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07 June 2026

swans

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1993  illustrations by David Gentleman Mute swans from Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset, which has an interesting - and ancient - history!
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06 June 2026

hermitage cat

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  CATURDAY
04 June 2026

fonts and letters

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there are several fonts, and languages, in this message for our June theme of 'shapes', this week: the shape of letters information...
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31 May 2026

reach

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Although these stamps are from 1989, the reticulated giraffe was only officially recognized as a species by the IUCN (International Union fo...
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30 May 2026

cafe cat

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  CATURDAY
29 May 2026

blue moon

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 second moon in May, which peaks on May 31
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28 May 2026

forests

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Alishan National Scenic Area, famous for its historic narrow-gauge railway that runs along an 86 km route from an elevation of 30 m up to th...
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24 May 2026

quercus

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  Quercus rubra, or more commonly, red oak. Stamp is from 1978 and designed by Heather Cooper Red oak is a native tree and the leaves can gr...
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22 May 2026

sand dunes

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  My apologies for not posting this on Thursday.  All is well now, but I had a bit of a health issue which put me out of commission for a co...
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17 May 2026

panda

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  There are no wild pandas in Mongolia, but there is on this 1974 stamp As we near the end of this alphabet series, I'm wondering what y...
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16 May 2026

I see something

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CATURDAY
14 May 2026

gardens

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This isn't a favourite card, but it came in a lot from someone who may have been clearing out a loved one's collection of postcards ...
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10 May 2026

oddities

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First up is an octopus like creature, originally of Norwegian origin, known as the Kraken and a serpent like creature named Ogopogo, who is ...
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09 May 2026

blue chair

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  CATURDAY
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07 May 2026

most photographed

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  Jasper has been a park since 1907, renamed as a National Park since 1930.  Since 1984 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site For MAY the...
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04 May 2026

a grand hotel

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03 May 2026

narcissists?

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some spring narcissi from Canada, Germany and China a diving duck from Poland called a netta rufina and a nightingale, who may have the mos...
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02 May 2026

hello

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CATURDAY  Tours, Chambord, Chinon, Villandry, Ambroise, Loches
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01 May 2026

flower moon

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April showers bring May flowers  Valencia's oldest street
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30 April 2026

blue

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 non threatening seashells... MOPE means 'sea' in Russian the typical Dutch song for your birthday is Lang zal je leven (long shall ...
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26 April 2026

maple trees

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Sugar Maple is where the oh-so-delicious maple syrup comes from.  They do not like non-acidic or compacted soil, so are not found in urban a...
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25 April 2026

soaking up the sun

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  CATURDAY
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23 April 2026

purple

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  To me, this orchid looks more pink, but everything I've read online about the bulbophyllum longiflorum thouars says it has 'purple...
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19 April 2026

lilies

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a martagon lily, also known as a turk's cap can be found from Portugal as far east as Mongolia                                          ...
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18 April 2026

evil cat

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 received from Germany CATURDAY
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16 April 2026

greenery

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  It is always exciting when the first green leaves start popping up but having a permanent green liveried tram would help get you in the mo...
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