tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672978773876442967.post584982081623334681..comments2024-03-20T01:12:14.999-07:00Comments on Picnics in the Park: Little Bitty Vintage Bird Books and a Surprise Treasure: Vintage Bird StampsGretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487259102833192940noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672978773876442967.post-36992854196872788772011-08-19T07:38:33.377-07:002011-08-19T07:38:33.377-07:00Love, love , love your feathered finds! The stamp...Love, love , love your feathered finds! The stamps would be a great addition to some sort of collage. We are bird lovers here, too. And I honestly cannot praise Charlie Harper enough. He has been beloved by many a designer and architect way before Todd Oldham brought him to the forefront. Thanks so much for your blog, Greta. I popped over here from ohdeedoh several weeks ago. I love your honesty and that your writing is so very genuine. Our kids are the same ages (except no baby here) and we also homeschool. We started out with CM and now have a combo of CM, Waldorf, and Montessori. And we lived in Ventura before moving around the country. Now we are in very very very rural Montana. Lots of birds here, btw. :->. Thanks so much for all that you are sharing! You are one amazing mama!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672978773876442967.post-32091885786672709972011-08-13T20:17:45.709-07:002011-08-13T20:17:45.709-07:00You have one amazing mother-in-law! What a sweet,...You have one amazing mother-in-law! What a sweet, thoughtful gift! Those stamps make my knees weak! They would definitely be great for some sort of artwork display project. I can't wait to see what you do with them!<br />p.s. I think it's really cute that you were worried about the pictures being crooked - as if you don't have enough on your plate right now! Silly girl - we don't care about that stuff from our favorite bird nerd!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457619877894443273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672978773876442967.post-66127188465294775902011-08-12T21:52:37.404-07:002011-08-12T21:52:37.404-07:00I didn't know there were so many (okay, 4, you...I didn't know there were so many (okay, 4, you and the previous commentors) bird nerds.<br /><br />I dislike birds, honestly. I've had scary dreams about them. There's got to be someone out there that is afraid of birds too, right?<br /><br />Anyway, I wanted to comment that I learned something from your post! I have a two year old, and when he wakes up before 7 AM, we watch Curious George on PBS until I am awake enough to start the day. The Man in the Yellow Hat is always talking about scarlet taningers, and I thought that was just some fictional bird. Turns out they are real! And there are yellow taningers, too. Pretty good info to have.<br /><br />Also, if you ever come to Missouri, you will find a slew of antique shops. They are so much more affordable over here, too. You would get SO MUCH STUFF and love it all!Bld424https://www.blogger.com/profile/12055817016471627038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672978773876442967.post-55854950487348352422011-08-12T12:49:28.610-07:002011-08-12T12:49:28.610-07:00Greta, you could mount them on acid free paper, ma...Greta, you could mount them on acid free paper, maybe with those little old-fashioned photo corners and put in a shadow box. Your handy hubby might be able to make a custom size box or Michael's has them and usually on sale. I love them!! What a treasure. P.s. you are not even the only bird nerd out there. We have 4 hummingbird feeders and 3 finch feeders and a bunch of open feeders, birdwatching is such joy. Pnut even spotted a baby blue jay just this morning.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576282168554730638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672978773876442967.post-27494945913953965262011-08-12T09:18:02.508-07:002011-08-12T09:18:02.508-07:00Squeal! Love all this! Thankfully, you seem to h...Squeal! Love all this! Thankfully, you seem to have accumulated a bird nerd herd for your friends. I started trying to identify birds and learn their calls when I was in elementary school. It's been a life-long fascination. I actually get a little giddy if a bird is trapped in the house because I can catch it and hold it for a minute before releasing it outdoors. ;)<br />I just got the Todd Oldham Charley Harper book for my birthday! I am loving looking through the beautiful illustrations and plan on making some high quality copies to hang in baby's nursery!<br />I love the idea of arranging the stamps in rows with type-written lables. Displayed in a few vintage frames, that would be adorable!Betsi*https://www.blogger.com/profile/01088144144919721217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672978773876442967.post-24977738551076680912011-08-12T07:35:03.244-07:002011-08-12T07:35:03.244-07:00That's what I was thinking too. How incredibl...That's what I was thinking too. How incredible that these companies produced images and giveaways based on wildlife. How awesome would it be to walk the cereal aisle and instead of disney princesses on every box, see animals? When I was reading the King Arthur giveaway I was so wishing that I could send in for the poster! I, like you, love to watch birds and to be able to identify them on the spot. <br /><br />Nerds of a feather...mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116676892734212010noreply@blogger.com