Archive for December 2021
057 First Nations People – Day 57 – Daily Content Challenge
First Nations People of Vancouver Island First Nations People on Vancouver Island – Day 57 – Daily Content Challenge Vancouver Island has been the homeland to 50 First Nations peoples for thousands of years. The 50 First Nations are divided into three distinct tribal regions. The Kwakwaka’wakw, the Nootka or Nuu chah nulth, and the…
Read More058 Petra – Day 58 – Daily Content Challenge
Petra, Jordan Petra, Jordan – Day 58 – Daily Content Challenge Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan. It is thought to have been built around 312 BC and was rediscovered by a Swiss explorer in 1812. It was buried under layers of sand, and got the nickname, Lost City. Petra is also called…
Read More059 Venezuela – Day 59 – Daily Content Challenge
Venezuela Fridge Magnet of Venezuela – Day 59 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s magnet reminds me of a summer trip with a friend to enjoy the sun on the beach near Cumana, in Venezuela. It is unsafe to travel to Venezuela today, but when I was there we were able to find our way in…
Read More060 Finland – Day 60 – Daily Content Challenge
Finland – Known for Reindeer Fridge Magnet from Finland – Day 60 – Daily Content Challenge Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Russia, Sweden and Norway. Helsinki is the capital city located on the Baltic Sea. Finland is known for being the Happiest Country in the World. It is said to have the world’s…
Read More085 New Year’s Eve – Day 85 – Daily Content Challenge
Welcome Aboard Flight 2022 New Year’s Eve – Day 85 – Daily Content Challenge Are you ready for 2022? I want to welcome you to Flight 2022. I love this flight announcement and think there are some wise words to heed in this post. A friend of mine posted this earlier this week and I…
Read More061 Wadi Rum – Day 61 – Daily Content Challenge
Wadi Rum – The Valley of the Moon UNESCO World Heritage Site – Day 61 – Day Content Challenge Wadi Rum is a protected desert reserve in southern Jordan. Often called the Valley of the Moon, this stunning desert landscape is set on a high plateau at the western edge of the Arabian desert. It…
Read More084 Christmas Carols – Day 84 – Daily Content Challenge
Christmas Carols Christmas Carols – Day 84 – Daily Content Challenge Music at Christmas Time is pretty special to me. I love Christmas Carols. Today’s ornament shows some Sheet Music wrapped as a scroll and tied with a bow. We sing Christmas carols because they are a way of telling the story of the nativity…
Read More062 My Mountain Office – Day 62 – Daily Content Challenge
Welcome! Come and Enjoy the View From My Mountain Office! This is my view this week! What do you see from your office? Day 62 – Daily Content Challenge I am enjoying two weeks at Banff Gate Mountain Resort just east of Canmore, AB at Dead Man’s Flats. We are on Pigeon Mountain. The snow…
Read More063 Welcome! Enjoy A Day in the Mountains – Day 63 – Daily Content Challenge
Welcome! Come and Enjoy Another Day in the Mountains! An Inukshuk near the entrance to Banff Gate Mountain Resort – Day 63 – Daily Content Challenge My picture today shows an Inukshuk near the entrance to Banff Gate Mountain Resort. By definition an inukshuk (pronounced ih-nook-suuk) is a manmade stone landmark or cairn built for…
Read More064 Come and Sit a Spell! – Day 64 – Daily Content Challenge
Come and Sit a Spell! Red Chairs – Come and Sit a Spell! Day 64 – Daily Content Challenge Come and sit a spell! My photo today shows the three chairs that are placed on the property just outside my window here at Banff Gate Mountain Resort. The snow on the chairs makes me think…
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