Postcard #108: "Put a Bird On It"

Postcard #108: "Put a Bird On It"

I am getting on I-205 from I-84 in Portland. Under the overpass is a man in a backpack. He is holding something up for all the passing cars snaking their way home after a long day at work. Rush hour is not fast. It’s slow. Like a never-ending meat grinder. The man has a green shirt. He is bearded. It’s unkept. He is talking to himself as he gently turns in a circle holding out something. I still can’t make out. I change lanes…confirming myself this was the faster lane. The man is holding a dead bird. He is providing the bird a dialogue of “tweets” as he simultaneously bobs his arm up and down to provide mocked flight.

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©1996 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL SYSTEM, INC.

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Sent Via postcrossing to chocolatebear.  She wanted a postcard with Disney characters or street scenes.  Think I covered my bases pretty well.

Postcard #109: "Eulogy"

Postcard #109: "Eulogy"

Front:

MT. HOOD AT SUNRISE FROM LOST LAKE, OREGON

Back:

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I travelled across the United States from New Jersey to my new home in Portland, OR with 4 finches. I have had a lot of finches throughout my life. Some had names like T&A, Tweet, Ugly, Flattop, Monk, Peaches, Dummy, Lillian, Ree Ree. Some finches never had a name. One of my 4 finches died today. I found it at the bottom of the cage. Cold. Stiff. The other birds were quiet. I buried it in my new backyard with a gardening shovel I bought at a garage estate sale. It did not have a name for me to put on its headstone.

Vista House dedicated May 5, 1918

Friends of Vista House, established in 1982 in partnership with Oregon Parks & Recreation

PO Box 204 Corbett, OR 97019 | 503-695-2240

www.vistahouse.com | friends@vistahouse.com

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Sent via postcrossing to AlanLin.