X is for...

X marks the spot, and when I was a kid, we would often play "Treasure Map", where we had to find the spot marked by the X and bring back the flag.

The first one to bring it back won a prize.

Of course we also played "Steal the Flag", and Flag Football.

In all those games, the flag represented a prize or a goal.  As I grew, I learned the meaning of my nation's flag, and it came to represent so much more to me than just a prize.

It stood for an idea, an ideal, a nation.  It was the flag that my forefathers had fought for and fought under, the symbol of the principles which they held true.

So when I set out to design the logo for the next round, a flag was an obvious theme.  But since our blog represents so many people from so many different places, it was hard to choose just one flag, so I squeezed in as many as I could fit.

So, it is with great pride that I unveil the logo for ABC Wednesday Round 11.

You can copy it from here, or within a few days, if I know Roger, it will be available in different sizes on the blog under "Badges"

And as a side note, if I did something wrong when I uploaded it, you will see a box with a red X in it.

After all, ...
X marks the spot.

What spot does X mark in your life today?

Let us know in your ABC Wednesday post, and link it below.

ABC Wednesday

1. Beowne	2. X is for Ex Mess	3. Rose	4. Leslie	5. X-PLAIN !!!	6. Rajesh, India	7. Spice Up Your Life	8. Xerophytes
9. Ramblin' with Roger	10. Xylophone	11. Carver	12. X-Rated?	13. Reader Wil, Netherlands	14. Xeroderma	15. chubskulit	16. Jane at Levant
17. Xanthopsia	18. Xenophobia	19. Sivinden, Norway	20. Hildred	21. Wanda	22. Milla	23. EWOK	24. Mar in Spain
25. Ecobirder	26. Annie	27. EG CameraGirl, Canada	28. spectralumbrella	29. chrisj	30. Sightlines	31. Hyde Daily Photo	32. Hyde DP Xtra
33. Emille	34. Joy Raft of Apples	35. Luna Miranda, Manila	36. Penelope, BC, Canada	37. Rinkly Rimes	38. mark, australia	39. Paula Scott Molokai Girl	40. Klaus Neuner Photography
41. Linda	42. Shooting Parrots	43. islandrambles	44. zongrik	45. Anne (Light is Sweet)	46. meoww	47. photowannabe	48. Jama-Singapore
49. Bibi, Serbia	50. magiceye	51. Andy	52. Sharp Little Pencil	53. TheChieftess	54. Jeannette St G	55. Kay, Alberta, Canada	56. Mancunian Wave
57. Greensboro Daily Photo	58. ann nz	59. VioletSky	60. alexa in nyc, usa	61. X-cellent crepes!	62. Arthur the AmeriNZ	63. Tara, Let's Eat!	64. Lisa
65. Dina, Jerusalem	66. Dawn Treader Sweden	67. Ashton under Lyne, UK	68. Carol Carson	69. Photos by KML	70. Berkeley Today	71. Suzy Someday Somewhere	72. Ann
73. Xolo!	74. Allthatphotos

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Wild and Wonderful West Virginia

Wahoooo, we are now  in letter W.  So gather up your wonderful thoughts and let us make the  blog world wobble and rockin.   Don't be afraid to  post some wacky faces or weird poses.  You can even add your favorite welsh corgi or  your  fur babies with white whiskers while they wiggle their tails.  

Whatever it is that you want to  share, don't forget the Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.  The small city of Weirton, West Virginia is where we live.  Wheeling and Weston are  just some of the beautiful cities of "Almost Heaven" or the Mountain State.  I love our state bird, which is the cardinal, but I also love  wood peckers.  

Click here to see more photos of this Cardinal

According to the source I found, West Virginia became the 35th State  on June  20, 1863 with an area of  24,232 sq. miles.  Before joining the union, the State was called "Kanawha", an Indian Name meaning "A Place of White Stone".

So are you ready to write down your words of wisdom?  Bring it on and let me  leave this wish I have in mind.  "I want to visit and see the beautiful states of  Washington and see the White House, then  Wisconsin,  and  Wyoming.

