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

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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 second moon in May, which peaks on May 31

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...

  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...

  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...

  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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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 ...

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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  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...

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...

CATURDAY  Tours, Chambord, Chinon, Villandry, Ambroise, Loches

April showers bring May flowers  Valencia's oldest street

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

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

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

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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...