Thursday 10 February 2011

A Postcard from Casa Colina

A postcard from Desiree - Casa Colina
This is the beautiful postcard I received from Desiree Habicht in southern California.

This is what she had to say about her visit to Casa Colina on the reverse.
This new rehabilitation hosital is absolutely beautiful.  We are lovers of the spanish and meditaerranean influences in our architecture.  Every street seems to have many subtropicals and varieties of palm trees.  Since we are here several times a week I often will run or walk the area whuch Jennifer has therapy.  Today, as I wait in the outdoor gardens, I am enjoying the sun and the warmth.  The birds of paradise are blooming and the boug. are just starting to open up.  Within a few weeks they will cover the nicely trimmed bushes with a neon pink.
Enjoy!
Note: Casa Colina is located in Pomona, California, about 40 miles due east of downtown Los Angeles on the San Bernardino Freeway, Interstate-10.

11 comments:

Albrecht Rissler said...

I can image how nice it is to sit outdoors in front of such a nice mediterian like surrounding - feeling the warmth and have the sun shining on the fingers. Beautiful!

Alison Staite said...

Ah Desiree - This is a sight for sore eyes. So warm and peaceful looking! A complete opposite to London right now where it's raining! This makes me think of summer and has put a smile on my face. Super! Great pen work!

Bridget Hunter said...

What a lovely card to get! Another place to make me say "Wish I was there." I think you handle pen and wash with an expert's touch. Just right.

annie said...

Lovely card, and a place to sit and bask in the sun, as everyone says, a respite from our ice and snow.

annie

Charlene Brown said...

This lovely card presents the whole other-worldliness of Southern California beautifully...

Papierflieger said...

Looking at this card puts me in summer holiday mood.. beautiful!.

Liz Steel said...

wow Desiree! This is really beautiful... so California! Can't wait till I get my very own from you!

vivien said...

This is lovely, beautifully observed but free, with a real sense of that warmth and tranquillity.

Here it's cold - so a welcome bit of sunshine :>)

Africantapestry and Myfrenchkitchen said...

A great job on presenting us Desiree's card Katherine., thank you!
It is SO Californian...sun and colour and warmth and lush in vegetation!! Beautiful Desiree!
RonelLe

Pat said...

Wonderfully done, Desiree, I love that it looks like a piece of your journal. Congrats on the recognition too.

Robyn Sinclair said...

You have a beautiful way of capturing mood and place, Desiree. A gem of a postcard.