Angel's Streetcar

It's Sunday, so there should be a Streetcar Sunday post here. It's also Easter, so I wasn't sure what to do. My answer came in the mail like an angel sent from heaven. Well, actually, the card was sent from Angel, a 12-year-old who lives in Taiwan.

This was a Postcrossing card. Do you know about Postcrossing? It's sort of like pen pals without the long-term commitment. The Postcrossing website provides you with a random address of another member somewhere in the world. When that person receives your card and registers it, then your name is sent to someone else, and you receive a card from somewhere in the world.  It's fun for adults, but I think it's especially fun for kids. It's also free. Although you can't demand that people send you certain kinds of cards, you can specify interests.  Mine are listed as streetcars, trains, trams and buses, so Angel was responding to that. This card made my day!

Angel's card shows maps of Taiwan and Taipei County.  At first I thought maybe the picture showed the high-speed train that runs between Taipei and Zuoying at speeds of 186 miles per hour, but those are bullet trains, and they look very different from Angel's drawing.  This car may instead be one from the Pingtung Line, since Angel lives in Pingtung. The Pingtung Line runs between Pingtung and Kaohsiung (61.3 km.) The picture also features what looks to be a cherry tree in bloom. The perfect card for Spring and Easter. Thank you, Angel.

Chickens or Bunnies?

Easter is full of interesting symbols, including chickens, eggs, and bunnies. They don't really have much to do with the Christian celebration of the holiday, but they certainly make for beautiful and amusing cards. So, what do you prefer, chickens or bunnies? From what I can tell, there seems to be a certain rivalry between the two:

It appears that rabbits steal eggs.

Chickens are much more serious. I guess it's because they're protecting their eggs.

But if you play music, they get distracted and have to dance. Then you can paint their eggs.

Easter...and Some Leftover Fish

I've inundated you with April Fish cards over the last several days, so I knew you would be relieved to have a fish-free day today. Since Easter is just a few days away, I picked out a nice Easter postcard.

But then I looked at the card again and had a moment of recognition. Didn't I see approximately the same card a few days ago when I was going through the fish cards? Is it possible?

Well, look at that! Perhaps she did a Christmas one right after this. If they were doing them in order of the holidays, the fish one would have been first, so let's hope she washed her hands after that one.

O.K., I promise, tomorrow - no fish! No fish postcards and no fish for dinner. The fish postcards have  inspired me to cook a lot of fish, and Mr. Anonymous is sort of fished out. Maybe I'll make some deviled eggs.