Now there's a fine idea, balance a cowgal in her finery up on a fence rail amidst a sea of cacti and wait 'til gravity gets the best of her! These days she would be in a bikini and selling auto parts, or perhaps sporting a few assault rifles... Looks like she would be good fun at a party though.
A heartfelt thanks and farewell to my readers. My last post (the thousand and first!) will be on November 7, 2012. The blog will remain online, but there won't be any new posts as I need to make time for other things. There is a chance I'll be back, but if so it won't be for awhile. I hope you'll take the time to peruse the archives.
How To Find Things
There's treasure in the archives, so here's how to browse and find what you want:
1. Enter a search word or phrase in the box below - anything from Princess Grace to Prohibition or Graf Zeppelin.
2. Or, go down to the bottom of the page and browse the "Cloud of Tags". The number next to the tag indicates how many posts have that tag. Clicking on it will bring up all of them. (I realize now that it doesn't always bring up all of them. If there are a lot, then it will only bring up the most recent ones, but if you click on older posts at the bottom then it will bring up more.)
3. You can also go through the archives by date. Just click on the triangle next to the year or month to open the list.
I love antique postcards because they preserve evidence of everyday life as well as celebrations and sad events. Looking at an old postcard is like holding a single piece of a puzzle; we have to imagine the rest.
I will try to put up a postcard every day. If you have a special request for a particular city or place, let me know!
I know what to say.:)
ReplyDeleteTwo things in this picture: cactus and...succulent.
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YEE-HAA! Ah jes luv dem country gals!
ReplyDeleteCareful Dorin, she's wielding a whip.
ReplyDeleteNow there's a fine idea, balance a cowgal in her finery up on a fence rail amidst a sea of cacti and wait 'til gravity gets the best of her! These days she would be in a bikini and selling auto parts, or perhaps sporting a few assault rifles... Looks like she would be good fun at a party though.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE her!
ReplyDeleteWhat can you say?
ReplyDeleteGreat postcard! Her hair appears to be carved from solid mahogany.
ReplyDeleteAnd her smile appears to be carved from solid ivory.
ReplyDeleteQuite a balancing act. They might as well have left off the caption since since the woman's name, rodeo, and location are all nameless.
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely some dramatic tension between the beauty and the beasts (cactus).
ReplyDeleteI'd bet she went straight to the chiropractor after this contorted pose:)
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