{"id":3094,"date":"2014-08-08T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3094"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:35:56","slug":"philately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3094","title":{"rendered":"Philately……"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love stamps. Unfortunately I don’t collect them. I often tear them off envelopes and collect them in another envelope and then manage to lose that envelope. I have had albums before, but I always found them messy, with packets of stamps that had little of anything interesting about them.<\/p>\n

I do remember that the US did a series of famous musicians once and Canada did one of cartoon characters. Years ago Britain had a series of famous portraits of their many monarchs, but that’s pretty much it, as far as my interest in stamps is concerned. I do, however, love it when photographers get recognized on stamps. Apparently there is a new issue coming out featuring the work of various Canadian photographers<\/a>. The article is in today’s Globe and Mail and it is wonderful. It does, however, mention the decline of stamp collecting and that’s so sad.<\/p>\n

Now, forgive me if I post a few stamp worthy pictures of my own \ud83d\ude42 Hope springs eternal!!<\/p>\n

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\nI call this one “Fish Chair.” Maybe it needs to be taken from another angle – ever the angler \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\nHere is another from the Brickworks. It’s a shy water lily, that reminds me of the story of Moses. It’s amazing what can be found among the reeds.<\/p>\n

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\nThis is an Algonquin morning. It might need a little more colour to be actually considered for a stamp.<\/p>\n

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\nI’m really not sure what to call this. For the most part I dislike graffiti, however, this is a very good comment on the wonders of the wilds, except that it is everything that the wilderness tries to avoid!!<\/p>\n

I know some of the best photography shows “tension” and offers succinct comments on the human condition. Could this be one of them!!<\/p>\n

Have a wonderful day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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