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111 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 More106 Bell from 12th IHS Brisbane 2006 – Day 106 – Daily Content Challenge
Bell from 12th IHS Brisbane 2006 Bell from 12th IHS Brisbane 2006 – Daily 106 – Daily Content Challenge Today’s bell is one I received as a memento of the 12th IHS – International Handbell Symposium held in Brisbane, Australia in 2006. Do you see the map of Australia on the tag along with the…
Read More105 A Cheerful Bell – Day 105 – Daily Content Challenge
A Cheerful Bell A Cheerful Bell – Day 105 – Daily Content Challenge My bell today makes me smile. The way the white pom-pom sits on the red string at the top reminds me of a Santa’s hat. Christmas brings joy and it makes me think of Joy to the World. The pretty snowflakes are…
Read More104 A Bell from Costa Rica – Day 104 – Daily Content Challenge
Costa Rica A Bell from Costa Rica – Day 104 – Daily Content Challenge Costa Rica is a small country in Central America with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The capital is San Jose. Costa Rica is known for its beaches, volcanoes and biodiversity. About one quarter of its area is…
Read More103 Island of Paros, Greece – Day 103 – Daily Content Challenge
Paros, a Greek Island Paros, a Greek Island – Day 103 – Daily Content Challenge Paros is the name written on the back of this bell. My sister Ruth and I had the opportunity to enjoy a week-long holiday on the island of Paros. Paros is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It is…
Read More102 Lapland – Day 102 – Daily Content Challenge
Lapland A Bell from Lapland – Day 102 – Daily Content Challenge Lapland stretches across Norway, Sweden, Finland and into the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Lapland makes up about one third of Finland’s total area and it is a region, not a country. Lapland is very sparsely-populated. About 184,000 people call the region home. It…
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