Archive for January 2022
116 African Cheetah – Day 116 – Daily Content Challenge
African Cheetah African Cheetah – Day 116 – Daily Content Challenge My bell today is one I obtained while visiting my sister in Zimbabwe. My first thought was that this bell represented the African leopard which is one of the Big Five game animals in Africa. The Lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino are named…
Read More115 The National Flag of Canada – Day 115 – Daily Content Challenge
Canada – My Home and Native Land Canada – My Home and Native Land – Day 115 – Daily Content Challenge The name ‘Canada’ likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois word ‘kanata’. This word means village or settlement. In 1535, Jacques Cartier heard about the route to kanata from two First Nations youth. They were actually…
Read More114 The Acropolis in Athens, Greece – Day 114 – Daily Content Challenge
The Acropolis in Athens, Greece The Acropolis – Day 114 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s bell shows the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis in Athens was built during the 5th Century BC. The Acropolis rises some 500 feet above sea level. With springs near its base and only a single approach, the Acropolis was…
Read More113 Wien – Day 113 – Daily Content Challenge
Wien or Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria – Day 113 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s bell displays the word Wien. Wien is the German language name for Vienna. It is pronounced ‘Veen’ (with a V). Founded in 500 BC, Vienna was originally a Celtic settlement. The name ‘Wien’ is derived from the Celtic ‘Vedunia’ which means…
Read More112 Salisbury Cathedral – Day 112 – Daily Content Challenge
Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral – Day 112 – Daily Content Challenge My bell shows Salisbury Cathedral. Salisbury Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. It houses the best preserved of the four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta which was issued by King John in June 1215. Magna Carta means great charter. A…
Read More111 Bears in Jasper – Day 111 – Daily Content Challenge
Bears in Jasper National Park Bears in Jasper National Park – Day 111 – Daily Content Challenge Jasper National Park is located in Alberta, Canada. It is the largest national park in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. The park’s glaciers, wildlife, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and evergreen forest surrounded by towering mountains are some of the reasons the…
Read More110 Dove Cottage – Day 110 – Daily Content Challenge
Dove Cottage Dove Cottage – Day 110 – Daily Content Challenge Dove Cottage is best known as the home of William Wordsworth from 1799 until 1808. Dove Cottage was built in the early 17th C and for over 170 years was an inn. The Dove and Olive Inn closed in 1793 and Wordsworth and his…
Read More109 The Order of the Thistle – Day 109 – Daily Content Challenge
The Order of the Thistle, Scotland The Order of the Thistle, Scotland – Day 109 – Daily Content Challenge The prickly purple thistle has been Scotland’s national emblem for hundreds of years. Why is the thistle a Scottish symbol? Legend tells the story that an invading Norse army tried to ambush a party of Scots…
Read More108 Province House – Prince Edward Island – Day 108 of – Daily Content Challenge
Province House in Prince Edward Island Province House in Prince Edward Island – Day 108 – Daily Content Challenge A bell showing Province House in Prince Edward Island. P.E.I. or Prince Edward Island is one of the ten provinces of Canada. Canada has ten provinces and three territories. Each province has its own provincial government…
Read More107 Mayflower – A Symbol of Nova Scotia – Day 107 – Daily Content Challenge
Mayflower – Symbol of Nova Scotia Mayflower – Symbol of Nova Scotia – Day 107 – Daily Content Challenge My bell today has a picture of the Mayflower, the official flower of Nova Scotia. On the other side of the bell it has the words Nova Scotia and written inside the bell are the words…
Read More