Current obsession
July 9, 2011 at 6:17 pm 3 comments
I can’t stop thinking about the Thousand Islands. There are more than a thousand of them. As a matter of fact, they are actually the Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Three Islands. In order to be counted, an island must be above water level all year round, have an area greater than 1 square foot and support at least one living tree. I’m especially intrigued by the islands that have just one building on them. The types of structures vary dramatically, a tiny fishing shack on one, a glorious castle on another. Some even have little bridges connecting them.
This week the Illustration Friday prompt is a very timely one for me. We have some big decisions to make. The topic is Stay, but I think I’d like to Go.
Entry filed under: Illustration, Maps, Travel. Tags: Ontario, Thousand Islands.
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AHAnto | July 11, 2011 at 7:56 am
Love the information and explanation, makes the scribbled texture filling your image seem like all the possible details you must consider in making your decision : stay or go? Left me wondering about the criteria for island status – count must change from one year to the next as trees seed on previously un-treed space, or die elsewhere, nullifying island status there.
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peggy fussell | July 11, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Now I am really curious about who keeps count!
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Linda Hensley | July 12, 2011 at 10:09 am
I’m kind of fascinated with islands too, but didn’t know the actual rules for being an island. Cool :)