Postcard Friendship Friday

Here are two postcards from Seoul, Korea. I bought them when we were there back in the 1980s and waiting in the airport to fly to Hong Kong. We had no time to travel into town before our plane took off so I bought these cards. I found them just recently (today) and so I wanted to share them with you.

These cards feature the ancient Korean costumes for children.

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For the Children

I thought it might be appropriate to post this poem by Gary Snyder since you've all reacted so well to my Wordless Wednesday posts:

For the Children

The rising hills, the slopes,
of statistics
lie before us.
the steep climb
of everything, going up,
up, as we all
go down.

In the next century
or the one beyond that,
they say,
are valleys, pastures,
we can meet there in peace
if we make it.

To climb these coming crests
one word to you, to
you and your children:

stay together
learn the flowers
go light

~ Gary Snyder ~

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Scared of Santa photos

Via Sun-Sentinel.com
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Wordless Wednesday

During recent patrols, American armed forces medics have been asked to treat Afghan children with, not only infected cuts and persistent colds, but also retardation, blindness, autism, deafness and epilepsy. Much of what the medics see is beyond their reach. But sometimes they are able to help, quickly cleaning wounds or, as with this child in Zarinkhel, dispensing simple medicines.

Photo: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Wordless Wednesday

Michelito (aged 9) waved a cloak at his first calf of the night. Under Mexican rules, mini-matadors like Michelito face one-year-olds.

Photo: Jennifer Szymaszek for The New York Times

Wordless Wednesday on Thursday

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Photo Hunters - Classic

The classic CABBAGE PATCH KID pose.

That's his winter outfit. I caught him out for a walk with his nanny. He lives across the street from me.

The psychology behind THE CABBAGE PATCH KIDS is that they have their arms extended (to you) in a loving "pick me up" gesture. In the late 70s they were all the rage.

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