A postcard that was printed in England and published by Francis Frith & Co. Ltd. of Reigate. It was posted in Rhyl, Flintshire using a 2½d. stamp on Wednesday the 7th. April 1965.
The card was sent to:
Mrs. M. Dransfield, 36, Park Road, Low Moor, Bradford, Yorkshire.
The message on the divided back was as follows:
"Dear Madge, Just a card to say I am here convalescing. The weather has been lovely but it is a bit damp today. Hope you are feeling better. Love and kindest regards to all From Lillian xx"
The River Glaslyn
Afon Glaslyn (Welsh for 'River Glaslyn') is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. While not of great significance in terms of its length (about 16 miles (26 km)), it is one of Gwynedd's primary rivers, and has greatly influenced the landscape in which it flows.
It has its source in Glaslyn, a cirque lake on the flanks of Snowdon. It is joined by Nant Traswnant which drains Pen-y-Pass and by Nant Cynnyd before entering a lake, Llyn Gwynant.
The river then flows through Llyn Dinas before entering the village of Beddgelert. In the middle of the village it is joined by the substantial tributary, the River Colwyn which drains the south-western flank of Snowdon.
The much enlarged river flows down past Gelert's grave before tumbling down into the Aberglaslyn Pass. This is a small rocky gorge close to the main road which provides easy public access to a most picturesque piece of Snowdonian scenery.
Passing through Pont Aberglaslyn, the river emerges from the gorge into the relatively flat agricultural land of Tremadog and Porthmadog. This wide flat valley – now called Traeth Mawr – was once the estuary of the Glaslyn before the Porthmadog Cob was created.
This sealed off the mouth of the estuary, enabling the land to be reclaimed. Once the river has crossed under the railway line, it meanders in large pools and marshes before eventually passing through the tidal sluices on the Cob at the south-eastern end of the town of Porthmadog, and from there into Tremadog Bay.
The first pair of breeding ospreys in Wales nest at Pont Croesor about 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from Porthmadog where the RSPB have set up observation facilities. They first bred in 2005, and have returned every year since.
Peace Without Conquest
So what else happened on the day that Lillian posted the card to Medge?
Well, on the 7th. April 1965, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson delivered his "Peace Without Conquest" speech at Johns Hopkins University, explaining the reasons for the escalation of American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Johnson offered "unconditional discussions" with North Vietnam for peace, emphasizing that there was the condition of keeping South Vietnam independent and non-Communist.
He also pledged a one billion dollar investment, the Lower Mekong Basin Project, comparing the endeavor to the Tennessee Valley Authority development.
An author later noted that:
"While the speech at Johns Hopkins provided short-term gains, it proved counterproductive in the long run, for it began the erosion of Johnson's credibility, which eventually derailed his presidency."
Robert Menzies
Also on that day, Australia's Prime Minister Robert Menzies decided to commit 800 Army troops from the 1st. Battalion to the Vietnam War, despite not consulting with the full cabinet.
Menzies did not announce the decision in Parliament until the 29th. April 1965, a day after the media broke the story.
'But You Didn't'
'But You Didn't' is a poem by Merrill Glass. Here it is:
'Remember the time you lent me your car and I dented it? I thought you'd kill me... But you didn't.
Remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal, and you came in jeans? I thought you'd hate me... But you didn't.
Remember the times I'd flirt with other boys just to make you jealous, and you were? I thought you'd drop me... But you didn't.
There were plenty of things you did to put up with me, to keep me happy, to love me, and there are so many things I wanted to tell you when you returned from Vietnam... But you didn't'.
Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.
You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.
Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page
Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.
Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:
Embed on your Web site
To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:
Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Install search plugin
"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script
A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.
Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.
