Dear You

With crumpled whiskers and sealed with a wet kiss...

March 18, 1904

Dear you,

My talents here in California, in Monterey Country, have not gone unnoticed. Here they say the air is different and thus far I’d have to agree.

Given a generous and cordial reception by a pod of seal lions, they gather at dusk to hear me read aloud. Hospitable to a fault, we conclude our evenings feasting upon salted kippers washed down with seaweed-laced vodka drunk from conical shells.

Yours affectionately, with crumpled whiskers and sealed with a wet kiss,
X

(Postcard collage title: All were in attendance.)

They said that in New Mexico I’d find a giant sahuaro cactus taller than me...

March 14, 1904

Dear you,

Seems they were not, after all, pulling my leg when they said that in New Mexico I’d find a giant sahuaro cactus taller than me. The bright red fruit of this cactus, when ripened, is sweet and over here it is considered a great delicacy.

I remain hopeful that I will catch sight of an Elf owl nesting in an abandoned woodpecker’s hole in the side of one of these awe-inspiring green forms.

Posting this to you from Arizona as I couldn’t seem to find a postal box in New Mexico.

All my love,
X

(Postcard collage title: Seeking treasure in New Mexico.)