Epcot, Spaceship Earth

Postmarked December 29, 1985

And a card from a 3rd friend visiting Florida in 1985.  What did everyone but me visit Florida that year??

Florida Map 3

Postmarked June 1985

Another card from a friend who went to Florida in 1985.  Probably my first map card, though I wasn't actively collecting them then.

Jacksonville Florida

Postmarked December 26, 1985

St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida.

Time to start scanning some of my older cards.  Some were exchanged with family and friends while in high school and some I found in a box of old photos from my grandmother's house. 

Florida Aquarium

Received October 8, 2010

North America October 2010 Round Robin

More Florida Manatees

Received September 24, 2010

North America September 2010 Round Robin

Our family is headed down to Florida next year and I'm looking forward to seeing some of these awesome creatures.

Florida Manatee

Received September 20, 2010

North America September 2010 Round Robin

I love this over sized, cut out card!

Gentle Manatee

Received September 11, 2010

North America September 2010 Round Robin

Florida Flamingos

Received September 9, 2010

North America September 2010 Round Robin

Interesting fact that the sender included on the card (I think I had heard this once before): Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp.

French Poster Stamp

Received August 12, 2010

North America August 2010 Round Robin

French Poster Stamp, 1930

Photo Martin Breese/Retrograph Archive, London

Key Biscayne, Florida

Received August 9, 2010

North America August 2010 Round Robin

Snooty the Manatee

Received July 12, 2010

North America July 2010 Round Robin

Snooty is the oldest living manatee born and raised in a man-made environment.  Born July 21, 1948, Snooty is Manatee County's (Florida) official mascot.

Greetings from Orlando!

Received June 28, 2010

Downtown Orlando with Lake Eola in the foreground.

Looking forward to our family trip down there next year!

Greetings From Florida

Received May 24, 2010

Florida map

A nice addition to my State map card collection. This one's from a private trade done back in November.

St. Augustine and Sarasota Florida

Old City Gate in St. Augustine Florida



Love the color of the sky on this Sarasota sunset!

North Carolina and Florida

Here are the last two from the first US to US round robin I did. First is a card with a great pic of Cold Mountain in Western North Carolina. Then another from Florida with shells. My daughter likes to collect shells so this was a nice one to receive!

Siesta Key, Florida and the Oregon Coast

Two more from the US to US round robin. One of Siesta Key located in Sarasota Florida. The other is a view of Haystack Rock in Pacific City, Oregon. Both look like very beautiful places! If only we could do more traveling. Looking forward to a trip to Washington state we are planning for this summer.

Kennedy Space Center, Florida

I joined a couple US to US round robin's to add to our collection of US State cards. Here's the first of those. A card from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. We've visited FL a couple times with the kids but have never made it to the Space Center. Maybe next time. I'd love to be able to see a space shuttle launch someday.

BTW, HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH!!

Florida

And one from a friend who went to Florida last week....

Florida's Gentle Giants

The manatee. I love 'em and collect all things manatee. Don't ask me why. I know they aren't the most attractive creatures out there! But I've been interested in them ever since my first visit to Florida in 1995. In fact I just recently "adopted" a manatee and I'm waiting for my packet in the mail from http://www.savethemanatee.org/

This is a card I got from a trade