US- State Birds

 U.S. state birds

Illinois. Prairie State

State bird - Northern cardinal

Sent by  Lauren on 31 Mar, 2021 from Chicago, Illinois

Nevada, Silver State¨

State bird - Mountain bluebird

Sent by David on 4 Jul, 2022 from Las Vegas, Nevada 

Oklahoma 

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Sent by Beth on 4 Jul 2022 from Denver, Colorado 

Oregon 

State bird- Western Meadowlark

Sent by  Cindy on 22 Feb 2022 from Hubbard, Oregon 

Tennessee

State bird- Northern Mockingbird

Sent byCarol  on 13 Dec, 2022 from Maryville, Tennessee

Greetings from Tennessee .

Greetings from Memphis, Tennessee

Sent by Elanya on 5 jan, 2022 from Memphis

Nashville Tennessee

Aerial viewof Nasville's  skyline

Sent by Les  from Nashville

Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Tennessee Aquarium is the worlds's largest center focusing on the cycle of rivers

Photo by Jim Doane

Sent by Scott from Oak Ridge, Tennessee

 

Bridges

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Magical Scenery, Stone bridge

Sent by Jamison on 8 Jul, 2015 from Zhejiang

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The night view of the Minami and Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge

Sent by Mina on 24 Oct, 2013 from Ehime

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Sunset on Mississippi river. Photo by Don Lancester

Sent by Jamie on 7 Nov, 2017 from Memphis Tennessee

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Bridges of Novosibirsk, Russia

Sent by Natalia on 3 Mar, 2015 from Novosibirsk

London, Tower Bridge

Sent by my brother and niece on 2003 from London

Vintage Tower Bridge, London

 Sent by Willeke on 30 Nov, 2017 from Tiel, The Netherlands

Big Ben with Houses of Parliament and Westminster bridge, London, UK

Sent by my niece from London

Maransky bridge in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic

Sent by Martina on 29 May 2016 from Usti nad Labem

Greetings from U.S.A

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Mount Rainier, Washington. Photo Kevin Mcneal

Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma,Tacoma or Tacobet, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle.

Received on 18 Aor, 2019

Sent by Jennifer (Seattle, Washington)

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Greetings from Texas

Received on 6 May, 2016

Sent by Alison (Tomball, Texas)

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Old Faithful  Geyser

Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It was discovered in 1870 by the Washburn Expedition.  Old Faithful geyser was named for its frequent and somewhat predictable eruptions, which number more than a million since Yellowstone became the world’s first national park in 1872.

Received on 20Aug, 2017

Sent by Nina (Münster, Germany) 

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Preserved cabin in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Tennessee and North Carolina (Photo by Bob )

Received on 16 Jun, 2014

Sent by Bob ( Chillicothe, Ohio)

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Wort Worth Japanese Garden, Texas

The Fort Worth Japanese Garden was completed in 1973. It is a traditional strolling garden with winding paths through the landscapes and around ponds. The garden consists of 7.5 acres filled with cherry trees, Japanese maples, magnolias, bamboo, bridges, and ponds filled with koi fish.

Received on 21Oct, 2016

Sent by Jessica (arlington Texas)

 

Scenic Sunday

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Roaring Fork River

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 7,086 km

sent by Tessa, Kentucky, U.S.

Roaring Fork is a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. Like many mountain streams, Roaring Fork is volatile. While the stream presents as a peaceful trickle on any given day, it quickly becomes a raging whitewater rapid after a mild rain shower. The "roar" of the water is amplified by its echo on surrounding mountain ridges.

Peaks of Mt. Grosser Geiger and  Mt. Maurerkeeskopf. Austria, Salzburg

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,625 km

 sent by Karl, Germany

Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Rotorua, New Zealand
swap sent by Raelyn, New Zealand

Scenic

 Knight's Point is on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island

Aaron sends greetings on a damp spring morning from the South Island. 

I hope the weather is better by now.

Distance: 17,192 km

Travel time: 13 days

 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee, U.S.A.

This beautiful card comes from Virginia sent by Jan. 

Distance: 6,674 km

Travel time: 26 days

Saguaro National Park Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. where the sun shines about 286 days per year :) Tucson is also known for its beautiful sunsets. 

This impressive scenery comes from Alison in Tucson.

Distance: 8,663 km

Travel time: 12 days

This is my entry for Maria's "Postcards for the Weekend" on her "Connections to the World-blog" and the theme for this week is  "Anything you wish". 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A.

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From Tanya

Tanya oli viettänyt mukavan loman ajellen moottoripyörällään  pitkin rauhallista Blue Ridge Parkwaytä Smoky Mountainsin alueella. 

Great Smoky Mountainsin kansallispuisto on Yhdysvaltojen Pohjois-Carolinan ja Tennesseen osavaltioissa sijaitseva kansallispuisto. Se perustettiin 15. kesäkuuta vuonna 1934. Virallisesti se julistettiin kansallispuistoksi vasta kuusi vuotta myöhemmin vuonna 1940. Puisto saa nimensä Appalakkien vuorijonoon kuuluvan Great Smoky Mountains -vuoriston mukaan. Puiston 2 110 km² laajuista alaa hallinnoi maan muiden kansallispuistojen tapaan National Park Service. Great Smoky Mountainsin kansallispuisto on vuodesta 1983 lähtien kuulunut UNESCOn maailmanperintöluetteloon.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. It is the most visited national park in the United States.