A Turtle and a Baby Chick - Suzy's Zoo by Suzy Spafford

A turtle and a baby chick exchanging Christmas gifts.. art by Suzy Spafford 1982. 

Suzy's Zoo 

This postcard was postmarked in 2020.

 

Knitting Badgers

These Knitting Badgers look so happy.  The tea cups are full and there is plenty of yarn, so I am sure they are having a good day.

Käsityöpiiri
(Hand-Made)

Painettu kierrätyskartongille Suomessa
(Printed on recycled paperboard in Finland)

The artist is Elina Jasu of Finand, and she autographed the back of this unused postcard for me. I bought it in Finland at an International Postcrossing meet-up in 2017.

Anthropomorphic Ducks Getting Married

A Partir de Maintenant, C'est moi qui parle!

The sender wrote the translation:
From now on, it is me who speaks!

He also wrote:
Dear Brenda and Jack,
I send you my best wishes of happiness for your union with this humorous postcard.  My wife and I just celebrated our 57th year of marriage!
Best regards,
Roland

This funny postcard was made by 'les animaux de Barberousse' (Barbarossa's animals).

It was postmarked in 2018 from France.

A Bear Pooping in the Woods in Alaska

Only in Alaska!
Do Bears 'poop' in the woods?

Photo: Santora / Aglioto

The sender writes:
Just is case you were wondering what bears do in the woods.....

2016

Five Fun Frogs Frolicking in a Bathtub

These two postcards were designed by E. Schlunegger.
They features five frogs playing in a bathtub.

2017

A Pig, More Weight, More Joy

Mita enemman kiloja, sita laajempi skaala iloja

I think this translates to something like:

With more pounds there is more joy.

The artist is: Koontz

This funny pig postcard is from Finland and was bought in 2017. 

A Bear .. Quilting verses Housework

Quilting Forever
Housework Whenever

Design: Rainbow Cards

The sender writes:
This postcard is in honor of all those beautiful quilts you made and the ones yet to come!
2013

(It looks like the 'whenever' is now!  If not, the bear would be quilting instead of cleaning). 

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows
Collection
1995

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The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It focuses on four animals, a mole, a toad, a badger and an otter, with human characteristics in Edwardian England. 

Paddington Bear

Please Look after this Bear
Thank You.

Paddington Bear
Paddington and Company 1994

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Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on October 13, 1958 and has been featured in more than twenty books written by Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists.

Paddington is a friendly bear from deepest, darkest Peru. He has an old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold more items than it would at first appear), duffel coat and a love of marmalade.

Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. 

A Skunk, A Little Stinker

I'm just a little stinker and I travel everywhere -
Folks can't see or hear me and yet they know I'm There!

The skunk on this funny postcard is reading a book called, 'How to Make Friends and Influence People'.
1956

Birthday Cake Mishap, Alfred Mainz Cats

Alfred Mainzer
# 4906

This postcard features cats having a birthday party, only problem is, one of them dropped the birthday cake. 

Cats Playing Music and Fishing

Taiwan
Music all the way . . .

The 'cat band' is pretty cute  :D  I like the one fishing and listening to the music.

The sender writes:

May 31, 2016
Happy Summer! We just broke a record - of having the hottest day in 120 years.  Today the temperature soared to 42 degrees C.!  This is very unusual as the summer temperate rarely goes over 35 degrees C. (usually 32 C. is the max).

--Then they go on to talk about the commemorative stamp.  However the stamp is missing on the card  ;-(
2016

The Elusive Moomaid

The fantastically rare, elusive Moomaid . . .

I think the artist is Rick London.

The sender writes:

Cow puns are moo-sic to my ears! They are udderly ridiculous!
2016

An Illustration of a Cat from Yuri Vasnetsov in Russia

The sender writes:

This cat is an illustration of a children's book.  The artist Yuri Vasnetsov is a famous Russian illustrator.
2016

A Frog Playing Guitar for Fish

National Postcard Week 2014

This postcard features a frog playing guitar for fish.  It is # 19 in a limited edition of 100 and was made by Betsy Wadington. 

The Panacea Cats at the Meat Counter

National Postcard Week
May 4-10, 2014

The Panacea Cats in Laurel, Mississippi

O'Bear gets upset with Gatsby because he doesn't sell mouse meat!  I tell him he can catch his own mice, but he claims that isn't dignified for a cat like him..

O'Bear and Missy were cats that belonged to the Elmo Mays family.  Gatsby is Spencer List's dog.  They live in Los Angeles, California.  Alain, Bobby and Colin Hain claim Coco as their cat.  Jupiter, Florida is their home.

This postcard was drawn by Rick Geary for Bette Mays in 2014. 

A Cow with Mooed Swings

Mooed Swings
Just felt like writing.
1992

Tender-Aged Mootant Cattle

Tender-Aged Mootant Hybrid
Cattle
Dude-A-Bunga, COWS!
1993

A Comical Rabbit from Finland

Sillakin riskilla
etta menen henkilokohtaisuuksiin
- saanen tiedustella ...

Vielako elat ja hengitat?

The sender of the card translated:  "At the risk of getting personal, Can I ask are you still alive and breathing?"

It is postmarked in 2006 from Finland. 

A Flamingo with Braces on his Teeth

A flamingo with braces
We need to see if you're in the pink!
It's time for your Orthodontic check-up - Please call today
1989

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"In the Pink" means in very good health, physically and emotionally.