Creative Challenge 280: Flowing

Rideau Canal, Ottawa, Ontario

 

The canal locks control the flow of water when they are opened and closed in order to allow the boats to move through them. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007, was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can read more about it here. Be sure to check  out the other Creative Challenge entries here.

Creative Challenge 279: Small

Mini-Pansies in our backyard

 

 

Small can be beautiful,

yellow, white, purple, blue;

form a pattern so true

fragment of God's work too. 

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Autumn Beauty

Beautiful autumn colours in Kin Coulee Park

 

 

The colour of this tree in a resident's front yard is so magnificent, I couldn't resist capturing it!

Creative Challenge 278: Every picture tells a story

The famous five statutes on Canada's Parliament Hill, Ottawa

The famous five were: Henrietta Muir Edwards-a founding member of the Victorian Order of Nurses, Nellie Mooney McClung-suffragist, author, and member of the Alberta Legislature, Louise Crummy McKinney-first woman to be elected in the Alberta Legislature, or any Legislature in Canada, or in the British Empire, Emily Murphy-first female judge in the British Empire, Irene Marryat Parlby-first female Cabinet Minister in Alberta. They initiated 'the famous persons case' and won, meaning that women were then allowed to vote when, on October 18,1929, the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council reversed Canada's Supreme Court decision. This also bolstered women's rights in Canada. Check out the other entries here.

Creative Challenge 277: Think

Old tree in Kin Coulee Park

Think of how many people have found refuge under this tree before crossing the bridge to a new adventure. Check out the other entries here.

Creative Challenge 276: Eye to Eye

            Deer's eye, taken at Omega Park near Ottawa, Ontario. Be sure to check out the other entries here.

Creative Challenge 275: Rare

According to the Guinness World Records: The largest chess set board measures 5.89 m (19 ft 4 in) on each side. The king is 119 cm (47 in) tall and is 37.4 cm (1 ft 2 in) wide at the base. The set was made by the Medicine Hat Chess Club (Canada) and was presented and measured in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, on 27 May 2009.

    The Guidelines have been updated and are now requiring the chess pieces to be bigger as well as the chess board. Be sure to check out the other entries here.