Monday, June 28, 2010

Day 127: Ghent

Or, if you are Flemish: Gent.  

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Day 126: Camp Barnard 2007





This giant-sized beauty was created for Camp Barnard for the centennial year.  

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Day 125: Buckinghamshire

Another English County: Buckinghamshire.   

Friday, June 25, 2010

Day 124: Dartmouth East

I believe this was the neighbouring district/area when I was in 2nd Cole Harbour.   

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Day 123: Black Star

The last of my five stars.  

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Day 122: Bruges

Brugge in the native Flemish, this was our favorite town in Belgium.   

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Day 121: Reader Badge

The easiest badge I ever earned.  

Monday, June 21, 2010

Day 120: Mont St Michel

I did Normandy the other day but for me the only thing in Normandy was Mont St Michel.  

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Day 119: Garry Oak

This Garry Oak badge was actually one I got at the Canadian Jamboree - hence tagged as both local and CJ'81.  

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Day 118: Blue Star

The Blue star is from the "Home and Community" activity area.  

Friday, June 18, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Day 116: Personal Development

The Scout Personal Development badge.  

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Day 115: Interior Region


The old BC Interior Region badge.   

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Day 114: Outdoor Skill Award

The current version of this award is (I think) the outdoor skill award. I don't remember if that was the name when I earned it as a Scout.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Day 113: Driffield

You cannot get more old-school heraldic than this badge from Driffield, a part of Humberside Scouts in East Yorkshire.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Day 112: St Goar

A lovely town on Rhine, St Goar was the first place we stopped and camped in Germany on our trip.  

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Day 111: Skater Badge

There must have been pretty low standards for the skater badge when I was a Cub.  

Friday, June 11, 2010

Day 110: Juan de Fuca

One of the local Scouting groups based out of Colwood.  

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Day 109: Rothenburg


The full name of this delightful German town is Rothenberg ob der Tauber

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Day 107: 1st Newtonville

I have no idea where this badge came from.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Day 106: Ontario

The Province of Ontario badge from my time living in Ottawa

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Day 104: Venturer Badge

Similar to the Scout Badge, I received this when I was invested as a Venturer

Friday, June 4, 2010

Day 103: CJ'81

I have so many badges from CJ'81 and here is THE badge.  

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Day 102: Cleveland Bay

Cleveland and palm trees?  Drew Carey, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and tropical plants?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Day 101: Team Player


A badge from my time as a Scout, the team player.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Day 100: Modeller's Badge

I didn't really pick this badge for the 100th in particular but I do like it.  

Monday, May 31, 2010

Day 99: Stretford

A wonderful classic English-style badge from Stretford

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Day 98: Basin Lakes District

Probably the cheesiest "contingent" badge from CJ and perhaps my favorite.  

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Day 97: Musician's Badge

I played trumpet, well actually cornet, in grade six and earned the Musician's Badge. 

Friday, May 28, 2010

Day 96: Chester Anniversary

A badge that combines two things I like: Scouting and Romans. 

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Day 95: Kub Kar Rally 2007

This is one of the Kub Kar rallies I have gone to since becoming a leader. 

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Day 94: Fish and Wildlife

Probably my favorite activity (well, top three anyway) from the World Jamboree.  

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Day 93: Brown Star

OK, I guess officially it is "tawny" star but everyone I know says "brown". 

Monday, May 24, 2010

Day 92: Waveney Valley

Back to English badges from WJ'83 and today Waveney Valley.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Day 91: Participaction


I worked my tail off to earn the Participation silver award at my school in grade 9.  

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Day 90: Apple Day 2007

I remember doing apple day as a cub in Ottawa. 

Friday, May 21, 2010

Day 89: Rovent '83

The only event I remember attending with the 5th Arbutus Venturer Company other than the World Jamboree of that year.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Day 88:Fort Clatsop

Fort Clatsop National Historical Park in Oregon was our first stop on our big family road trip a couple of summers back.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Day 87: Woodbadge II


I just completed my Woodbadge II course this past weekend and received not only my necker and beads but a badge for my blanket. 

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Day 86: Team Player

I always wondered why or how the North American-style football was chosen to represent the Team Player badge for cubs. 

Monday, May 17, 2010

Day 85: Scottish Scouting

I always find it odd when a flag is depicted on a badge. 

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Day 84: Yukon Territory

A crest sent to me as a boy by my relatives living in Whitehorse.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Day 83: Douglas

One of the "exotic" group badges that I enjoyed collecting at CJ

Friday, May 14, 2010

Day 82: BC-Yukon Contingent

I was living in Nova Scotia at the time but I traded for the BC-Yukon badge.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Monday, May 10, 2010

Day 78: Family Helper

When I was in Cubs I earned what I recall was the homemaker badge.