Theme Thursday - Season

The season is definitely changing here in the UK. Last weekend was very Spring like, although it's a bit overcast and cooler today (probably normal for the time of year but I have just returned from a business trip to India where it was hot). I like all the seasons though and as I could not decide on a favourite one, for my submission to this week's Theme Thursday Season I thought I'd share four vintage postcards, one for each season.

Spring Flighting

Margate Sands in the Summer

Beeches in Autumn

Stratford-on-Avon, river in Winter

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Postcard Friendship Friday 72: Summer

It would seem that the sun is also not going to make much of an appearance where I live in the UK this weekend, so you're not alone. I found one of my favourite sunset vintage postcards to share for this week's Postcard Friendship Friday to try and bring some sunshine into our lives.

Sunset on the Norfolk Broads, c.1920's

As usual, 100's more vintage postcards on my web site

Sunday Stamps 25: Summer (butterflies)

When the theme for this week's Sunday Stamps theme was announced as 'summer', and in particular butterflies, I knew I had just the stamps to share. This is a First Day Cover from 13th May 1981, and features the Small Tortoiseshell, the Large Blue, the Peacock, and the Chequered Skipper. We get a few butterflies in our garden, but not that many ... which is just as well as the cats seem to like chasing them

First Day Cover, Butterflies, 13th May 1981

I must admit however, that the background colours on the butterfly stamps made them look a little drab. In terms of summer stamps I prefer this second First Day Cover, from 16th January 1980, showing British Birds ... Kingfisher, Dipper, Moorhen, and Yellow Wagtail.

    

Margate Sands in Summer

Although not mandatrory to keep on theme for this week's Postcard Friendship Friday, I couldn't resist sharing my only vintage postcard with the word 'Summer' in the caption. The postcard is of Margate in Kent, and the caption simply reads, 'Margate Sands in Summer'. The postcard  is unused so I have no idea about date - I would guess late 1940's or early 1950's, judgiung by the formal atire - they could have almost come straight from church. But what a crowded beach! Not sure I would have liked to have to been squeezed in there. Although I suspect back in those days there was no trouble and everyone was polite and courteous to each other. No loud radios playing and no annoying mobile phone ringtones. My favourite part of the postcard is the man walking, head down, away from the scene ... I wonder what his story is? I suspect he's had enough and is going to try and find somewhere quieter to go.

Margate Sands in Summer

    

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