Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts

Monday, January 5, 2015

Lake Michigan, USA

Well, next comes another surprise card that I received this year...and since I don't feel like opening yet another box to be storing my 2015 cards, why not clear them away immediately? :P
Thing is, if it wasn't for this card, I wouldn't have realized that my Illinois posts so far were actually labeled as IlliOnois...even in the title! Yeah, me, who can be a real nit-picker sometimes, makes such clumsy mistakes...that laaast and laaast and laaast..for years! Just terrible...but I guess either no one has noticed so far, so it is not THAT embarrassing, or people didn't feel comfortable of pointing it out :)




The guilty guy for making me notice this mistake of mine, is, well, of course...Bryon! :D
Well, you know, I realized that both of the card I received since the beginning of the year are somewhat related, since they both show some icy, cold place...and eventually, really spontaneously, this whole updated turned out to be veiled in ice and snow...just as our weather here...snow, ice and extremely cold temperatures, which were like the main reason why my initial NY plans didn't work out...but as they say, everything happens for a reason and Im not complaining :)

The card here shows a view of the Chicago skyline from the frozen Lake Michigan...doesn't seem suitable for ice-skating though





if im not mistaken, this is my first Christmas USPS stamp of 2014...and I really love it!

Thank you Bryon! Hope that Argentine wine was nice ;-)

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Chicago, USA

this great Chicago view was sent to me as a surprise by dear Carol

the back of the card says 'a unique view of the sun setting on Chicago'. And it is a lovely view indeed....problem is, im not quite sure which buildings are exactly portrayed here, so you will excuse me for the lack of information about that and just enjoy the view. 

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Illionois, USA

I got this card along with the Michigan and Iowa map...well, I was expecting Michigan only, but as a surprise i got two extra cards....map cards!!!


This time the back of the card has a list of whats actually seen on the front...its all numbered...in case you cant see the numbers on the picture, first you have the left side covered, with numbers 1-6, 7 and 8 are in the middle, and 9-13 are on the right side

1. Abraham Lincoln - New Salem State Park
2. Old Castle - No. Illinois University
3. Randolph St. - Chicago
4. Downtown Chicago skyline
5. Illinois Waterway
6. Carlyle Suspension Bridge
7. Starved Rock State Park
8. Merchandise Mart - Chicago
9. Black Hawk Statue - Lowden State Park
10. Rock River - Rockford Illinois
11. Church of the Holy Family - Cahokia
12. Grant Memorial Home - Galena
13. Lincoln - Douglas Plaque - Washington Park

hmm, i wonder why they had put 13 entries...ive never felt comfortable with the number 13...pure superstition...though, i dont really pay attention to Friday 13th...but in some other occurences, 13 does make me feel uncomfortable...