Flowers, Beasties, and an X-Rated Robot

Plants and I have never gotten along.  Whenever I try to take care of them, they end up dead.  Sometimes it takes a month.  Other times it takes a few years.  The result always ends up the same.

That's why I'm better off collecting cards featuring plants instead.  This card features the Ashikaga Flower Park which is the largest wisteria flower garden in Japan.  My knowledge and understanding of my ancestral family is limited, but according to the internet and my father...  the family surname means "under the wisteria", which explains why the flowering plant is featured in our family crest:

According to the back of the card, the wisteria trees are known as "Fuji" in Japan:

I stumbled across this card while skimming through Goodwin Champions World Traveler Map Relics on COMC last November.  Three dollars and twenty-one cents later and this card was sitting in my inventory.

I figured it'd be a cool card to use for Tim B.'s 7 Day Trading Card Challenge.  Today I'll be taking on the Day 6 Challenge which is to write about my favorite non-sport card in my collection.  There are a bunch of non-sports cards that I own, that I like a lot.  Most have been shared on my blog already, but this card is as good as any.

But if flowers aren't your style... here are a few other favorites from my collection:

1977 Topps Star Wars #207

When I was brainstorming ideas for this particular challenge, I knew that one of the 1977 Topps Star Wars cards had to be part of the discussion.  These were the very first cards I remember collecting.  As for this specific card, who doesn't appreciate goldenrods?

2010 Rittenhouse Marvel Heroes and Villains Sketch Card #NNO

I own ten to fifteen different sketch cards, but this is hands down the coolest looking.

2009 Topps Heritage Heroes of Spaceflight Relics #SCC3

I have very fond memories of watching space shuttle launches when I was younger.  When Topps released this set of relics, they allowed me and any other NASA enthusiasts the opportunity to own a piece of history.

1967 Heinerle #110

Another space related card.  Only this time it's vintage, German, and was a gift from my buddy Ryan.

2016 BCB Pretty Girls Custom #1

This came from another blogger:  Gavin @ Baseball Card Breakdown.  Four years ago, I won a contest on his blog and he offered to create a custom card of any female for his Pretty Girls set.  Grace Park was the only person I considered and Gavin did a fantastic job.

2019 Allen and Ginter History of Flight #HOF-12

If you're a regular, then you know why this card is special to me.  If you aren't a regular, you can click here to find out.

1991 Pro Set MusiCards Yo! MTV Raps #102

Another card that shouldn't be a surprise if you know me.

1963 Topps Flag Midgee #47

We started this post with the latest addition to my Japanese PC... so I figured I'd wrap things up with another card from that collection.  I have a few flag cards sitting in my collection, but right here and now... this one is calling my name.

What about you?

Are there any non-sports cards that stand out in your collection?  Any of these catch your eye?

By the way... after writing and scheduling this post... I realized that I wrote a very similar post two years ago.  So if you enjoy non-sports cards and want to see some other goodies I have sitting in my collection, click here.

That's it for today.  Happy Thursday and sayonara!