quercus

 

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 grow between 10cm to 20cm in length (or about 2" to 8") and are a good food source for deer, black bear and squirrels

maple trees

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 areas.  Silver Maple is also not found in urban areas due to its brittle wood that breaks easily in storms and their shallow roots that can make a mess of sidewalks and foundations.

Norway Maples are a popular choice for landscaping but they are an invasive tree and several cities are working to take them out and replace them with something more suitable - and native.  Manitoba Maple has leaves which look more like an elder than a maple and is sometimes called a box elder

Here is the complete set of maple tree stamps issued in 1994.  Of the twelve shown, only ten are native (Norway and Hedge maples are invasive)

tall trees

 

Redwoods, or Sequoias, are the tallest trees in the world and can live for thousands of years.  This particular view makes me dizzy just looking at it.

received from the US 

numbers

 

Dahlias are one of the flowers that follow the fibonacci sequence*

as do the feathers on a peacock 

and let's not forget 

pineapples and pine cones

some patterns for Sunday Stamps

*fibonacci sequence - numbers starting with zero and one, is a steadily increasing series where each number is equal to the sum of the preceding two numbers

the tree of life

 

a magnificient baobab that can grow up to 100 feet with a massive trunk that stores water from the rainy season.

for Sunday Stamps, an endangered tree that has been around for thousands of years

trees

above: a year in the life of an apricot tree                                       below: an avenue of ginkgo trees
 

for Sunday Stamps

autumn

There was a time when I would enthusiastically agree that autumn, or fall, was my favourite season. The relief from the heat of summer and the chance to wear sweaters again. The reintroduction of hot chocolate into my diet. And, of course, the fall colours - the anticipation of all those reds, oranges and yellows and wondering which one would predominate each year. Then walking though the fallen, crisp leaves as they pile up on the ground.

Now, my body generates enough heat from the inside out that I wear very few sweaters. And, mostly, I bemoan the ever diminishing daylight hours. 

But, yes, the colours! 

 

yellow seems to predominate most years 

it is also a time to get the hay in

and, the time for pumpkin (and pumpkin spice) everything.

for Thursday Postcard Hunt

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forests

 Acadian Forest                 Great Lakes-St Lawrence Forest

    Coast Forest                                 Boreal Forest

Canada's forests are burning right across the country at an unprecedented rate 

stamps from 1990

siberian

Larix sibirica, also known as Siberian larch

Abies sibirica also known as Siberian fir

some far away trees for Sunday Stamps

trees

This thick, aged yew has a rugged beauty to it.

Some slender birch trees bathed in an autumnal glow

and cows resting under some very tall trees in Australia

some trees for Sunday Stamps

a walk in the snow

When was the last time you built a snowman?

or maybe that is too much work

 

 

Perhaps a long walk in the woods would be refreshing

 

A view in Haminalahti famous for hiking trails and birdwatching

 

One would be lucky to find this partridge on a walk

 

 

 

 

some winter scenes for Sunday Stamps

(on this stinking hot day where it will feel like 42C with the humidity by this afternoon)

snow

 

Caribou, ermine, snowshoe hare, lemming, and an arctic fox hide easily in the snow with their winter coats.

 

These sheep have their heavy woolly coats to keep them warm as they eat on the snow covered field

The branches of these trees are able to withstand the heavy snow

for Sunday Stamps - winter

I wish everyone a safe and healthy - and happy - Christmas

tall and wide

two elongated trees from British Honduras (1972) a quamwood tree and a mammee apple tree

Back in the British Isles (1973) we have the mighty oak, which can grow more wide than tall

 

and on to the continental US (1978) - a giant sequoia, white pine, white oak and a gray birch

for Sunday Stamps - trees

bamboo

Zhuhai Bamboo Forest
from China

Sequoia

Cannes

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