Monday 20 September 2010

yet more trains!


I apologise but I cannot resist these railway postcards. This is 'Damredub' A propelling loaded sand train out of Churchways Quarry in 1980 on Leighton Buzzard Railway.

I suppose it's one for the collector but as a postcard that you might send to someone - unlikely.

Monday 13 September 2010

More Trains!


I know trains are always an easy target but there a target that I struggle to resist.

Here is one of the Maglev Transit system at Birmingham International Airport. Not surpsisingly it's unused.

More next time.

Monday 30 August 2010

Civic Centre Swansea


I really need some new postcards - shall be looking out for some from now on. In the meantine I give you the Civic Centre, Swansea.

Tuesday 22 June 2010

New Boring postcard page

Will the excitement never end? - I have just uploaded some postcards to my website and will continue to do so. Please have a look at http://matthew-harris.moonfruit.com and follow thw link to Boring Postcards. thank you.

Monday 14 June 2010

Baldock


I thought I had already put this on my blog. Maybe I've missed it - either way it's worth repeating. This is a classic from Frith's of St Mary's Way Bladock - enjoy.

Tuesday 18 May 2010

How to Source New Cards


With new supplies of cards a little thin on the ground, I joined a site called postcrossing.com in an attempt to source some new ones.

It's a nice idea for a site where cards travel all over the world and you request the style of card that you like to collect.

As always, the interpretation of 'boring' differed wildly between the individuals but this is probably my favourite card to date. It is, in case you hadn't realised, the vestibule of the metro station Vorobiovy Gory. I shall endeavour to get some more in - next update follows soon.

Wednesday 28 April 2010

Hotels


I always find it odd that postcards of hotels can make for some of the best boring postcards. I give you this as an example.

Again, you may disagree with me that it's boring. I think it makes the hotel look like a prison. Maybe it was one...

Tuesday 20 April 2010

Tesco at Dorchester


And it's been used! Sent in 1993 alerting someone to the fact that it was bargain day!

Monday 1 February 2010

So What's Boring?


Looking down some of the comments, I can see I've stirred up a common question with this blog: Just what is boring?

Of course I'm not going to tell you what you should think and the term is a bit general. I suppose to sum it up, I feel that these are some of the most unlikely postcards you may wish to send. Sure the photo of the Mersey Tunnel is quite stunning but why would you send that as a postcard?

Anyway, I hope the blog's enjoyable whether you agree with some of the posts or not and please keep commenting. In the meantime I give you The Old Rectory, Crowhurst - New Wing.

More next week.

PS Bert if you're still reading - yes I would be very interested in some of your Russian postcards.

Tuesday 26 January 2010

More Railway


I am delighted and also a little embarassed to find that, having neglected this blog for some time, I now have followers!


I am sincerely grateful. It is disheartening to think that you are just doing this with no-one reading and therefore you have inspired me to carry on so Thank You.


Please enjoy this card, the second in my railway collection, depicting the coming of the Docklands Light Railway. This shows the Construction of trackbed and station foundations in Devons Road, 3rd July 1985. I promise I will be back with an update next week.


Matt