Bodie Island

The current Bodie Island Lighthouse stands 48 m tall, and is the third that has stood in this vicinity of Bodie Island on the Outer Banks in North Carolina and was built in 1872. It was renovated from 2009 to 2013, and was made climbable by the public. There are 219 steps that spiral to the top. It is one of only a dozen remaining tall, brick tower lighthouses in the United States — and one of the few with an original first-order Fresnel lens to cast its light.

I really like receiving different postcards of the same lighthouse, with photographs taken in different light. This way I can get a better idea of ​​the place.

Postcards send by Marina, Ilyse and Mim (the USA).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Guinea Pigs Wearing Glasses

Guinea Pigs Wearing Glasses, by Hanna Mellin Design. Postcard sent by Laura (the UK).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
March theme: ANIMALS

• Week 1 - In the Wild
• Week 2 - On the Farm
• Week 3 - Pets
• Week 4 - Young

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Or Send Someone a Love Postcard

Postcards & stamps sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).

Postcard and stamps sent by Bryon (the USA). Notice the matching stamps and the pictorial cancellation:

And other ones, clearer:

Fishing Season in My Mailbox (II)

The Whitefishes, 2007
Gregory Lee Blackstock (1946-2003)

Sent by Bryon. See also here and here.

Side Effects

Sometimes, publishing a postcard leads to getting a new one. I learned some facts of Ohio from this postcard, and a bit more from the present card.

Same with Tennessee!

Cards sent by Phillip (the USA).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Medieval Hardworking Women

Female labourers bringing in the harvest, from the Luttrell Psalter, 1325-1340.

Herrad of Landsberg and her community, a lithographic facsimile of the Hortus Deliciarum de Herrade Landsperg: Miniatures du XIIe siècle, 1877.

Postcards sent by Laura (UK).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
March theme: WOMAN

• Week 1 - Working
• Week 2 - Relaxing
• Week 3 - Reading, Handwork
• Week 4 - Famous Women

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Irish Pubs

I have read that Irish pubs are very common around the world. Certainly, they are in my country! But, for once, it would be nice to visit a real one... in Ireland!

Sent by Laura (Ireland & UK) and Béibhinn (Ireland).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
October theme: FOOD/DRINKS

• Week 1 - Fruits, vegetables
• Week 2 - Sweets, desserts
• Week 3 - Wine, beer, tea, coffee
• Week 4 - Multiples, multiviews
• Week 5 - Markets, cafés

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Back to School

Postcard sent by Laura (the UK).

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Lighthouses & Stamps

Anything can go wrong if you mix lighthouses and stamps! 

Postcard sent by Mikhail (Russia).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt

February theme: BUILDINGS

• Week 1 - Lighthouses
• Week 2 - Windmills
• Week 3 - Public buildings
• Week 4 - Houses
• Week 5 - Temples, churches

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Paper Food

Canadian Food

Have you tried all this food? Would you?

Pesto alla Genovese

Italian recipe. Postcard written between Italy & Spain, in-flight.

Postcard sent by Ashley (Canada) and  Bruno (PC).

Autumn Mail

Pieces of mail sent by John (the UK), Bryon (Canada), Laura (the UK) and Heleen (the Netherlands), and arrived all together in the middle of this strange Summer-Fall.

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin,
by Beatrix Potter

Six species of mushroom
Illustrated Mushrooms,
by Jean-Jacques Paulet, 1855

Hungarian Literature

Csönd. A bútorok csöndje
(='Silence. The silence of the furniture')

I like multiples on postcards, and I find this one very original. If I understand it, these are the silhouettes of different chairs belonging to famous Hungarian writers (or representing them?). Including Sándor Petőfi (1823-1849), who gives his name to the museum where the postcard was bought.

This stamp, issued to commemorate the bicentenary of the author, depicts one of his works: the epic poem János vitéz (='John the Valiant').

And still another literary stamp on the back, dedicated to the birth centenary of Hungarian poet János Pilinszky (1921-1981).

And I thought this label was also a sort of poem...

... but I copied it on an online translator and it gave: "A letter sent after the extension deadline or on a day of rest or public holiday."

Lighthouses from Germany

This port lighthouse stood on the head of the north mole, the entrance to the Geeste. In the night from August 17 to 18, 2022, the head of the north mole in Bremerhaven sagged and the lighthouse on it got into an extremely dangerous lopsided position. There was a risk that he would fall over completely, so the structure was completely demolished by the end of 2022. The tower is to be rebuilt true to the original as part of the new construction of the pier.

This is the Kleiner Preuße ('Little Prussian') lighthouse at the harbour in Wremen (North Sea). Actually, it is a replica of the original dismantled in 1930. The sender wrote that people can get married in the lighthouse. 

Lighthouses on Lower Saxony's North Sea coast, including Helgoland, located on Germany's only offshore island. It was constructed during World War II as an anti-aircraft tower, and turned into a lighthouse in 1952.

The stamp was issued on 6 July 2023.

Postcards sent by Sabine, Hanna and Kathleen (Germany), through the Postcrossing site.

Hope Your Birthday Is a Splash

 Two beautiful birthday cards with mermaids, received the same day (months ago). 

Today's the 12th birthday of Mail Adventures so... Thanks for reading!

 And more birthday cards...

On this occasion I will give you good advice...

Don't worry! (Also meaning: Don't hit yourself!)
Happy Birthday!

How Many Santas...?

 Sent by Heleen (the Netherlands).