The End: Alphabet Soup

And so we come to the end of yet another odyssey with Alphabe-Thursday!  What a challenge it has been at times to come up with a creative post for the current letter of the alphabet.  I've enjoyed this journey with you, my readers and fellow Alphabe-Thursdayers, sharing our posts and lives. 
Thanks, Jenny!  You've created a fun and inspiring community!

(You can click on any of the following links to go to that post.)

A  abstract  a painted garage door in Asheville, North Carolina

B  blessings

C  Apple Cranberry Cobbler a most delicious recipe

D  child + dog  frolic in the sea

E  Eager Oliver is...

F  a few favorites four (very) random photos

G  gorgeous Mount Edith Cavell a hike in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada












H  Hell (Grand Cayman) a real town on a Caribbean island

I  Oliver's guide to the letter I










 



J  January random photos  

K  kimonos  my Brownie troop studied Japan, decorated kimonos, and ate at a Japanese restaurant













L  light four photos

M  metal four photos










 


N  Northside a small community of traditional, classic, and eclectic...everything.






 



O  Oregon random photos from a trip 











 

P  peaks photos from a hike to Hidden Lake near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Q  quiet Sint Maartin  












 


R  Green Bean, White Bean, and Tomato Stew   recipe!  

S  flower scenes  










 




T  textures five photos

U  umbrellas Happy Bay, St. Martin, Caribbean

V  beautiful view: Happy Bay

W  water four views from Banff and Jasper National Parks, Canada 





 




X  xerophilous four photos  

Y  yellow photos of six yellow things 













Z  random Zs four photos

 

THE END

LINKS:
POST   Alphabet Soup I
POST   Alphabet Soup  II
POST   Alphabet Soup  III
POST   Alphabet Soup IV
POST   Alphabet Soup V

Dear Ms.Jenny, 
I LOVE Alphabe-Thursday!  Thank you so much for hostessing this awesome meme once again!  You have created a wonderful community of bloggers.


It is often challenging to come up with a post for each letter as well as committing to posting for every letter.  But it is so much FUN!
So begins Round 9 in which we start with the Letter "A."    Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!  

NOTE:  You do not have to post for every letter.

 
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Hell (Grand Cayman)

Welcome to Hell...Hell, Grand Cayman, that is!

How did Hell get its name?  That is the question of which legends are made.  

photo © by Sreejithk2000  

There is a large field of unique limestone formations (ironshore) in this small town.  Over a period of many years, coral, shells, and other skeletons of sea life were solidified by limestone and salt deposits into this formidable landscape.  Some say this is what Hell would look like.   Some say if you throw a pebble into the formations, you can hear it rattling all the way down to Hell.
 

This is the gift shop.  Nearby is the post office where you can send "postcards from Hell."

Don't park here!

LINKS: 
◊  Hell's Gifts and Souvenirs
◊  a little blurb on Hell and Grand Cayman by Richard Bangs (Huffington Post)
◊  2.25 minute video by Shane O.  (travel channel)  View the entire area and hear the devil himself, Ivan Farrington, speak about one of the legends.

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter  is "H."  Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 



photos by me  © 2011     all rights reserved

signs

I've come across in my travels...

Lots of bears--both black and grizzly--roam the Canadian wilderness in Jasper and Banff National Parks.  This sign is on a large trash bin.

sign in Castries Market in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.  I wrote about this market HERE. Of note is that this market made National Geographic's "World's Best Top Ten Food Markets" list at #3!

more Castries Market

This bear sign is in Glacier National Park in the US.  I saw 13 bears on my last trip here, some of them fairly close.

 

I'm including this just because I like the photo and this path.  This walking/bike trail is 75 miles long and goes through 5 counties and 11 cities/towns.  There are a number of connector trails and more are planned.  It's not far away from where I live.The slippery bridges have now been paved over and so are much safer.

parking lot at the post office/gift shop in the tiny town of Hell in Grand Cayman


LINKS:
past post on signs 
past post on the bike trail
Little Miami Scenic Trail
Loveland Bike Trail
National Geographic Top Ten Food Markets 

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "S." Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 



photos by me © 2010, 2011, 2013   all rights reserved

vacation vignettes

vignette:  a short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or gives a trenchant impression ...


celebrating the quieter, more contemplative moments of vacation...

The iconic Pitons are viewed through the trees as we climb the hill (by car) to snorkel at beautiful Anse Chastenet in St. Lucia.

Pyramid Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Lake Tahoe, California, USA

Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

 Grand Cayman, Caribbean


LINKS:
Anse Chastanet 
many photos of Pyramid Lake
facts about Lake Tahoe (2nd deepest lake in the US, 10th in the world)
Glacier National Park 
Glacier National Park webcams

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "V."  Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!
 


 


photos by me © 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013  all rights reserved

Vacation-Cayman Islands

arriving

See the line of white foam near the top of the photo?  That's a coral reef.  The deeper blue above is the sea. (arriving Grand Cayman)

tranquility, snorkeling, warmth, sea breeze, beauty

gazebo and beach: Mango Manor, Cayman Brac 

sunset view from our table at Macabuca Restaurant at Cracked Conch

There are 3 Cayman Islands, a British Overseas territory, located in the Western Caribbean Sea south of Cuba. 

Cayman Brac: 14 square miles, 1500 residents (Brac is Gaelic for bluff.  There is a cliff, a bluff, that runs through the center of the island from the West at sea level, rising to about 140 feet at the Eastern end.)

Grand Cayman:  88 square miles, 48,000 residents  (Known for Seven Mile Beach and Stingray City.  We did get in the water with @ 50 stingrays swarming us.  They were like puppy dogs, wanting to be petted and fed.  We took a wonderful boat trip with Stingray Sailing-- LINK)
a little note:  residents pronounce Cayman with emphasis on both syllables.   Kay'  man'
LINK  to Cayman Islands information

Come join in the fun at Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday.  You will be enlightened, charmed, and have some plain ole fun!  See more entries HERE.  This week our letter is "V." 


photos by me © 2011  (except maps which have their own copyright)