New Mexico

State facts:

Bird :Roadrunner

Flower:Yucca

Tree: Pinon

Capital: Santa Fe

Fish: Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout

Animal: Black bear

Vegetables: Chile,pinto beans(frijoles)

Gem: Torquoise

Songs: "O,Fair New Mexico" and "Asi Es Nuevo Mexico"

Highest Point: 13,160 feet,Wheeler Peak

America´s Birthday

Consisting of representatives from the legislatures of the Thirteen Colonies,the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Indipendence on the 4th of July,1776,making that day America´s official birthday.This 4th of July photo shows spectacular fireworks over the Capitol and the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.

New York

I still have plenty map cards to show here:P

New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massaschusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the west, and Qubec to the north. New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.

New York City, which is geographically the largest city in the state and most populous in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway of immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Both state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.

The Virgin Islands

Beautiful Virgin Islands map from 9teen87:).Thanks ,Brenda.This card is from my faves.

The Virgin Islands are situated in the Carribean Sea80 miles east of Puerto Rico.Discovered by Columbus in 1493 ,they consists of about 60 sun-drenched islands and islets with near-perfect weather and unrivaled tropical scenery.

Lanzarote

Beautiful and coloful card from D.E.T.E (Duple´s Europe Travelling Envelope ) ,group H3 and the host was Fisherman.

Lanzarote is a Spanish island in the easternmost of the autonomus Canary Islands, , in the Atlantic ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Afrika and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km², it stands as the fourth largest of the islands. The first recorded name for the island, given by Angelino Dulcert, was Insula de Lanzarotus Marocelus, after the Genoese navigator Lancelotto Malocello, from which the modern name is derived. The island's name in the native language was Titerro(y)gatra, which may mean "the red mountains".

Giant Panda

At birth , the panda cub is helpless,it takes considerable effort on the mother´s part to raise it.A newborn cub weights three to five ounces and is about the size of a stick of butter.Except for a marsupial such as kangaroo,a giant panda baby is the smallest mammal newborn relative to it´s mother´s size.

Greetings from Indiana

The State of Indiana is a U.S. state, the 19^th admitted to the Union. It is located in the Great Lakes Region, and with approximately 6.3 million residents, is ranked 16^th in populatsion and 17^th in populatsion density Indiana is ranked 38^thin land area, and is the smallest state in the continental US west of the Appalachian Mountains. Itscapital and largest city is Indianapolis, the largest of any state capital east of the Mississipi River.

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S., it is the 7th-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents. The state's capital is ColumbusThe Anglicized name 'Ohio' comes from the Iroqouis word ohi-yo’, meaning 'great river'.

The state, originally partitioned from the Northwest Territory, was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803. Although there are conflicting narratives regarding the origin of the nickname, Ohio is historically known as the 'Buckeye State' (relating to the Ohio Buckeye Tree) and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes".

Earth

Another beautiful card from Laura(Bixie).

Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the fifth-largest and the densest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the World,the Blue Planet, or by its Latin name, Terra.

Home to millions of species including humans, Earth is the only place in the universe where life is known to exist. The planet formed 4,54 billion years ago, and life appeaerdon its surface within a billion years.