The scenery is beautiful! Wish you were here….
“See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle
Just remember darling all the while
You belong to me
See the market place in Old Algiers
Send me photographs and souvenirs
Just remember when a dream appears
You belong to me”
– recorded by Patsy Cline
South Beach State Park, Newport, Oregon
Ana evokes wonderful sentiments in her guest post for Lens-Artists this week on the theme of Postcards. My favorite postcards from home were from my father when I was at summer camp as a young girl. They were clever and funny. He sent one of the Chicago skyscrapers along Lake Michigan and instructed that buildings grow naturally along the shores of lakes, and if I looked carefully at the banks of the small lake on the Girl Scout Camp property in Wisconsin, I might see some tiny structures hidden in the plants.
When my fiancé was touring Europe with his University choir, he sent postcards showing the most iconic scenes of cathedrals and palaces along with his sweetest statements of love and longing. Those cards were exotic and precious and carried the potency of romance as well.
I moved to Oregon exactly a year ago. It seems that every time I explore this beautiful state, I send my fiancé, my late husband, a mental postcard of the places I go. I’m sure he would love it. I wish he were here…
Clearwater Restaurant, Newport, Oregon
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Love your photo of Newport Bay Bridge 😀
Thanks! It’s a pretty spectacular little bridge, in different weather.
Your postcards remind me that I need a road trip to the Oregon coast. Maybe once my Moxie Love is older..
I need a road trip along the Oregon coast! There are dunes and petrified forests I have yet to see. 🙂
Love your post! Mental postcards count, too.
Thanks, Ana! You picked a wonderful theme and did a fabulous job. Congratulations!
Priscilla, your post was such a lovely ode to your father and your husband, it truly brought them to life for the reader. Gave new meaning to the old “wish you were here” adage.
Thanks, Tina! Yeah, I wish they were around a lot. So much beauty still to share!
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Excellent.
Thanks!
Priscilla, such a beautiful tribute to your father and late husband…. Very touching.
Thanks, Sylvia.