A lake bordered by trees in autumn color fills the view, with green fields beyond and a broad diagonal band that appears to be a country road with a white center line crossing the foreground. No caption or place name identifies the location, so the scene reads as a generic fall view rather than a named spot.
Margaret's note is a brief everyday greeting to her sister and brother, saying they surely have lovely flowers to look at. The card was postmarked at Natick and sent to Framingham, neighboring towns west of Boston.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Sister Brother
Just a note was
just thinking
about you this
lovely day. You
surely have lovely
flowers to look at
from Love Margaret
Linen texture with visible crosshatch; white border; printed number 'L-37' in corner; scan is rotated 180 degrees.
Postmark: NATICK, MASS. AUG 22 3-PM 1946. Divided-back card with 1¢ green Washington stamp; white-bordered linen-texture view; light edge wear and a small blue ink smudge near the address.
Cite this card
Autumn lake and country road, 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/autumn-lake-and-country-road-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.
