It stands for George Rex.

As opposed to the current ones which have ER, meaning Elizabeth Regina.

I've never seen a blue postbox before! :O Isn't that treason?

I've never seen a blue one either, especially next to another one. And if the stamp machine works it's a miracle, we had one till recently but don't ever remember them putting stamps in it.

Here's an arts and crafts style house from the early 20th century (or copy of) in Banstead

Here is a peony from our back yard. It has since opened but before I could get a picture of it, the blossom wilted. Did I tell you this isn't the best zone for flowers and such?

Here's one of the many pretty flowers I saw on my walk today, possibly a bit the worse for wear after the strong winds we have had.

One of the roses in my garden.

PDAZ, those little guys believe if they remain still you can't see them. Seems to work with canines. I've seen bunnies freeze in my yard and the two dogs remain blissfully unaware of them. It's like they have a cloaking device.

For all our men and women serving in the Armed Forces and their families, give a good thought to our vets on Memorial Day.

There aren't any Veteran cemetaries near me today, so in honor of our fallen heroes, I'm reposting a photo I took at a Veteran Memorial Cemetary last year. The sprinklers came on while I was taking photos that day.

The National Memorial Cemetery here in Phoenix this morning. John McCain was speaking at the ceremony, and the place was really packed about an hour later.

Very moving images of Memorial Day; those who've died in the service of their country must always be remembered.

A common wild plant around here is the biennial teasel
It has a number of traditional medicinal uses, and once was used to 'tease' wool before spinning. It's also popular for dried flower displays.

More suburban houses. Modern actually refers to a style of architecture rather than an era and began in the late 1890s. British builders have shunned anything remotely modern for around 20 years so this development recently finished in Richmond is incredibly rare since then.

Bath Abbey

This peony is very happy in it's position in our garden (mostly shade). Lots of flowers on the plant. We have a couple of other peony plants but they don't grow so well as this one.

View from my street at high tide

It's a VERY late spring here in Alberta (we had several inches of snow in the last two weeks). However, SOME things are struggling to bloom, such as the greengage plum trees. Here's a first blossom, along with a shy spider on the left and a bumblebee on the right

Ducks at Bourton on the Water

Liz that looks like a tulip but what an interesting colour.

Very moving Memorial Day photos. Lest we forget!

Another of flopsy's relatives. This is a plains ramp rabbit. She was a little shy.

Jane, you're on a holiday I've done many times and we can actually get up there in a day and back as well.

Here's another reason I want to return to Hampstead Garden Suburb. Spring is here and all the new gardens have been planted.

Times Square

Plains ramp rabbit? Around they only found on airport ramps in the Plains States?

That's superb macro photography Jakeroo, and great lighting capture of Times Square - excellent shots both

We see this stretched limo occasionally, but I was fortunate to be stopped at a railway level crossing, with my camera handy, when it was parked opposite!

Satguru, you always post such lovely houses!

Here's a local one that I like. It's on the edge of the mountain preserve where I hike and run. I was bitter when I first saw it being built -- how dare they build on MY preserve! But then I thought -- ooh! I'd love to live there! I guess it just depends on your point of view

Pansy

Tintern Abbey in South Walea. Founded in 1131. Sometimes people come to the Abbey to watch the full moon rise between the windows

Framed between large trees under a brooding sky, Forty Hall in nearby Enfield dates from the early 17th century.
Now a museum, it was originally the home of a former Lord Mayor of London.

Thanks pdaz, as I can't live in any of the houses I like I have their photos to look at instead. Yours looks like a castle or a bunker but the result was still good.

This is one of our best villages, Letchmore Heath in Hertfordshire, and where George Harrison bought a Hare Krishna temple. It's behind the hedge on the left and the residents forced them to use the rear entrance about a mile away as they said it ruined the village. Only in England...

Today our Mayor kissed a pig. He raised money, lost weight, and carried a message on preventing diabetes. This is the adorable animal he kissed!!

I just got back to Toronto this morning after spending two weeks in Sydney.

Here's a shot of Bondi Beach.