Connection Between Two Postcards /
落花時節又逢君：尋故舊之景
Sometimes two pictures have no relationship between their images. However, the holder classifies them together just by a simple story.
I saw the left postcard, TW-159606, on Taiwan postcard wall in postcrossing and recognised that it is the Kuang-cheng pier, Chiang-chun South Fishing Port, Chiang-chun Village, Wang-an Township, Peng-hu County. How did I know the exact place it is by the receiver's simple caption 'Fishing port in Penghu County, Taiwan'?
Well, I spent half year working happily on the island and the right room of the building in the middle-top in the picture was my office. The island is some kind of my island. That was an unforgettable period of my life. So when I saw this postcard, I decided to get it, and collect it. I meant it.
I wrote to the Taiwanese sender to ask the source, went to the shop she bought it, and found the shop ended up the business. I wrote to the publishing company, but the clerk said she did not think it's their product. Finally, I asked the Czech receiver to give me the both side of the postcard. Then the company admitted that the card is their product.
I chose a postcard to send to the Czech mate to thank him on the day I got my postcard. He said he like lenticular 3D postcard and lighthouse in his profile. I just had the right one for him. I bought the right one on my trip to Tung-yin, just a couple of weeks before. It did not stay in my stock before it was sent out.
This is the story which connects the two postcards.
左邊這張，地點是澎湖縣望安鄉將軍嶼將軍村將軍南漁港港嘴南側海堤光正碼頭往東看村內的景象。初看到這張是在Postcrossing的臺灣明信片牆上，TW-159606這張由臺北縣寄到捷克的片子。收件的捷克大叔不過簡單註明了「臺灣澎湖的小漁村」，怎我一口氣講出這樣準確的地名呢？
圖片中，上方的小白船再上方的那間房子，最右邊那間，是我工作過半年的辦公室。不少人在一生中，有一段數饅頭的日子（其實我過得不錯，大多都吃包子）。但吃饅頭的心境由人，有人是饅頭為主，怨懟為輔，而我是風土為主，美景為輔，饅頭要數完時，是若有所失的離開。或許是對平凡的日子有點不甘，又或是對純樸的漁村生活有嚮往，有了矛盾、糾葛，才會有這樣多的回味。所以當我看到這張明信片時，我決定非要得到它、蒐藏它。
我先寫個短訊給臺灣的寄件人，請問他是否還記得這張片子。他說：是在中正紀念堂購得，背面寫著天使美術館。我想：經銷處跟出品單位都有了，八成可以找到。沒想到一個月後我到中正紀念堂，才發現紀念品鋪租約到期，結束營業收攤了！
好在還有出品公司，先在網頁上查型錄。沒有！好，寫信問他們。沒想到回覆的人說：「抱歉，非本公司出品。」那麼不是寄件人記錯，就是美術館的人搞錯沒查到囉。於是只好寫封英文信跟捷克大叔說明一番，請他把反面影像也掃描給我，正反面一看果然就是天使美術館了。附上影像再寫封信去詢問，換來一些抱歉，還有歡迎我訂購。我再寫去詢問有沒有其他鋪貨點和美術館賣店的信，還沒得到回覆，我就衝到天使美術館了。
這張明信片為天使美術館寶島魅力套裝中的一張，全套21張售價新台幣貳佰元整。當天小鄧老師陪我一起去逛美術館，我慫恿他也買了一套，還硬要他把這張轉讓給我。我收到捷克大叔傳來反面影像時，已經查詢過攝影師。攝影師是梅志建先生，曾主編過臺北攝影年鑑，是位大師呀！美術館的員工聽到我追尋這張片子的經過，跟我透露梅老師正在隔壁工作，於是我就請他們拿了這張片子給老師簽個名，因此得到右下方'10.10.04的攝影師簽名。
右邊這張，是赴東引遊玩時購得，是一張3D立體明信片，是東引島上難得的非許釗滂先生作品，一張新台幣45元。東引燈塔是東引島上歷史最為悠久的建築，也是中華民國目前位置最北的國定古蹟。在東引島的十一天，我分別在清晨日出、早上、傍晚、夜間各去拜訪了一次，還在海上繞過下方兩次，印象深刻。45元的明信片所費不貲，平常是買不下手的。買下去後，不到最後關頭，應該也不會輕易動用。
幫我尋得明信片的捷克大叔，他說他喜歡3D立體樣式的明信片，主題則包含燈塔。沒想到一個月前就註定買好了這張謝卡。在買到左邊這張明信片後，馬上把感謝之情寫到右邊這張明信片寄給捷克大叔。
於是乎，這兩張明信片就有了故事串起來。
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