Alrighty, it's time to eat some waffles so I'll see your wagon full of W's in a bit.

Rose

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1. Leslie	2. Berowne	3. Ramblin' with Roger	4. chubskulit	5. WAY WRONG!!	6. Whirlwind	7. WRAP	8. White Chocolate
9. Rose	10. Paula Scott Molokai Girl	11. Wheels	12. Ecobirder	13. Working Together	14. White Pepper	15. photo phase	16. Dina, Jerusalem
17. Carver	18. Luna Miranda, Manila	19. Wanda	20. Rajesh, India	21. Penelope, BC, Canada	22. Sivinden, Norway	23. W is for Widsom	24. Hildred
25. Reader Wil, Netherlands	26. Jane of Levant	27. Annie	28. Ewok	29. Jewaicious	30. EG CameraGirl, Canada	31. Hazel	32. Joy Raft of Apples
33. Asian Anglophile	34. Andy	35. islandrambles	36. Carola	37. Tina´s PicStory	38. chrisj	39. Emille	40. Ashton under Lyne, UK
41. Hyde Daily Photo	42. Heartland	43. Klaus Neuner Photography	44. Shooting Parrots	45. Kim,USA	46. Rita aka Cashjocky	47. meoww	48. Martha
49. magiceye	50. Lotusleaf	51. photowannabe	52. Kate at Visual St PaulK	53. Ann	54. Kay, Alberta, Canada	55. Bibi, Serbia	56. W is for Wingman
57. alexa in nyc, usa	58. Jama-Singapore	59. Wood Fired Pizzas!	60. Mancunian Wave	61. Valladolid Daily Photo	62. Arthur the AmeriNZ	63. PhenoMenon	64. ann nz 2
65. luluberoo	66. Greensboro Daily Photo	67. Weisman Museum	68. Joe Todd	69. Laloofah, Wyoming USA	70. Jersey Photos	71. Day One	72. nani
73. Joy: Norway	74. Dawn Treader Sweden	75. TheChieftess	76. Carol Carson	77. Gabriola Daily Photo	78. Photos by KML	79. Jheylo	80. Berkeley Today
81. Anne (Light is Sweet)	82. Jerla	83. Natalya	84. Rinkly Rimes	85. Suzy Someday Somewhere	86. zongrik	87. knot2share

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V is for VISION

Never take your vision for granted.  Without vision, we would miss the beauty of all life around us.  Take a vacation, vanish from your office, grow a vegetable garden or be a visitor at the Vatican.  Pop in at a vending machine to buy a nice cold drink and enjoy it while sitting on your veranda,  Turn up the volume and vibrate to the sounds violins.  Visit a vineyard, pick wild violets, or play beach volleyball.  You could even vow to volunteer somewhere over the velvet summer.  Without your vision, it would be awfully difficult to do any of this. I loVe to find a bit of nature and simply reVel in it.  Here's a sampling of one of my favourite spots.  Be sure to turn up your volume and enjoy it with your vision. I hope you agree with me that we live in a wonderful world. 

