mandeefranee

A little bit about me: I'm a 38 year old {single} mom to three teenage boys. I'm a vegan and a huge animal lover (we have 2 cats, 2 dogs and a turtle). I'm a thrift store junkie, a horror movie buff, a HUGE bookworm and a wannabe photographer (I especially love photographing nature... trees, water, wildlife, etc).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandeefraneedesigns/collections/

I love postcards that feature all sorts of skylines, cityscapes, aerial views, architecture, bridges, castles, cathedrals and famous landmarks. I'd really enjoy receiving postcards that feature something unique or beautiful about your country or city/state. I am a big fan of view cards! I love photography, so a beautiful scenic photo on a postcard always grabs my attention. It's like a little piece of somewhere in the world that I'll likely never be able to travel myself, but with the postcard I can hold that little piece of the world in my hand! <3

I'd love to receive cards featuring interesting animals that are unique to your area. Sure I might see deer, skunks and rabbits all the time where I live... but if you watch for kangaroos, camels, platypus or puffins out your back window, then I'd love to have a card from you featuring them! Also, BATS in general are one of my all time favorites (brown bats, fruit bats, ghost bats - I love them all) so no matter where you're from, a photo of a bat on a postcard will always make me smile. A few more specific critters I'd love to receive on a card:
-pangolin
-ocelot
-blue footed booby
-harpy eagle
-Fennec fox
-echidna
-Tasmanian devil
-kookaburra
-blue ringed octopus
-kiwi bird
-harp seal pup
-alligator/crocodile/gharial
-red panda
-hedgehog
-manul (pallas cat)
-serval
-ermine
-caracal
-coatimundi
-fossa
-stoat
-martin
-spotted skunk
-clouded leopard
-wallaby
-Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
-numbat
-small colorful exotic birds
-snakes (colorful or albino esp, but no photos showing snakes eating please)

Special cards that would make my day-week-month-year ;) New Kids on the Block, cards from the tv show The Walking Dead and from some of my favorite 80's/90's movies like Edward Scissorhands, Labyrinth, Neverending Story, Dark Crystal, Goonies, Gremlins and Ferngully!

My favorites show postcards I would love to receive. So have a look, I'd love to be surprised with any of them!
http://www.postcrossing.com/user/mandeefranee/gallery/favourites
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandeefraneedesigns/favorites

If possible I'd prefer no folded cards, just the usual flat postcards, picture on one side - writing on the other! But even more important than the card you pick, is the message! :) Don't forget to write a note! Tell me something about yourself or where you live, what you did today or what you're currently reading!

All of that said, these are just suggestions to give you a jumping off point if you need one. Whatever it may be, I can't wait to receive your postcard and learn about a little piece of your world in the process.