This week's theme at Postcards for the Weekend is "happiness". The first card we found in our collection may make you laugh, if not happy. The Northern Pacific Railroad promoted Great Big Baked Potatoes in its dining car back in the early 1900s. Here's a card they published in about 1915 that starts by suggesting to make Every Day a Happy Day. Have you tried Baked Potatoes?
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| Great Big Baked Potato Northern Pacific Railway |
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| Postmarked 1916, Seattle, Washington 1 cent postage. |
As the card says,
"Those who in this
month see the morn
When skies are drear
and earth forlorn
The joys of love
have never missed
If they have worn
the Amethyst"
How about it, were you born in February? If so, is it true? :-)
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| February Birthstone Amethyst Early 1900s |
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| Back of the unused card. |
Linking up with Postcards for the Weekend and thanks to Maria for hosting!
One more -- Bears on an Iceberg
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| How's this for happiness? Roosevelt Bears on Iceberg Early 1900s |
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| Back of the unused card. |
Skies
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| Uncommon view of Seattle from the Magnolia neighborhood. Jan 4th 4:04 PM Clear, blue sky! |
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| Many trees already have buds. Spring is not too far away! Jan 20th 12:50 PM |
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| Can you believe this contrail? Right into the Sun! Feb 1st 4:53 PM |
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| A contrail so big it created its own shadow! Feb 1st 4:54 PM |
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| Evening Sky Feb 1st 5:12 PM |
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| Sunlight streaming over Bainbridge Island, Washington Jan 30th 4:47 PM |
Ship Spotting
For first time visitors: Our view from home looks out over the entrance to the Port of Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington. We enjoy keeping an eye on ships arriving and departing.
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| Hamburg Container Vessel Cap Jackson Feb 1st 2:43 PM |
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| Unusually tall crane docked at Pier 91 Feb 1st 8:06 AM |
Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.
Sigmund Freud
A nice collection of happiness! Thank you for sharing, John. And the shadowing/ed contrail is really amazing! Although living near an airport and thus having seen many contrails, I've never noticed a shadow like this before!
ReplyDeleteSuperb photos again next love those postcards.I really like the cityscape and contrails this week. In answer to your question about where I live in comparison to the photos well not far though on that occasion. I drove around 5 milesnto get to where I wanted to start from. I could walk from my house and I think it would take around an hour. I have another route planned when the weather is better. Next week I'LL show where I wet to
ReplyDeleteBeautiful range of lighting in your skies. Love the clear view of Seattle.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent sky photos ~ great colors and capture of the light ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Happy and Peaceful weekend ~ ^_^
When the sun shines in Seattle the skies are goreous, what an amazing shade of blue. We have been having snow all day. When I woke up it was snowing, then around ten o'clock it stopped just to start back up an hour later. I never thought I would have to travel to Seattle of blue skies and sunshine, LOL.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend!
Connie :)
Hello John, love the bear postcard. Your sky captures are all lovely. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteGood. I'll make it through the weekend . . . I got some extra sunset skyscapes
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky pictures.
ReplyDeleteLike your happiness cards. : )
Early spring - you, too? Unbelievable. But even with mild weather, we won't see spring for months. Or will we? Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI think you have made some people smile and even some of us happy! I love the postcards and the sunsets, John. We have had nothing but cold and snow and now, freezing rain here in Bellingham. No sunshine for us. :-(
ReplyDeleteThere was a good sense of humor in the old postcards.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. The postcards made me smile and those sky scenes, they are spectacular.Have a great weekend John.
ReplyDeleteThis post made me smile with happiness. Happy weekend John!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful contrail shots, and love the old postcards!!
ReplyDeleteLove that amethyst as it was the 2nd ring I bought my spouse...:)
ReplyDeleteLove the bears on an iceberg!
ReplyDeleteI love a baked potato and if you are including a trip on a train well that would be perfect. The bears fire on ice may not be thought through:) Enjoyed your skies.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing those gorgeous skies! Interesting to see the baked potato on the postcard. Kind of funny actually. I hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThis post is filled with happiness, John! I'm nicknamed "Potato Monster" for my love of potato :D I can't surely say that the amethyst poem is true ... I've never worn any jewelry with amethyst on it. Your sky photos are magnificent! Love that one with the contrail and the sun rays piercing through the leafless stems of the tree.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week and happy February ahead!
I can't understand why that Big Potato is so happy...:P
ReplyDeleteI love that happiness is not limited or inclusive. Wish you happy days!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of the streaming sunlight! The postcard of the bears made me smile. I do very much enjoy baked potatoes--with plenty of butter, cheese, and/or sour cream. Good to hear spring is on the way. It's still pretty cold here.
ReplyDeletewhat magical photos !
ReplyDeleteyour theme for Feb goes so well with season John as this month is time when our hearts feel and hear the footsteps of spring near and give us pleasure ,
truly loved this first post card which is expressing his joy and excitement through his so sweet smile
John . . .
ReplyDeleteYour postcard posts remind me to return to look at my collections and to get back out and about to go looking for some "new old" postcards.
I look for dates, cities, states, Tuck, subjects . . .
So enjoyable, isn't it!
Love,
Lynne