Cattitude

Card #: TW-283770
From: pollyabcd
Origin: Taiwan

Caption: "Wake me when your postcard comes"

Note: "Hello, J! It comes from Taiwan. Taiwan is an island surrounded by sea, has a very rich marine resources. Hope you will like this postcard. Have a nice day! Sophie"

Stamps: Sesarmops intermedius  (Taiwan Flower Crab?) and Dicrurus aeneus (Bronzed Drongo)

Mediterranean Montana

As J continues to receive postcards from the world over, it astounds me how familiar "foreign" lands appear. (You will now proceed to get "It's a Small World after all" stuck in your head for the rest of the day.) I'm sure I've seen field just like this while driving out West.

Card #: IT-130169
From: squino
Origin: Italy
Caption: Toscana Val d'Orcia - Da Pienza verso l' Amiata (Tuscany--Valley of Orcia - from Pienza towards Mount Amiata)

Note: "Hello, J, people say that one of the main characteristics in Tuscany is landscape. I'm sorry that you can only imagine horses, hares, gooses, wild boars, deers, pheasants, foxes, badgers....Mount Amiata in the background is the only ski resort in Southern Tuscany. Bye, Riccardo & Billy (dog)

Stamps:

Winter Feast

Card #: FL-1046242
From: Weelah
Origin: Finland

Note: "Hi, These birds are very popular in Finland. They are in latin "Pyrrhula pyrrhula". (Eurasian Bullfinch) Why do you have so many rabbits? In Finland we have a almost spring about 2-3 weeks and trees are full of small leafs. Take car: Kirsi"

Stamp: Minna Parikka

Seeing Red

Card #: TW-268492
From: nayuyoo
Origin: Taiwan
Caption: The Red House, Taipei City


Note: "Hi, J ^_^ I'm from Taiwan * I'm university student :) I ♥ collect postcards & bookmarks! My fav animals are dogs:). I ♥ taking a photo  ♥nature, sky-flowers ♥ :O hope u like this card (there is also a kitty doodle at the bottom.)

Stamps: Aphrodisium faldermanni (having trouble finding info on this beetle, other than it's destructive, but you can buy it online--figures), and Luscinia calliope (Siberian rubythroat)

Have your cake and Lick it too

Card #: PL-188241
From: elle_pl
Origin: Poland
Caption: "Frankie"

Note: "Hi, J! You wrote you like animals so I send a postcard with cat :). I hope so you like it :). You are so young :), but I'm not old too! I'm from Poland (Rodom city) and here I'm going to the last class "high school". I'm just learning English, so I'm sorry for my mistakes! Greetings for you and your family!!!...and happy postcrossing :)"

Stamps: Sieradz (a town on the Warta river in central Poland), and Ignacego Jana Paderewski