Monday, May 9, 2011

City Patchwork

I've always loved looking out of airplane windows to see the patchwork quilt below. It's interesting  to speculate what the different patches are, but it's also fun to look at the overall pattern as abstract art.




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  1. DorincardMay 9, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    Cool videogame-like, Google Maps-like images.
    Urban planner eye's view. But such "exotic" images may tell us nothing about details or back stories. We should create such views with places were we know the 'hood, and its many juicy or gory details. Places were we spent some time, had things done, etc. :)

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  2. Christine WallaceMay 9, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Hi Christine,
    I stay in state of amazement at your dedication to the "daily" postcard!! It's always so hard for me to come up with just 2-3 posts a week and you... everyday! Thank you for your dedication to your love of postcards, we all benefit from that and our thankful. I hope you had a great mother's day!

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  3. PostcardyMay 9, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    I especially like the Amarillo card. I was tempted to buy some similar cards, but didn't. Maybe next time I see one, I'll buy it.

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  4. Aimee DarsMay 9, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    It's fun to see the bird's eye view!

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  5. Alan BurnettMay 9, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Yes, I too love looking out of the windows of planes - whether it be cities, villages or mountain ranges below. Until the beginning of manned flight, I suppose nobody knew what things would look like from above which is why you find so few pre-20th century paintings incorporating aerial views.

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  6. MescrapMay 9, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Yes. I love the view out of the window of plane , the little matchboard-like houses, the soft marshmallow-like white cloud.

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  7. Christine H.May 9, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Christine,
    Thanks - but you notice I cut out weekends. There are times when i wish the title of my bog was "The Weekly Postcard." It won't be too long before I run out of photo storage space though. That will be a sign that it's time for me to move on to other things.

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  8. Brian PaperSpongeMay 9, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    Say it ain't so Christine!! You can't leave. I have to agree with Christine W. You are a diehard source of entertainment and a genuine example of a great blog host. I too would like to call mine anything but a "daily" because I do slip here and there with a case of "Lifus Interruptus" sometimes. Keep up the fantastic work (I mean hobby!).

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  9. Postcard RoundupMay 9, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Those cards remind me of a scene in the 1982 film, "Koyaanisqatsi", where aerial cityscape views are gradually replaced with images of printed circuit boards. Guess you had to be there.

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  10. Christine H.May 9, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Mark,
    You're absolutely right. I hadn't thought of it, but I remember that mesmerizing movie now that you mention it.

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  11. Archie TechtMay 9, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Wow, Amarillo looks REALLY nice... anybody happen to know where I left my noose? Full disclosure here, Christine sits on the aisle, I take the window (although she does try to sneak a look every now and then). I am completely fascinated with views from planes, especially cities and the western US landscape. Knowing the terrain from the ground as Dorin suggests makes it all the more interesting, but I have certainly been intrigued/inspired by places I knew nothing about- naivite can be a good thing. Flying over the Arctic is also cool (visually and literally), just white, white, white...

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  12. dianasfaria.comMay 9, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    I like the bottom one the best - mostly because it does remind me of a patchwork quilt & I love the colors too.

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  13. Gaby Bee May 10, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    These postcards are amazing!
    Thanks for sharing!

    Gaby xo

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  14. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    OK, I love these, especially the VT card. I'm hooked - now I'm going to start looking for aerial postcards in the antique malls I love to browse. Christine you better bully your way to the window once in a while... if it was me and Archie T. I think it would come to fisticuffs. Good thing we never flew anywhere together, eh MJ? When did you get to see the Arctic?--KayRun

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  15. Christine H.May 11, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    KayRun,
    Well, if I weren't so claustrophobic then I would fight him for the window seat. As for the trip to the Arctic, I think that was his quest to find Santa Claus.

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  16. NancyMay 11, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    I love aerial photographs but I hadn't thought much about views of cities on old postcards. These are very inviting.

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  17. TrishiaMay 20, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    So, someone could make a 'quilt' of ariel-view postcards....What a neat display that would be.
    I have seen the 'only white ice and snow as far as the eye can see' from a plane, too. Kinda scary:)

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