Wednesday, November 21, 2012

22 Nov 2012 - clouded leopard


Friday, October 26, 2012

2006 Dracula philatelic exhibit


Saturday, January 28, 2012

What do YOU think this is: The LONG-BEAKED ECHIDNA, The SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA, or The Greek mythological ECHIDNA? The first two types contain MONOTREME mothers, and the third one is an EXTREME mother ("The Mother of All Monsters")?

What do YOU think this is: The LONG-BEAKED ECHIDNA, The SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA, or The Greek mythological ECHIDNA? The first two types contain MONOTREME mothers, and the third one is an EXTREME mother ("The Mother of All Monsters")?

What do YOU think this is: The LONG-BEAKED ECHIDNA, The SHORT-BEAKED ECHIDNA, or The Greek mythological ECHIDNA? The first two types contain MONOTREME mothers, and the third one is an EXTREME mother ("The Mother of All Monsters")?



MAXICARDS / DORINCARDS from AUSTRALIA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaglossus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-beaked_Echidna
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna_(mythology)
"In Greek mythologyEchidna (GreekἜχιδναekhis, ἔχις, meaning "she viper") was half woman half snake, known as the "Mother of All Monsters" because most of the monsters in Greek myth were mothered by her."


"Offspring
Echidna was the mother by Typhon of many monstrous offspring, including:
Also included as the offspring of Echidna by Typhon, by some, are the Sphinx[15][11] and the Nemean lion.[16] However Hesiod's genealogy here is unclear, he says these two were fathered by Orthrus,[9] but he has been read variously as saying that Echidna, the Chimaera, or even Ceto, was their mother.[17]
Ladon, the dragon which guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides, was also born of Echidna by Typhon, according to Apollodorus,[13] and Hyginus,[11] but according to Hesiod, Ladon was the offspring of Ceto and Phorcys.[18]
Echidna is also sometimes identified as the mother by Heracles, of Scythes, an eponymous king of the Scythians, along with his brothers Agathyrsus and Gelonus.[19]"

BBC News - Romania sells Ceausescu luxuries from communist era

BBC News - Romania sells Ceausescu luxuries from communist era
"Ceausescu held Romania in an iron grip as communist leader from 1965 to 1989.
Diana Dochia, a Romanian art gallery curator quoted by Reuters news agency, said few young Romanians "really know what happened then".
"Furthermore, the momentum grows to think it's 'cool' to discuss communism, but the truth is that it was not 'cool' at all," she said.
Ceausescu and his wife surrounded themselves with luxuries while most Romanians struggled with poverty, power cuts and constant surveillance by the secret police."

"Romania (Listeni/rˈmniə/ roh-may-nee-ə; dated: Roumania;[6] or Rumania;[7][8] Romanian:România [romɨˈni.a] ( listen)) is a country located at the crossroads of Central andSoutheastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea.[9] Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south.
At 238,400 square kilometers (92,000 sq mi), Romania is the ninth largest country of the European Union by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with 21.9 million people.[2] Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the sixth largest city in the EU with about two million people."
Romania
România
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem: Deșteaptă-te, române!
Awaken thee, Romanian!


Desteapta-te, romane!.ogg
Location of Romania (dark green):   on the European continent (incl. the EU)  in the European Union
Location of Romania (dark green):
  on the European continent (incl. the EU)
  in the European Union
Capital
(and largest city)
Bucharest
44°25′N 26°06′E
Official language(s)Romanian
Ethnic groups (2002)89.5% Romanians
6.6% Hungarians
2.5% Roma
2% other minorities[1]
DemonymRomanian

Friday, January 27, 2012

Postcard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Postcard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maybe I should create a personalized stamp for this:


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Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!

Please visit: http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/ (wait until Beth posts the today's Linky tool for the meme, then make your entry, if you want to join).




Thursday, January 26, 2012

Postal card - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Postal card - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Semantics matter, when you try to speak about the same thing.
By postal card, I understand a card that doesn't have a picture covering an entire side, as a PPC (picture postcard) does.
A postal card may have a cachet (small picture) on the address side, usually.

 Here's a PPC, not a postal card:


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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012


Guest Heart Thursday #94

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012


Guest Heart Thursday #94

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday - 
A place to share YOUR heart!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012


Guest Heart Thursday #94

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday - 
A place to share YOUR heart!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The "RECYCLE MORE" stamp from the "GO GREEN" series of USPS, on my non-traditional MAXICARD / DORINCARD with a page ad showing an outdoor table with a...bin Laden with trash (recyclables only). The non-recyclable trash goes to the other black bin, to the right.

The "RECYCLE MORE" stamp from the "GO GREEN" series of USPS, on my non-traditional MAXICARD / DORINCARD with a page ad showing an outdoor table with a...bin Laden with trash (recyclables only). The non-recyclable trash goes to the other black bin, to the right.
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"Bin and similar can mean:

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"Etymology

See lade.

[edit]Adjective

laden (comparative more ladensuperlative most laden)
  1. Weighed down with a load, burdened [quotations ▼]
  2. Heavy.
    His comments were laden with deeper meaning.



  3. Oppressed.



  4. (chemistry): In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.
    Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas."
    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laden



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"Dorincard: Blogger Dorin C is a stamp and postcard fanatic, and luckily he's more than pleased to write prolifically and charmingly about his obsession. He has a particular bent for stamps with wild mammals on them, but his blog demonstrates an affinity for stamps of all forms and backgrounds, as long as they offer a special narrative that's worth sharing with his readers.


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    His enthusiasm for Maximum cards (a postcard and a similar themed stamps sent through the
    postal system) shines through.
    He shows how he gets the right card, stamp and postmark together.
    Visiting his site you will also learn things about the natural world told with a dry sense of humour,
    possibly with a play on words, and a unique style of headings.
    Topical and informative both for the enthusiast and casual visitor.
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