Kansas, The Sunflower State
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Those moments that make you feel at peace. The stillness, the ducks slowly making their way across the pond.
This is why we get up early in the morning. I sometimes make up excuses to stay in bed and then regret it later.
Set your alarm, grab your gear and get out there shooting.
In 1926, San Francisco Hotel heiress, Margaret Stewart, commissioned renowned architect Julia Morgan to build this country estate, today known as Redwood Grove. The estate was part of a planned 1,290 acre resort community by the Benbow family.
Today, Redwood Grove has been conscientiously restored to the historical detail and grandeur characterized by Julia Morgan. Her design hallmarks included painstaking attention to detail and craftsmanship, which incorporate the owner’s private collection of art and antiques.
Macro Mondays - Tableware.
The back of a sterling silver spoon.
Nikon D850. EL 50mm/2.8 reversed enlarging lens. PB-6 bellows. Zerene Stacker 58 subs
Reflector bowl with diffuser top center, snoot from right, and speedlight with blue gel bounced off background.
1) The Standard Mark - The rampant lion with head turned to left (in use from 1822) indicates that the item is sterling silver (92.5% silver with copper alloy.)
2) The Town Mark - The Tudor Rose indicates that the item was assayed in Sheffield, England.
3) The Date Letter - The letter, along with the other two symbols, indicates that the assay was performed in 1987.
4) The Maker's Mark - can be stamped either as raised above the background (cameo) or set into the background (intaglio.) The image is of CJ Vander, Ltd., in the style in use from 1969 - 2001. The company was founded by Cornelius Joshua Vander in 1886 and closed in 2007.
13mm in greatest dimension.
It's mid-February and more of the azaleas are starting to blink and wake up.
Here Snoopy models a snazzy orange tee amidst fresh blooms and new buds getting ready to open.
Clothing or 'soft goods' for Peanuts toys has a history almost as long as the toys themselves.
The Early Years: Hungerford and Determined Productions (1950s–1960s)
In the beginning, the most popular line of Peanuts toys was vinyl by Hungerford. When Determined Productions took over the license in the early '60s, they introduced some of the first soft-bodied dolls.
Fixed Outfits: Early Snoopy plush often had clothing sewn directly into the body or made of stiff felt.
The Red Scarf: The "World War I Flying Ace" look became the first "must-have" outfit, featuring a simple red fabric scarf and a brown aviator cap. *
The Golden Era: Knickerbocker and Hasbro (1970s–1980s)
This is when Snoopy became a fashion icon. The 1970s saw a massive boom in "dressable" Snoopy dolls.
Knickerbocker Toys: They released a highly popular line of Snoopy and Belle (his sister) plush that came with removable outfits. This mirrored the "Barbie" trend, where you could buy separate wardrobe sets.
Snoopy in Fashion: In the early '80s, the "Snoopy in Fashion" exhibition featured Snoopy and Belle in couture outfits designed by legends like Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Giorgio Armani. While these weren't mass-produced for kids, they influenced the quality and variety of retail plush clothing.
The Mall Era: Hallmark and Build-A-Bear (1990s–2010s)
As Peanuts became a staple of gift shops, the clothing shifted toward seasonal and "lifestyle" themes.
Hallmark Gallery: For decades, Hallmark released "Gallery" plush where Snoopy wore outfits based on specific holidays (Bunny ears for Easter, Santa suits for Christmas).
Build-A-Bear Workshop: The partnership with Build-A-Bear allowed fans to customize Snoopy for the first time. Clothing became standardized to fit the "standard" bear size, meaning Snoopy could finally wear a tuxedo, a hoodie, or even a superhero cape.
Modern Day: High-End & Streetwear (2020s)
Today, Peanuts plush clothing is often part of "collab culture."
Uniqlo x KAWS: These plush versions featured "X" eyes and minimalist, high-quality fabric clothing, often focused on Snoopy’s "Joe Cool" persona with simple t-shirts.
Peanuts Global Artist Collective: Modern plush now features clothing printed with abstract patterns and streetwear aesthetics, moving away from the "doll clothes" feel of the 70s toward "art toy" status.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
In our toy collecting, plush is not a strong point and that remains true for our Peanuts collection. The 2001 'Many Lives of Snoopy' series from McDonald's Japan is a plush series that we featured from 2020-2021. Because each plush figure was themed, it was easy to create specific scenes.