Make a photo slideshow

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1. Lotusleaf, India	2. Sharp Little Pencil	3. Allthatphotos	4. V is for VCR	5. How VISUALLY LITERATE Are you?	6. Dina, Jerusalem	7. chubskulit	8. Spice Up Your Life
9. Leslie	10. V for Variety	11. photowannabe	12. Rose	13. zongrik	14. Penelope, BC, Canada	15. Jane of Levant	16. Vocalist
17. Ramblin' with Roger	18. Carver	19. Eye View	20. Reader Wil,	21. Paula Scott Molokai Girl	22. Steady Eye	23. Summer Vacation	24. photo phase
25. EG CameraGirl, Canada	26. Wanda	27. Hazel	28. Andy	29. spectralumbrella	30. Ecobirder	31. Ewok	32. Mildred - France
33. Rajesh, India	34. Mar	35. Hyde Daily Photo	36. Denise	37. Hildred	38. Sightlines	39. Ashton under Lyne, UK	40. chrisj
41. Tina´s PicStory	42. Dawn Treader Sweden	43. Carola	44. Kim,USA	45. ann nz	46. Joy Raft of Apples	47. mark, australia	48. Valladolid Daily Photo
49. Emille	50. Klaus Neuner Photography	51. islandrambles Can	52. Shooting Parrots	53. meoww	54. Melissa {Australia}	55. Kay, Alberta, Canada	56. Jama-Singapore
57. V is for Vision	58. Luna Miranda, Manila	59. VioletSky	60. Day One	61. Katney's Kaboodle	62. Photoblogista	63. Gattina	64. Mancunian Wave
65. Jersey Photos	66. Natalia	67. Arthur the AmeriNZ	68. Kate at Visual St Paul	69. Photograph Life	70. Greensboro Daily Photo	71. Venture with a View	72. alexa in nyc, usa
73. Bibi, Serbia	74. Vineyard @ B'lore	75. Photos by KML	76. Carol Carson	77. Maria's Space	78. Debbie's Travels	79. raf	80. Martha
81. Ann	82. luluberoo	83. Hannah Gosselin	84. Berkeley Today	85. Gabriola Daily Photo	86. Leigh	87. PhenoMenon	88. Tara, Let's Eat!
89. Aktuella bilder, Sweden	90. Anne (Light is Sweet)	91. Suzy Someday Somewhere	92. LadyInRead	93. The Artful Diva	94. annie

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The letter U of Urban Legend.

This week we have to find words beginning with "U". Not easy for many, but ... we can do it.
 
Uploading an unabridged, but unambiguous urban legend is unacceptable, if it's unarguably unapt and unabashed. It's undoubtedly understandable, and an understatement to feel uncomfortable after uncovering the undertaker's skeleton under the ugly and unhealthy mattress. Ugggh....



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From Reader Wil

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1. Up in the Sky	2. Wanda	3. Bolt	4. U is for Up and Coming	5. Understanding Underachievers	6. Berowne	7. Penelope, BC, Canada	8. Umbrella
9. Leslie	10. Reader Wil	11. Carver	12. Miss USA	13. Paula Scott Molokai Girl	14. Rajesh, India	15. Undecided Outcome	16. Persona's Eye View
17. Jasmine Rice	18. Luna Miranda	19. chrij	20. Ramblin' with Roger	21. Hildred	22. ecobirder	23. Ashton under Lyne, UK	24. Tina´s PicStory
25. photo phase	26. Ewok	27. Spice Up Your Life	28. J.Rye, USA	29. islandrambles	30. Ann	31. Hyde Daily Photo	32. Dawn Treader Sweden
33. Annie	34. Milla	35. Dina, Jerusalem	36. Carola	37. spectralumbrella	38. Emille	39. Carol Carson	40. U is for Universe
41. Joy Raft of Apples	42. zongrik	43. Klaus Neuner Photography	44. Valladolid Daily Photo	45. Jersey Photos	46. Rinkly Rimes	47. VioletSky-Sightlines	48. magiceye
49. Hazel	50. Richard in Sohar-Oman	51. Photoblogista	52. Day One	53. alexa in nyc, usa	54. Andy	55. Jama-Singapore	56. photowannabe
57. nani	58. Unfortunate	59. meoww	60. Gattina, Belgium	61. knot2share	62. Kay, Alberta, Canada	63. Mancunian Wave	64. Shooting Parrots
65. Inger	66. Unusual Friendships!	67. Arthur the AmeriNZ	68. luluberoo	69. Greensboro Daily Photo	70. lmkazmierczak	71. Martha	72. Bibi, Serbia
73. VioletSky	74. Mel C.	75. Katney's Kaboodle	76. Berkeley Today	77. Linda	78. Lisa, Hawaii	79. Jheylo	80. Anne (Light is Sweet)
81. TheChieftess	82. ann nz	83. Rita aka Cashjocky	84. Zareen	85. Suzy Someday Somewhere	86. Leigh	87. Photograph Life	88. Hannah Gosselin
89. sush	90. Allthatphotos	91. Sharp Little Pencil

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