a NEW list of trolls to find

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Happy Wednesday! We recently visited some Thomas Dambo troll sculptures in the Seattle area. We originally became acquainted with the trolls when we were traveling in Rhode Island, and now I think I want to keep track of how many we can visit. I love me a good list!

If you aren’t familiar with Thomas Dambo, he’s a Danish sculptor. HERE is his website. It looks like most of his work is displayed in Denmark, but quite a few are here in the states. It’ll be fun to make it a priority to go see each troll if/when I’m near their locations. I’ll try to update this post with photos as we visit more.

Here goes:

Oscar the Bird King, Vashon Island, Washington

Bruun Idun, Seattle, Washington

Frankie Feetsplinter, Ballard, Seattle, Washington

    Jakob Two Trees, Issaquah, Washington

    Ole Bolle, Portland, Oregon

    The Thunder Stone, Rhode Island

    Young Boulder, Acadia State Park, Rhode Island

    Greta Granit, Rhode Island

    Erik Rock, Rhode Island

    Iver Mudslider, Rhode Island

    • Oscar the Bird King — Vashon Island (2023) {DONE}
    • Frankie Feetsplinter — Ballard, Seattle (2023) {DONE}
    • Jakob Two Trees — Issaquah (2023) {DONE}
    • Bruun Idun — Lincoln Park, Seattle (2023) {DONE}
    • Pia the Peacekeeper — Bainbridge Island (2023)
    • Ole Bolle — Portland, Oregon (2023) {DONE}
    • Benny the Beard Fisher — Germfask, Michigan (2023)
    • Rita the Rock Planter — Victor, Colorado (2023)
    • Lost Finn — South Londonderry, Vermont (2023)
    • Big Rusty — Hainesport, New Jersey (2023)
    • Erik Rock — Ninigret Park (2024) {DONE}
    • Greta Granit — Ninigret Park (2024) {DONE}
    • The Thunder Stone – Rhode Island (2025) {DONE}
    • Young Boulder – Acadia State Park, Rhode Island (2025) {DONE}
    • Iver Mudslider – Rhode Island (2025) {DONE}
    • Long Leif — Detroit Lakes (2024)
    • The Golden Rabbit — Detroit Lakes (2024)
    • Ronny Funny Face — Detroit Lakes (2024)
    • Jacob Everear — Detroit Lakes (2024)
    • Alexa’s Elixir – Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
    • Joen and the Giant Beetle — Miami, Florida (2019)
    • Isak Heartstone — Breckenridge, Colorado (2019)
    • Hector el Protector — Culebra, Puerto Rico (2019)
    • Leo the Enlightened — Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee (2018)
    • The Tree Thieves – Clinton, Iowa (2026)
    • Rose Wonders – Filoli Gardens, California (2025)
    • The Grandmother Tree – North Carolina (2025)
    • Trolls: A Field Study – Palos Verdes, California
    • Mama Rosa – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
    • Mama Zelda’s Hair – Huntsville Botanical Gardens, Alabama
    • Lulu Hyggelig – Solvang, California
    • Malin’s Fountain – Austin, Texas
    • Trolls Save the Humans – Tupper Lake, New York
    • Guardians of the Seeds – Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, Maine
    • The Troll that Hatched An Egg – Dayton, Ohio
    • Mama Mimi – Jackson Hole, Wyoming
    • Bernheim Forest Giants – Kentucky
    • Berta Terje and the Banyan Tree – Florida
    • Joen and the Giant Beetle – Miami, Florida
    • Isak Heartstone – Breckenridge, Colorado
    • Zack the Shaman – Live Oak, Florida
    • Sly the Spy – Live Oak, Florida
    • Runes Trae – Live Oak, Florida

    It should be fun to see how many we come across in our travels! I hope you all have a great day and get to learn, do, or find something NEW today!

    Miscellaneous Monday – NEW stuff i gotta share

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    Happy Monday! We’ve been seeing and doing so many NEW things lately, I almost forgot to update my lists with these items. Ha! We’ve visited 3 NEW lighthouses: Cape Mears Lighthouse in Oregon, Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, and North Head Lighthouse in Washington. (The full collection is HERE).

    We’ve added another park to our National Parks Bucket List. We visited Mount Rainier National Park.

    We’ve added another movie location to my list. I confess I previously hadn’t watched the movie, Goonies, so the night before we were to explore Astoria, Oregon, we watched this classic movie. Someone mentioned that last year was its 50th anniversary. How did I not watch it before now?!? We saw the courthouse (which is now a museum), the house, and, of course, Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, which were all filming locations in the movie.

    And TA-DA! I made it past 100 waterfalls! I originally thought I’d keep track of waterfalls until I hit 100, but why quit now, huh? I filled the bucket, but we’re far from being done!

    We hiked to three waterfalls in Mt. Rainier National Park and 8 of the 10 waterfalls in Silver Falls State Park in Oregon. They were all wonderful, but some had more water than others. I confess I didn’t snap photos of all of them at Silver Falls State Park.

    And that’s about it for this week. I hope you all have an excellent week ahead and get to learn or do something NEW this week.

    a few NEW updates to my various lists

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    Happy Tuesday! We’re on the road again in our RV, so we’re seeing and doing lots of NEW things. It’s time to update a few of my lists.

