Norwegian Constitution Day [17th May]

Image courtesy of Gunn White at Stavanger Daily Photo

'The 17th' is Norway's 'Constitution Day'. It commemorates the day back in 1814 when Norway 'broke free' of Swedish rule, and became a nation in its own right. We have three active bloggers from Norway in the City Daily Photo community, one from Stavanger, one from Oslo, and the other from Bergin. There were others, but a number ceased blogging after the horrific shootings in July 2011.

If your ancestral roots are deep within Scandinavia, or if you simply have visited Norway and hold it close to your heart, consider joining in our celebration in honour of Norway's Constitution Day. The Linky is set to GMT-5 which is just a little west of New York. Using this time as my clock, the Linky is due to open at 8pm on Thursday 16th May, and close at 8pm on Sunday 19th May.

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MAY GALLERY - The creative artisan

In days of old, when knights were bold, artisans were the journeymen and apprentices attached to guilds to learn their trades. Among them were tailors, weavers, furriers, wheelwrights, stonemasons, blacksmiths, and coopers. Nowadays artisans are found in niche crafts, entered into as a hobby as much as for gainful employment, for instance, jewellery, glassblower, potter, sculptor, fabric design, brewer, and cheesemaker. Have times changed? Follow where your muse takes you.

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The Linky will open at 8:00PM on Tuesday 30th April, and close 5 days later at 8:00PM on Sunday 5th May. The time zone for this May theme is GMT+5 which puts us somewhere in Pakistan. This list may help you judge the time:

• 8pm Lahore, Pakistan is
• 3pm London, UK is
• 11am New York, USA is
• 5am Honolulu, USA is
• 1am Sydney, Australia

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