Friday, March 5, 2010

Seed Packets as Postcards

With just about two weeks left until the start of spring, and the wildflowers have started to appear.  Along the MUNI tracks on 19th Avenue in San Francisco near San Francisco State are a "plethora" of bright orange California poppies, one of my very favorite flowers.   I took a picture with my cell phone of some while I was stopped in traffic the other day and sent it to my mom.

As Spring draws nearer, it's not a bad idea to encourage the growth of flowers, actually or metaphorically, wherever you go.  Here's a way to do it actually.  Send flower seeds via postcards to your friends, or better yet, your enemies!



P.S.  Speaking of friends, it's Postcard Friendship Friday.  Check it out!

9 comments:

  1. How clever! I had no idea people once used packets of seeds this way! What a novel idea!

    Happy PFF!

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  2. What a lovely idea! Flowers in the mail that don't go in a vase.

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  3. I would love to send a seed packet postcard. I would love to get one too! How marvelous!

    Have a happy PFF!

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  4. I haven't seen anything like that! What an excellent idea!

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  5. That's something I haven't seen on a postcard before. It's a good thing they dated the seeds.

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  6. What a great idea. I can imagine a note to go with it: "I hope our friendship blossoms."

    Happy PFF!

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  7. The Chinese House flowers are beautiful... and I love POPPIES... I have a bunch that come up every year! TFS. PFF!

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  8. now that's a postcard that'll make anyone bloom with happiness!

    to answer your question about the UN post office: yes, mail sent from there gets a UN postmark!

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  9. great postcards and a wonderful reminder that spring is on its way...! happy PFF!

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