This nicely written envelope from Holly took an unexpected 26 days to travel from Texas to Ohio. The writing is bright orange, which, if you're a regular reader of the blog, you know the scanner hates neon.
Here's a photo to compare.
And the perfect card inside, matching the cardinals that camp out in the backyard.
Update:
Quel bel oiseau que le cardinal inconnu en Europe !Et le timbre est très joli !
ReplyDeleteThe cardinal is the official bird of several states including Ohio. The stamp is from the Christmas Carols set, issued in 2017.
DeleteAs tu déjà vu des cardinals ?
ReplyDeleteA pair always nests in our back yard every year. They are the arch-enemies of the cats.
DeleteIndeed scanners don't know what tondo with neon colours, amazing that cameras still do detect neon colours :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, and it must be amazing to see cardinals in real!
Love the horse stamp, such a nice picture!
I added a link to a past blog post where I showed pictures of the pair of cardinals in the back yard.
DeleteNice to see the real birds on the pictures!
DeleteI was pleased to get a photo of the female - cards and stamps tend to focus on the bright red male.
DeleteBeautiful photos, thank you for sharing them again! (now that you reminded us, I think I've seen and admired your cardinal pictures before!?).
DeleteThe female is a beauty, too.
You probably saw the birds when I first posted about them :)
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