A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 17 March 2026 - T for turtle, telescope and a haircut

 Hello lovely girls,

Another week has passed and I have another postcard for you. This one has been displayed (as I love it) on my dresser since last year but I don't think I've ever shown it you.

It is a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. The info on the card reads: The most commonly seen turtle in Hawaii is green sea turtle. The turtles of Hawaii are an endangered species so they must not be touched or harmed in any way. (Photo Mike Severns)

It was sent to me by Richard who lives in Oklahoma City, but writes in Dutch. (Google Translate?)

The stamps are amazing:

On the left is a small 'Additional Ounce' stamp with penguins. In the middle a stamp with a 'Droid' from Starwars called IG-11. 

On the USPS site I found this:

Droids have been a staple in the “Star Wars” galaxy from the very beginning. They are engaged as loyal companions, etiquette and protocol aides, and sidekicks. The U.S. Postal Service has embraced these engaging personalities and brought the droids’ unique appeal to a pane of 20 Forever stamps.

The stamps are a nod to the commitment of Lucasfilm and its parent company, The Walt Disney Company, to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning and the continued collaboration between the “Star Wars: Force for Change” philanthropic initiative and global pre-K-12 nonprofit organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Together, “Star Wars: Force for Change” and FIRST are on a mission to expand access to STEM learning and robotics to more young people around the world.

On the right is a beautiful stamp with the image of the James Webb Space Telescope:

The USPS writes: The U.S. Postal Service celebrates NASA’s remarkable James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most complex telescope ever deployed in space — capable of peering directly into the early cosmos and studying every phase of cosmic history.

Its gold-coated mirror segments form a 21-foot-wide lens that captures faint infrared rays from billions of light-years away that represent the universe’s first accessible starlight. Revealed is the universe in its infancy, including galaxy formation. The Webb Telescope can also analyze exoplanets for potentially life-supporting conditions and provide unprecedentedly high-resolution views of our own solar system.

The heat-sensitive telescope must operate in extreme cold. From its orbit of the sun about a million miles from Earth, it is constantly positioned above the planet’s night side, orienting its optics and instruments in perpetual shade from the sun and Earth behind its tennis-court-size solar shield.

Launched on Christmas Day 2021, the telescope represents multinational cooperation of NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies.

During the telescope’s expected five- to 10-year mission, scientists anticipate answers to age-old questions — plus introductions to new cosmic mysteries.

It's such a shame that the stamp were canceled by hand (one of my pet hates).

What have I been up to? I had my friends Kim and Andy for lunch (they come every week).

I had bought a slow cooked pork shank, and I cooked roast potatoes with veggies. A lovely meal.

As it's T for Tuesday, I call your attention to my drink (white wine) and Andy's alcohol free beer.

Ronnie loves to sit on Andy's lap:

What else have I been up to? I have had my nails done:

Again, there is a drink visible in the background. It's my coffee.

And yesterday I had my hair cut (very necessary as my hairdresser had been on holiday):

I will leave you with a photo of Ronnie this evening as he was playing with a large box. As soon as he saw me get my phone out to take a picture, he scarpered!

I just caught him escaping.

That is it for today. Wishing you all a happy T-Day,

Lisca