vintage and contemporary postcards and stamps from around the world


06 April 2025

"thundering smoke"

 

a majestic waterfall for Sunday Stamps (the correct post for this week!)

Southern Rhodesia was the region south of the Zambezi River where Victoria Falls is located.  North of the Zambezi was Northern Rhodesia.  They are now known as Zimbabwe and Zambia.

03 April 2025

early bloomers

we are having a bit of an ice storm at the moment... so seeing spring flowers will have to wait

Trillium, provincial flower of Ontario, blooms late May, early June.  It is always exciting to see them in the woods, but it is illegal to pick them.


Daffodils, one of the very early bloomersUnlike the trillium, these are not native to North America, but aren't considered invasive.