Not a true canyon: Bryce Canyon (USA) - maximum card that I created with an FDOI (First Day Of Issue) postmark

In the above MC, notice (click on it to enlarge) below the round cancel the group of horse riders (or mule riders?) on the trail.

This is a very interesting and weird landscape.

Not VOODOO, but HOODOO.

"Bryce Canyon National Park (pronounced /ˈbraɪs/) is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon which, despite its name, is not actually a canyon but a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular vistas for park visitors."

"Bryce Canyon was not formed from erosion initiated from a central stream, meaning it technically is not a canyon. Instead headward erosion has excavated large amphitheater-shaped features in the Cenozoic-aged rocks of the Paunsagunt Plateau.^[5] This erosion exposed delicate and colorful pinnacles called hoodoos that are up to 200 feet (61 m) high. "

Another brick in the wall?

No, another hole in the wall, rather.

Here's another impressive view from there: Thor's Hammer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Canyon

Some of my most favorite philatelic links

In the larger sense, you can have some "forum activities" in a networking site, too. And you can network in a forum, as well. Sure, there are differences. :)
In my websites, I have various links to my favorite philatelic and deltiologic websites:


MPPC= Mailer's Postmark Permit Club
http://www.mppclub.org/HowToObtain.htm
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LPCS= Local Post Collectors Society
http://www.localcollectorspost.org/
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Postcard exchange site postcrossing.com. I especially like forum.postcrossing.com
http://www.forum.postcrossing.com/
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Virtual Stamp Club; I especially like the forum (click on the green rectangle Start reading)
http://www.virtualstampclub.com/
http://forums.delphiforums.com/stamps/start
http://www.virtualstampclub.com/hotlink.html
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Philatelic forum USA-centric bidstart.com (again, see the forum; also, many interesting items are available to buy!)
http://www.bidstart.com/
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Philatelic forum Australia-centric stampboards.com. Yet again, see the forum. The most lavishly illustrated forum with images of stamps, mainly hosted at photobucket.com
http://stampboards.com/
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Global philatelic networking site myphilately.com:
http://www.myphilately.com
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While we are at it, please visit my websites/webpages, too.
Philately (stamp collecting) in general, and maximaphily in particular, as a confluence of domains: learning, writing, web design, business administration, etc.
http://dorincard.blogspot.com
http://dorinco.webs.com
http://www.squidoo.com/dorincard
http://www.delcampe.com/stores/dorinco
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll201/dorincard/

Sheesh!... Stamps from Zazzle.com

Sheesh!... Stamps from Zazzle.com

What does it mean?

"Etymology

A euphemism for Jesus. [MY NOTE: I'd say An euphemism, but how could I know better than wiktionary.org? :) ] 

Interjection

sheesh

1. (euphemism) An expression of exasperation."

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sheesh

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So, it means "I'm exasperated", basically. 

Or, "You exasperate me".

Or "This exasperates me".

Do you think that it's possible to create a maximum card with such a stamp?

Unless you have a postcard showing that word, FIP Commission for Maximaphily would say NO.

"In general, abstract or symbolic subjects do not suit Maximaphily and are excluded from its field." - http://maximaphily.info/Articles/What%20is%20MAXIMAPHILY%20_1_.pdf

That rule is most unfortunate and short-sighted, in my opinion.

It mainly serves the small "community" of maximaphily exhibits judges in Philatelic Expositions.

What's a judge to do about figuring out the message and concordance in an abstract, encrypted maximum card? Nah, too complicated and subjective. Too neuron-stretching. It's HARD!

So, they keep it simple: "a postcard with a certain dog breed, a stamp with the same dog breed, and a postmark with the same dog breed, ideally".

That's fine. I create all  the time MCs with this rationale, this line of thinking.

But why shouldn't we create, whenever we feel like, abstract or symbolic MCs?

The rules of Maximaphily should mainly serve the many creators/collectors, not the few judges.

Do what makes YOU happy, not what others try to impose on you.

Sheesh!

:)