. I loooooove it!!!!! It's one of my very special cards in my collection!

A little bit of info about the Black Bear. It's one of the most common bear species native to North America and it can run as fast as 50 km per hour. The black bears are considered highly efficient hibernators and can live up to 33 years old.

RAS card

This adorable card was an RAS card from Dees on behalf of one of the GTKY girls. Katie knows how much I love bears and after a few days convinced Dees to send it to me. Thank you so very much Katie! It means so much to me! It was a nice surprise to find this adorable card in my mail box.:)

It was sent from the Netherlands.

Bears

Here is another card I received for the January Round Robin. I just had to show this card, because it's too cute. Thank you Eellaa for this sweet card.:) I love it!

The card says: "Can't live without each other!".

Love the stamps too. A great variety of them! Very nice!

It's PFF again!

It's Friday and I have some more beautiful postcards I want to post for PFF. Some of the girls from the 'GTKY' thread sent me these from their travels this summer. Some really awesome places.

This one, I received from octabis. She traveled all over Scandinavia this summer and sent me this gorgeous card from Norway. It's the Geirangerfjord towards "The Pulpit" on the left and the waterfall "The Seven Sisters".

It's a fantastic view and such beautiful country. Would love to experience this breathtaking view some day myself.

Thank you Valerie for thinking of me! I love this card.

I just love this stamp. Really pretty.

Another card from Norway. This one is of Oslo, the capital city of Norway. Ula was lucky enough to spend some time there this summer and sent me this beautiful card. I love it!

Thank you so much Ula!

Absolutely love those stamps. They're gorgeous and especially love the colorful fish. Ula sent it from her home in Poland, after she got back from her trip, in case someone is wondering.

This fantastic map card is of Taiwan. Licia was invited there this summer by a friend and she sent me this great card. It's really awesome.

This card also had this great stamp on it. Very detailed.

Licia also took a trip to Shei-Pa (it's part of the 'Snow Mountain' in Taiwan.) Shei-Pa is over 2000 meters in height. There is where you can find this unique species of bears, the Formosan Black Bear. Formosa means Taiwan.

Thank so very much for the adorable bear card and thinking of me and my love for bears. Miss seeing you around on the thread.

The card also had this cute postmark. I just love it! It's really awesome. Thanks Licia.

PORTUGUESE POSTCROSSING MEETING

Today I received this great card from Martinha of Portugal. She went to the postcrosser's meeting last week-end in Coimbra and sent me this card from there. Wow, it's my first one from an actual postcrossing get-to-gether and with all the signatures of those who attended. I think that is really special and I thought it'd be the perfect one to post here today for PFF. Coimbra is a beautiful city and pictured here is the Portagen Square. I can just imagine Marta sitting in that very spot!
Thank you so much Marta. It was a wonderful surprise and made me very happy!




Aren't they sweet?

Since Marta also knows my love for bears, she included this mother and baby bear for me. This is Tuli, a 5 year old bear with his Mom, they live in the Lisbon Zoo. Aren't they just adorable! I love them! Thanks Marta for thinking of me, when you saw the card and sending it.:)

Yeah, more bears!

I received 2 more bear cards this week to add to my collection. I just love them! They are so great.





This little bear cub is an official from Michigan, that I received just today and this little cutie is absolutely adorable. An 8 year old boy sent this one to me. Thanks so much Colton!





Here is our new stamp for sending postcards within the US. Love that one, I wonder why? LOL

These 2 bears look like they're having a little dispute there. Maybe over some fish, or a female? Got this great card in a tag from Andre in Germany. Vielen Dank Andre fuer die tolle Karte!

Cool stamp too. Looks like from some kind of fairytale maybe.

Another Bear from a good friend

It's Friday and I'm actually having time to post a few cards that my dear friends have sent me.

This great bear card is from my dear friend Katy. Isn't he just so cuddly and adorable? She knows how much I love them and sent it to me. Thank you my dear. Hugs!

Here is the stamp that was on the card. It's postmarked in Haapsalu, Estonia. I'm starting to think that the stamps add something extra to it.

Postcard Friendship Friday

Yeah, it's Friday and I want to share some of the great cards that I've received. It's a mixture of different topics and I love each and every one of them and they are even more special, since they were sent by my very thoughtful and kind friends. It gives me a good feeling to know, that even though everybody is so busy with their lives, there is someone, somewhere, in this world thinking of me, when they're taking the time to write me a card.



More bears from my friend Essi. She saw this card and thought about me. How wonderful and of course I love it. They are so cute and adorable. Makes you wanna get a big great bearhug lol. Thank you so much Essi. It was an awesome surprise to get it!

I received this great card from my friend Lyan. It's of the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. Lyan took a little short vacation and sent all her friends a card from there. It looks so relaxing and serene. I could use a few days there to just destress, or really just get away from it all. There are a lot of tea plantations there and the rich soil provides for growing vegetables and berries too. Lovely place. Thanks Lyan, you're sweet to send this card!

This great and beautiful card I received from Markus. It's my very first one of Aland. It shows a little bit of everything there, including the flag, a lighthouse and a small map on the buttom left corner. Aland has 6500 islands and islets. Also pictured is the Yacht Club Restaurant , which is very popular. I wonder whether Markus maybe sits there sometimes and writes some of his postcards and just enjoys the beautiful surroundings? Pictured on the buttom is the museum ship Pommern, which was built in 1903. It's a really great card and I love it! Thank you so much for sending it Markus!

I received this Alabama Mapcard from Lori about a month ago. I'm just getting started with my mapcard collection and Lori was kind enough to help me out with this one. Thanks so much Lori!

I think the mapcards are very informative and colorful and tell so much about a place.

My Love for Bears

This Finnish bear is from hadassah a friend from the 'GTKY' gang. She knows that I love bears and sent me this cutie. Thank you Essi.

This Estonian bear is from Katy, another friend from the 'GTKY' gang, who also knows how much I love bears. This bear lives in an animal park called Elistvere Naturepark. Thank you Katy for this cuuute card.

A Round Robin card, this one is from Zaksmom in South Dakota. It shows the 'Devils Tower' in Wyoming. I thought this one fit into the this category also.