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Also, in Japan we did pick up a nice series of small plush, about 16mm. These plush seem to have the same origin though there are different tags. The Law Label (The label that is sewn to plush toys containing copyright and materials information.) always has 'Peanuts' and a copyright for United Feature Syndicate. The cardboard tag labels vary with many carrying the 'RM' label. All of the plush were manufactured in Hong Kong. So, we think a Japanese company (Perhaps Nakajima Corporation) manufactured these and released them to various distributors.
Most of these plush have no distinguishing themes or names but rather standard figures released in a variety of colors. We've photographed a couple from this series here:
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And here:
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So, rather than creating scenes with stories, we decided to feature these lovely plush among the Peanuts collection and provide some fun information.
Peanuts
Snoopy in Orange 'Snoopy' Tee
6" Plush
United Feature Syndicate
RM
China
* The Red Baron outfit.
An evening sunset at the Headquarters of Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri with the WW1 Memorial towering in the background.
Hallmark Farm - Warrior, Alabama. Photographed through the passenger-side window of a moving car. Having no leaves on the tree in front of the barn was nice. Happy Fence Friday.
The Headquarters of Hallmark Cards. Sunsets are my favorite part of the day. This capture has a little bit of everything that I love about photography. Sunsets, architecture, reflections, and water. The Liberty Memorial in the background is an added bonus.
Hallmark Cards, KCMO
Mike D.
Green screen picture, that really isn't even necessary anymore. Mostly Photoshop with some light touches of AI, (the fireplace , books, plants.) Sorry for the low-res. I couldn't find a decent backdrop in HD. Doesn't look like much but took a long time. Sometimes it goes like that. ☻
A Macro Mondays submission on the topic "Brands and logos". The silver hallmark is form of branding that is very old; this one dates from the early twentieth century.
Bert bought it for me at a local newspaper store.
It says: "hello, a small message" on the outside and "for you" on the inside.
I'm not one for these Hallmark moments--those perfectly polished slices of life that make us laugh, cry, and roll our eyes all at the same time. This is the best I got. Happy Valentines Day everyone.
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Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic,
This capture is actually printed big and is in the wall of my god daughter's home (Rain - the cute kid in the picture).
Mission Hill, Kelowna
The School of Bauhaus, by Walter Gropius. Dessau, Germany.
This building contained many features that later became hallmarks of modernist architecture, including steel-frame construction, a glass curtain wall, and an asymmetrical, pinwheel plan, throughout which Gropius distributed studio, classroom, and administrative space for maximum efficiency and spatial logic. (Alexandra G, Winton)
First time I've used film in 23 years...
Taken on the iconic Olympus OM1 using Lomography Colour Negative 400 film
A recent addition to the Hallmark fleet is Wright Streetlite DF B37F SK18TLU seen in Walton-on-Thames in September 2018. It is one of 10 new Streetlites (6 WF & 4 DF) for Hallmark's Surrey services including the 458 Staines to Kingston.
Bags by 4 different illustrators are currently circulating in Hallmark stores across the country ... here's mine!
Photo by Alli Welter
Cate presents another item I bought at the Doll Convention in Wiesbaden yesterday – a Christmas Ornament Doll Case by Hallmark.
It was a busy day of rail replacement buses passing through Staines upon Thames today (27/02/2021) with 20 departures an hour heading for Hounslow, Windsor & Eton, Weybridge and Ascot.
There were 17 operators out and about which between them managed to put on a show of 37 buses to keep me busy! And it was lovely and sunny too!!
What's the earth
With all its art, verse, music, worth —
Compared with love, found, gained, and kept?
~ Robert Browning
Pennsdale, PA. July 2019.
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Hallmark Connections
Scania CK230UB OmniLink
30115 - YT61FEU
Seen on route 458 on Laleham Road, Staines.
When Hallmark took on its routes contracted to Surrey County Council in 2017, they originally used a mix of Scanias and Volvo Wrights from Bristol to operate their 458 and 555 services. Now, the routes are run by a fleet of newer Streetlites.
Taken 03/01/2017