We have been away this weekend, so I wasn't able to scan and post my contribution to Viridian's Sunday Stamps on Sunday. Fortunately - possibly thanks to the time zone differences - I still could post, now that in our part of the world Monday has begun.
This Sunday's theme is 'Fruits of the Forest: Nuts and Berries'.
The first stamp I love to share is this one from Finland. The berry is called 'kruisbes' in Dutch, or 'kroezel' as my friends from the very south of the Netherlands say, in the dialect of Limburg. The Finnish name sounds intruiging to me: 'Karviainen', while in English this berry appears to be 'Gooseberry'.
And lucky me, a colleague happened to have several stamps from Turkey and gave them to me.
There is a serie about berries, of which Viridian already showed my favourite one: the Blackberry, 'Braam' in Dutch.
I think the berries of the 'Pyracantha' or 'firethorn' ('vuurdoorn' in Dutch) are not suitable to be eaten by us, humans, but they're a welcome meal to birds like the blackbird:
Heleen received more postcards than the 'postcrossing wall' was able to carry. Also she received - and sent - postcards besides postcrossing cards. Where to collect them? Well, here, of course! Heleen ontving méér kaarten dan op de 'postcrossing wall' pasten. Ook ontving en stuurde zij kaarten buiten postcrossing om. Maar waar moesten die kaarten nu verzameld worden? Nou, hier, natuurlijk.
maandag 10 november 2014
Sunday stamps: fruits of the forest
Labels:
berry,
bes,
blackberry,
Finland,
firethorn,
forest,
gooseberry,
postage stamps,
Sunday stamps,
Turkey
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I also wasn't able to join due to travelling. It doesn't matter, because I would probably posted the very same Finnish stamp... ;)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenOur next door neighbour has a Pyracantha hedge - firethorn is an apt name for it as its thorns are vicious. The birds leave the remains of the berries they've eaten in our garden and we are continually removing seedlings.Love gooseberry pies.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGooseberries are a favourite of mine. Glad you were able to post these.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenYes birds love pyracantha berries, it amazes me that they dive in and out of the bushes and yet I have to remember to wear long sleeves when pruning so as not to get scratched all over.
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