Just Another Cute Ass...: March 2011

Just Another Cute Ass...

Growing up on a rural farm brought a variety of experiences and critters across my path, including an old mule that my father sometimes worked with to plow our garden. Dad would also put a saddle on that old mule, and ride with my brother and I when we would go out on horseback. Those childhood memories are a part of what inspired my interest in the cute and sometimes humorous postcards of these animals - donkeys, mules, burros, and such. The postcards shared here are from a collection that I've gathered over the years from various sources...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Scotty's Castle in Death Valley...

Vintage Plastichrome postcard - Greetings From Scotty's Castle. This postcard was not posted, no date. Caption from back reads: The presence of Scotty's Castle in a desolate canyon of Death Valley National Monument is a subject of continuing wonder to its many visitors. Scotty died in 1954, but the legend lives on of this famous prospector with the keen wit and tall tales.

To read more about Scotty and his castle on the website of the National Park Service, click here.