Scavenger Hunt: September 2015 ~ Opposite Sides of the Continent: D.C. and B.C.

I hope that September has been a great month
for each of my fellow scavenger hunters!

September has always been my favorite month;
and this year it proved to be an awesome one.

It started in Washington, D.C. with our niece's wedding,
and it finished with a lovely trip to Victoria, B.C.





Terry and I
at the Wedding

I can't wait to see what each of you has found!

1.  Woven

Two Lives Woven Together

My Niece and Her Fiancé Exchanging Rings
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

 

Marker Representing a Salish Spindle Whorl
A Traditional Disc for Spinning Wool for Weaving
The top of the tool is embedded in the base,
so the convex surface of the disc can be carved.

Signs of Lekwungen #4: whu-SEI-kum (Place of Mud)
Seven of these can be found throughout Victoria
marking places of significance to the First Nations Lekwungen
(Esquimalt and Songhees Nations in the broad Salish Group)
Lower Causeway in Front of the Empress Hotel
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Salish Spinning Whorl in a Weaving Exhibit
Here the whorl disc is shown with its concave side up as it was used.
The mountain goat wool was woven into blankets in this exhibit (top of photo).
The Royal BC Museum, Victoria, B.C.

2.  Repeating

Repeating Tails of Southwest Airplanes
Denver International Airport
Taxiing for Takeoff to Washington, D.C.

Repeating Forms of Luna Moths
Delicate Lime-Green Shapes in a Collections Drawer
Entomology Collections
Royal BC Museum, Victoria, B.C.

3.  Greedy

Homeless in Washington, DC
Sometimes it's hard not to think of American society as greedy
when I see homeless people.  We can do better.

The Turnagain Nugget
The largest existing gold nugget from British Columbia 
1,642g or 52 oz
Gold Rush! El Dorado in BC Exhibit
The Royal BC Museum, Victoria, B.C.

The gold rushes in the 19th century led to violence, racism, and injustice,
with devastating consequences for the aboriginal people in Canada and the USA ~
actually throughout the Americas.

  

4.  Flowers

Flowers Grace a Mantle at Our Niece's Wedding Venue
Washington, D.C.

Fuchsia "Galfrey Lye"
Beacon Hill Park
Victoria, B.C.

5.  Curly

Curly Decorations at the Tops of Columns
Washington, D.C.

Curly Waves Festoon A Houseboat
Fisherman's Wharf
Victoria, B.C.

6.  Adventures

The Start of One of Life's Biggest Adventures
Washington, D.C.

Someone Is Off on an Adventure
Spray from a Taxiing Float Plane (Around the Point)
Captures the Evening Light
Victoria, B.C.

7.  Line

A Lesson in Perspective
Parallel Lines Coming Together in the Distance
Dupont Circle MetroRail Station
Washington, D.C.

Another Lesson in Perspective
Parallel Lines Coming Together in the Distance
Ogden Point Breakwater
Victoria, B.C.

8.  Mesmerizing

Mesmerizing Skyscapes
Between Denver and Washington, D.C.

Peacock Kisses
Beacon Hill Park
Victoria, B.C.

9.  Triangle

Lots of Triangles!
Giant Demon Attacks a Ship, India, Gujarat, ca. 1775
The Freer Gallery of Art on the National Mall
Washington, D.C.

Triangular Breastplate (Gold)
Eastern Cordillera, Muisca, 600-1600 E.E.
Gold Rush! El Dorado in BC Exhibit
The Royal BC Museum, Victoria, B.C.

10.  Dreamy

A Glimpse into an Vanished World
There is something dreamy about these Ordovician trilobites emerging from a rock matrix
in the National Museum of National History
Smithsonian Castle, Washington, D.C.

Cnidarian Dream
Ogden Point Breakwater
Victoria, B.C.

11.  Day

Oh Happy Day!
Our Niece and Her Father Walk Down the Aisle
Washington, D.C.

Busy Water Taxis on a Beautiful Day
Victoria, B.C.

12.  Whatever You Want

An American Icon:  the White House
Washington, D.C.

A Canadian Icon:  the British Columbia Parliament Buildings
Victoria, B.C.

Yours Truly Caught in the Act!
Victoria, B.C.

Happy hunting in October! 

October's List:
Question,  Cream,  Number,  Lattice,  Familiar,  Ring,
Today,  Down,  Writing,  Many,  Broken,  Whatever You Want

Thanks to Jill (Greenthumb) 

and her Made with Love blog 

for setting up the scavenger hunt.