The Arte y Pico Award!

I was surprised and so gratified to learn that I am the latest beneficiary of the esteemed Arte y Pico blogger award. Wowee! It was my good pal Matt from Meltwater. Torrents. Meanderings. Delta. who awarded me this great honor. Thank you so much, Matt! I will cherish this award!

The rules for passing this honor on:

1) Pick 5 blogs that you would like to award this honor to.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. http://arteypico.blogspot.com/.

Choosing who to award the Arte y Pico was tough. I know that several bloggers have received it already. But I also know of some favorites of mine who haven’t yet received it. It is my great honor to be able to award them this. Here they are!

The Eleanor Blog
This was one of the first blogs I discovered through Entrecards. It’s a wonderful blog created by a young tourist guide of a castle in Scotland. Eleanor’s Blog is filled with history, photos of Scotland, and interesting glimpses into life in the UK. Plus, she’s a good friend.

The Ben Spark
People love him for his P.A.D. (Photo A Day)– and they photos are neat– but I like Ben’s blog for it’s friendly and informative narrative. He lives in New England (just north of me, and from where my ancestors hail) and travels for his job. Therefore, his blog posts are always filled with a variety of delightful short stories and personal glimpses.

Travels in the TenForty Window
I love learning about other places. TenForty is one of my favorite blogs, because the blogger, Deb, is such a colorful and descriptive writer and photographer. She works for a missionary organization, so it is of great interest to me (as I am very interested in missions). I love this blog.

The Modern Historian
I love history! Enough said. This blog has some outstanding posts on world history from every era. I enjoy reading this blog!

Jenn Was Here
I love this blog! And in every photo of Jenn, there she is, smiling this incredibly beautiful smile. Her bubbly personality and love of traveling really shines through. It’s another blog where I learn so many new things about the other side of the world.

Congratulations, award winners.