two cards for mrs. october

I turned two images from batting practice before the Game 1 of the NLCS into postcards for Mrs. October. Both show Phillies red and Dodgers blue. I particularly liked how the outfield splits down the middle between the two in the top card.

what time is it?

Mrs. October knows exactly what time it is with her most recent postcard. Go, Phillies!

eucryphia nymans

These pretty eucryphia nymans blossoms arrived from English postcrosser Suzanne, who likes photographs of flowers.

freiburg

German postcrosser Isa sent this multiview card of Freiburg. She lives in the environs, with her boyfriend and cat Zizou.

free state

Olivia, a postcrosser from South Africa, sent this pretty postcard from Free State. The sandstone formations in the background are fabulous. The poplars reflect the season here in Pennsylvania.

autumn cows

I acquired a trove of postcards on my road trip to Wellsboro yesterday and all were good. This one of cows framed by fall foliage, though, may be my favorite. We saw lots of leaves and lots of cows all day long.

clean and green radece

Slovenian postcrosser Alenka sent greetings from her city of Radece, which is "pollution-free and green all around." She hopes it will stay that way.

bye-bye, milwaukee

Mrs. October sent this farewell to the Milwaukee series. She's still hoping to go to the World Series.

flower cheer

Luci, a postcrosser from Great Britain, sent this cheery card and a message that she may start making her own. Something to look forward to for sure!

sichuan earthquake

Postcrosser Xiaozhi sent this fractured reminder of the devastating earthquake (magnitude 8.0) that took place in Sichuan on May 12 this year. She wrote: "It is a disaster for us. But now we're very strong. We won't cry, we will do our best to build our family. Thanks for our country, party, and people of the world!"

more japanese stamps

These beautiful stamps were on a letter sent by old friend Sachiko K. from Kyoto. The one below commemorates the 1,000th anniversary of the Tale of Genji.

cologne cathedral

German postcrosser Petra sent this poetic postcard of Cologne. She wrote that her grandfather was a P.O.W. in Russia during World War II. He returned home after the war on a train that went over the bridge shown. When he saw his beloved cathedral, he started to cry.

after the grand slam

Here's another postcard for Mrs. October. who did not make it to Thursday night's thrilling game 2 of the NLDS in Philadelphia. I used an image I took moments after Shane Victorino hit a grand slam into the stands near where I was sitting.

receding blues

Curator pal Lynn B. in Arkansas sent this postcard of a 2004 acrylic called Receding Blues, by Murray Dessner.

bajus in buffalo

Friend Jozef Bajus sent this postcard announcing his solo show at the Collectors Gallery at the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY. The show starts today and runs till November 2. Wish I could go but it's not to be.

sightseeing in turku

Postcrosser Kaisa, studying for her exams, sent this sightseeing tour of Turku, which is not far from where she lives in southern Finland.

phillies take the field

The Phillies take the field for yesterday's NLDS game with the Brewers. I took this image from my awesome seat at the very top of the park and made it into a card to send to Mrs. October. She was also in the park but far from where I was sitting.

autumn leaves

Later than ever, but it's again that time of year and I recently made two cards to send to friends in Japan. I used a b&w photo I took a couple of years ago for the bottom one and an old Polaroid shot for the top. State studies show that if the current climate change continues, fall foliage will disappear from Pennsylvania by mid-century. Already we see that the autumn leaves are now more yellow than red.

morning mists

Finnish postcrosser Johanna sent this beautiful card of morning mist on the Oulankajoki River in the northern Finland. It's from a hiking trip she and her husband made to the Oulanka National Park. The stamp is lovely, too.

antwerpen

This card, from Belgian postcrosser Alain, has a vintage flavor in contemporary dress. Imagine what it will evoke 100 years from now.