Archive for February 2022
134 Elephants – Wisdom and Strength – Day 134 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephants – Symbol of Wisdom and Strength Elephants – A Symbol of Wisdom and Strength – Day 134 – Daily Content Challenge Elephants are traditionally considered a symbol of good fortune, wisdom, and strength. Thai culture celebrates the elephant as a symbol of fortune. One must be brave as elephants are the largest land animals…
Read More133 Elephants Holding Hands – Day 133 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephants Holding Hands! Hold Hands – Don’t Let Go! – Day 133 of Daily Content Challenge The picture today is a small green dish with a circle of five elephants. They are using their trunk to hold on to a rope that appears to be attached to the tail of the elephant in front of…
Read More132 Elephant Ride – Day 132 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephant Ride in Thailand Elephant Ride – Day 132 of Daily Content Challenge Today’s picture was taken while on a trip with some friends to Thailand. We stayed at a timeshare in Pattaya and had the opportunity to visit the Pattaya Elephant Village. Judy and I enjoyed this ride on one of the elephants. Asian…
Read More131 Elephant Coasters – Day 131 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephant Coasters Elephant Coasters – Day 131 – Daily Content Challenge I am discovering more things in my house that showcase elephants. Today’s picture shows sets of coasters shaped like elephants. These wooden coasters make a great addition to a table setting or can be used to hold nuts or sweets for each guest at…
Read More130 Elephant Candle Holders – Day 130 – Daily Content Challenge
Elephant Candle Holders Elephant Candle Holders – Day 130 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s elephants are actually handmade candle holders. There is a hole on each elephant’s back for a fairly thick candle. The white paint used on these candle holders highlights the elephants’ tusks. Both male and female African elephants grow tusks. An elephant’s…
Read More129 Candle from Africa – Day 129 – Daily Content Challenge
A Candle from Africa A Candle from Africa – Day 129 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s elephant must be a bachelor elephant. He is all alone. We learned a few days ago that males live in bachelor groups or all alone. This is a candle created by another artisan in Africa. I was drawn to…
Read More128 Six White Elephants – Day 128 – Daily Content Challenge
Six White Elephants Six White Elephants – Day 128 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s matriarch is the head of a group of six elephants. White elephants, as mentioned in my post about the bell showing the elephant flag of Siam, are quite rare. In fact there are approximately 30 white elephants left in the world…
Read More127 Four Triumphant Elephants – Day 127 – Daily Content Challenge
Four Triumphant Elephants Four Triumphant Elephants – Day 127 – Daily Content Challenge These four elephants look so happy as they raise their trunks high in the air. Elephants use their long trunks for many things. They can pick up objects, give a trumpet warning, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or…
Read More126 Three Little Elephants – Day 126 – Daily Content Challenge
Three Little Elephants Three Little Elephants – Day 126 – Daily Content Challenge Located on my curio shelf are three miniature elephants carved from wood. For today’s picture, I arranged these in a line with the largest one in front. Generally that is how I display the sets of elephants that I have. In reality,…
Read More125 The Lion and the Lamb – Day 125 – Daily Content Challenge
The Lion and The Lamb The Lion and The Lamb – Day 125 – Daily Content Challenge Two of the ornaments on my curio shelf show the Lion and the Lamb. These are two names for God used in Scripture. They refer to Jesus. Jesus is the Lion of Judah. The attributes of Jesus are…
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