    First of all, we’ve been to 3 NEW lighthouses (and are scheduled to visit many more in the coming days). We recently visited Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, and Heceta Head Lighthouse in Oregon.

    As for my National Parks list, we visited Crater Lake National Park. It was a clear day and very beautiful!

    Next, I’ll update my waterfalls list. We went on a nice, short (3 miles round-trip) hike to Drift Creek Falls, near Lincoln, Oregon. It features a suspension bridge, as well as a waterfall! Can you see our tiny shadows on the bridge as we took the first photo? And the next photo is of the falls together with the bridge.

    I love me a good list! Haha! Even more, I love learning, doing, seeing, and experiencing NEW things! I hope you get to learn or do something NEW today too! Have a wonderful day!

    miscellaneous NEW stuff to share – A-Z style

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    Happy Friday! A few weeks ago, there was a photo challenge that I missed participating in. The prompt was ‘Lucky Shot’. I didn’t have time to post anything that week, but if I had, this shot would be it. Imagine throngs of people standing on the side of a cruise ship as we sail away from the port in Sydney, Australia. There aren’t any open spots to get a good shot of the skyline and the opera house. Most people are WAY taller than I (I’m 5’2″), and it’s very lucky that I got this shot by standing on my tippy-toes, reaching my arms up as high as I could, and clicking the shutter button on my phone. Total luck!

    I have SO many photos on my phone from our 4-ish month travels to Southeast Asia and Australia. Too many to post, so I’m sharing a small sampling – an A-Z style photo compilation. Here we go:

    A is for Australia’s coastline

    B is for Blue Mountains National Park

    C is for Cockatoo

    D is for Dancers in Vietnam

    E is for Equator (we passed the equator twice on this trip. First, traveling south to Australia, then again going north to Hawaii. The cruise crew makes it fun and even gives everyone a certificate!).

    F is for Firetruck. We heard a fire alarm, and then we were evacuated from our hotel room. It was not a drill. Thankfully, only a bit of smoke damage from someone burning their breakfast.

    G is for Great Barrier Reef. Looking down at the reefs through the glass-bottomed boat! Yes, next time I’ll take sea sickness medication and actually snorkel for a better view of the reef!

    H is for Horse (Chinese New Year – Year of the Horse)

    I is for Infinity Pools. At least a couple of hotels we stayed in had infinity pools.

    J is for Joe and Jill…we were surprised to read some familiar names so far away from home.

    K is for Kookaburra, Kangaroos, and Koala Bears

    L is for Lizards and Lanterns

    M is for Monkeys

    N is for New Year (Chinese New Year) Festivities

    O is for Opera House (see featured photo above)

    P is for Palm Trees and Pearl Harbor

    Q is for Quiet Beaches

    R is for Rice Paper. A Vietnamese woman shows us how she makes rice paper.

    S is for Sheep and Sheep Dog

    T is for Temples and Topiaries

    U is for Under Gorgeous Skies. The photo on the left is facing west, and the photo on the right is a few seconds later, facing east. We were curious what made the sun rays show up on the opposite side of the setting sun – and of course, we had to look it up:

    Per Google: Sun rays in the east at sunset are caused by anticrepuscular rays, an atmospheric phenomenon where sunlight (blocked by clouds in the west) travels across the sky and appears to converge on the eastern horizon. These parallel, low-angled light beams are often intensified by atmospheric dust or moisture, creating a “reversed” sunrise effect.

    V is for Vaianu Cyclone. We had to hunker down and wait out a cyclone. We missed a couple of ports, but we’ve been to those locations before, so we weren’t as sad as some other travelers!

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    W is for Wentworth Falls. Climbing down to the bottom was a workout!!!

    X is for Xercise. 272 stairs to climb at Batu Caves in Malaysia.

    Y is for Yellow Sanctuary

    Z is for Zoo. Yep, those are bats. :o)

    That’s it for now. We are home and getting our RV ready for the next adventure. We’re definitely in our Go-Go years, so we’re making the most of it. So many NEW places to visit! It’s a blast!

    Have a terrific day, and I hope you learn or do something NEW today too!

    Miscellaneous NEW stuff i gotta share

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    Happy Friday! (At least it’s Friday in Australia, but as I type this post, it’s still Thursday back home in the USA).

    I sort of forgot about my Movie Set Locations bucket list. I only had one listed for a long time. But I’m now able to increase that to 2! Yay! The photo above is in Singapore, where the wedding party scene in Crazy Rich Asians was filmed.

    And somewhere in the movie, the main character is having lunch across the street from this building with the colorful windows.

    Also, I thought I’d join in the fun on a couple of photo challenges. The photo above is for Lens-Artists Challenge #390 – Color in Black and White. And the photo below is for Monochrome Madness #56 – On the Roof

    If you’ve seen a map of Brisbane, Australia before, you may recognize the shape of Brisbane River displayed on the side of that building. Here’s a screenshot of Google maps:

    And here is the same “design” on our shower in our hotel room. I guess it’s safe to say, they love their river!

    We quite enjoyed it too! Brisbane is one of the best cities we’ve visited! Here’s one of my favorite shots of the river.

    That’s about all the miscellany for today. I hope you have a great day and get to learn or do something NEW today!