Sunday Stamps V3 - Rwanda, Sweden, Singapore

The Stampworld catalogue heads this stamp 'Waterfalls and Volcanoes.'

Rwanda - 24 June 1966

The Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda borders National Parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. It is the home of mountain gorillas and golden monkeys and was a base for Dian Fossey. The five volcanoes in the park are five of the eight in the Virunga range - Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga, Subyinyo - but I don't know which one is depicted on the stamp.

Sweden - 26 April 1973

I'm sure you will all recognise the Viking ship. One from Norway stands on our mantle piece.

Although we get cats in our garden, none match this - 

Singapore - 6 June 2007

If you look closely you can see its Latin name is Viverra zibertha.

For 'V' related stamps take a look at the links on Sunday-stamps-v.

Horses - Sunday Stamps II

This proved a harder theme that I thought as I have used all my stamps of real horses before.

However Iceland and Sweden rode to the rescue with a horse or two, even if the Iceland stamps show a pony.

Iceland - Icelandic pony 1958

My Swedish stamps are slightly newer, the first from a postal history and nature series.

Sweden - 16 October 1967

From an earlier time in history a block of four,

Sweden - Horse & Viking ship, 26 April 1973

A mosaic embroidery sheet  issued on 26 November 1974 depicted some horses. I don't have that sheet but one of the horses is in this pair.

Sweden - 1974?

Now you may ride over to Sunday-Stamps-II-85. and follow the links to some splendid 'real' horses.

Triangular Thematic Photography

When I saw Carmi's triangular theme I searched the house for something that matched. All I could find was this souvenir of my time in Norway.

Viking ship

Looking for other triangular shapes was more difficult until I remember a photoshoot undertaken for a different reason.

Hope House - blue plaque

OK, I know the plaque is rectangular but you can't say the same about Hope House itself, dwarfed by the railway viaduct in the North Yorkshire town of Yarm.

Hope House (For Sale)

I started this post in Norway so I'll finish there as well with a shot I'hope you don't get hooked upon.

Ugland Crane with a load from Rosenberg Verft, Stavanger

On second thoughts I found an appropriate ship with which to end. 

SS Norway, docked in Stavanger

How many triangles have I shown? I'll let you count them, and others at Carmi's Thematic Photographic 166 triangular.