Boring Postcards

Romantik, Estonia

Vladimir Hitrov was charged with breaking his partner's 10-month-old baby's right humerus and causing an inner avulsion fracture of the top part of the left humerus in the spring of 2015. He has previously caused traumas to the central part of both of the child's femurs, regarding which periosteum reaction points to fracture or concussion.

Hitrov was also charged with causing an avulsion fracture of the top part of the right femur and physical pain between April 10-18, 2015.

Harju County Court acquitted Hitrov on February 17, 2016. The court agreed that fractures dating from different time periods have been caused by exercising using excessive force and against the child's instinctive resistance.

Star Island, Florida, U.S.A.

San Pedro, Peru

Located in the northern part of Peru, this wetland is the last mangrove relict of the southern pacific of South America and is composed by two mangrove species Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia racemosa, as well as 43 species of Phanerogamous plants. This site is part of the coastal wetland corridor for migratory birds, registering 98 species of resident and migratory waterfowl. The mangrove is habitat to many fish species, reptiles, invertebrates and micro fauna, and some mammal species such as Pseudalopex sechurae, Didelphys marsupialis and Conepatus semistriatus can also be spotted in the site.

I chanced upon this book of postcards bound by the title "Boring Postcards". These snapshots, I'd like to think, aren't boring, but these might strike one as such. It started out as a folder in my desktop when I was working night shift in a recruiting firm in Ortigas. Most of the time I do my job while scanning Google Street View, taking screenshots of interesting things and places. When I left my job I didn't know what to do with all 170+ screenshots, which took up a lot of storage; I had to store them through multiple FREE accounts and downloaded them to my personal laptop.

My second and current job kept me busy until I reach my bed, with iPad stretched on top of me, downloading the Google Earth app. The itch came back, and here I am, taking screenshots again. I've noted a lot of changes: a lot of countries now have Street View options, and the Google logo is more invasive than ever. Yet there's the same old copyright sign as well as the compass on the top right corner, and the scenes I hope to visit someday.

On top are three screenshots I've taken from a couple of days ago. I hope this is a good start.