Polar bears Make me Happy!

Aren't they the cutest? I'll admit I didn't really give polar bears much thought, until we went to the San Diego zoo in January and one of the polar bears was playing in the water. I fell in love and on the odd chance that someone might have a polar bear card I put it as one of my requests in the Play it Forward - Make me Happy thread ... et voilà! Thank you soooo much Sue, I love it!

These are Atlantic walrusses ... I love how well they match the theme of the card. It's very different, the picture is made up of little dots instead of color blocks. Very cool!

Now this is not a postcard of course. I just thought it would be fun to share one of the pictures I took when we were at the zoo, but I recommend you go see them for yourself if you have the chance. Especially the part where they jump into the water is amazing!

Play It Forward - Australian Rainforest

I saw this card on the Play it Forward thread and I was like, really Australia has rainforest? So yep, here it is and it looks so pretty! I don't think I've ever seen moss as green as this ... thank you jazzie!

These cute little guys are Laughing Kookaburra's. Funny name, huh? Apparently, when the first settlers came to Australia they thought someone was laughing at them, but it was actually the Kookaburra's going Ha Ha. Haha! :-P

If you'd like to hear them for yourself, try this link:
Laughing Kookaburra sound

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My first card from Spain and I couldn't have wished for a nicer one! It shows a typical house in Victoria, which makes me want to go to spain as well ... I think I'll just have to do a trip around the world ;-) Thank you, Sorgin!

This stamp really intrigued me; I couldn't figure out what it meant and why there's a rooster on it so I did some research and this is what I found out:

- The Diario Palentino is a famous newspaper.
- The statue is the Cristo del Otero in Palencia, the world's second tallest Christ statue.
- The rooster stands for the people who sell the newspaper. Why? I don't know, if someone knows please leave me a message.

Yay! New Zealand.

Doesn't this card make you want to get on the next direct flight to New Zealand?

I've dreamt of going to New Zealand ever since I was 12 years old, so getting this card has been very special to me. So kia ora, buttercup65 ... I love that you told me the story about Wairaka on the back.

My first New Zealand stamps! On the left beautiful Ailsa Mountains and on the right Coromandel.

Lisbon!

I love this card! There's a funny story behind it too. See, one day I got a message through the official site from someone from Portugal wanting to swap cards with me. And I thought, now who would actually go through the trouble to find someone from the US to swap cards with? It's not like US cards are hard to come by, right? But it turned out to be one of the best swaps I ever did ... thanks, tp_simoes!

The stamps are so pretty. I don't know if you can tell from the picture, but the one on the right is actually pre-printed on the card, the other one is a real stamp.