I am proud of the finished product and the journey was hard but fun which made me apruciate the final product more. My favorite  blog post was The New Day Post because I enjoyed making it and I think it is my best. My leat favorite blog post is Differences and Similarities between the Green Book and the Pilgrims because I worte two paragraphs and half of it got deleted so now I only have half. I really enjoy doing the blog and I would be able to do it again.

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Abbreviation:
WY
Capital of Wyoming State:
Cheyenne
Date of Statehood:
July 10, 1890
Wyoming State Population:
509,294 (US Census 2005 estimate)
Wyoming State Nickname:
The Equality State
Wyoming State Motto:
Equal rights.
Wyoming State Flower:
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariaefolia)
(Legislation of 1917)

Wyoming State Tree:
Plains Cottonwood (Legislation of 1961)
Wyoming State Bird:
Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
(Legislation of 1927)
Wyoming State Fish:
Cutthroat Trout (Legislation of 1987)
Wyoming State Insect:
None (Legislation Pending)
Wyoming State Gemstone:
Jade (Legislation of 1967)

Major Rivers – Bighorn River, Green River, Belle Fourche River, Powder River, North Platte River
Major Lakes – Yellowstone Lake, Glendo Reservoir, Bighorn Lake, Boysen Reservoir, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Seminoe Reservoir, Alcova Reservoir, Keyhole Reservoir
Highest Point – Gannett Peak – 13,804 feet (4,207 m) above sea level
Lowest Point – Belle Fourche River – 3,099 feet (944 m) above sea level
Bordering States – Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Idaho
Origin of the Name Wyoming – The name Wyoming may be derived from the Delaware Indian word “Maughwauwama,” which means “large plains.”

Population – 509,294 ( least Populated country in the U.S.A. )

In New Mexico there are Native American tribes. Some people believe that the Native Americans in New Mexico came from Siberia. For centuries, these ancestral Indians lived a nomadic life, hunting and gathering their food throughout the Southwest. About 1,500 years ago, some of these ancestral groups (today referred to as the Anasazi Indians) began practicing agriculture and established permanent settlements, or pueblos. The agriculture includes corn, beans, squash, and chili. Today herding is a major economic enterprise for Native Americans and for New Mexico. New Mexico’s American Indian cultures influence many aspects of our modern lifestyles. The most obvious is the architectural style of the typical pueblo village, a style that is imitated statewide and often combined with other traditional and modern building styles. New Mexico’s Native Americans are famous around the world for their pottery, jewelry, basket and textile weaving, fine art and music. That concludes my report on the Native Americans in New Mexico.

New Mexico State Symbols:

Aircraft – Hot Air Balloon

Amphibian – New Mexico Spadefoot Toad  

Animal – Black Bear

Ballad – Land of Enchantment

Balloon Museum – Abruzzo International Balloon Museum  

Gem – Emrald, 

Colors – Red and Yellow

Bird – Roadrunner

Butterfly – Sandia Hairstreak

Cookie – Biscochito

Fish – New Mexico Cutthroat Trout

Flower – Yucca Flower

Fossil – Coelophysis Dinosaur

Grass – Blue Grama Grass

Guitar – Pimentel Rising Sun Guitar

Insect – Tralantula Hawk Wasp

Poem – “A Nuevo Mexico”

Reptile – New Mexico Whiptail Lizard

Song – “O Fair New Mexico”

Tie – Bolo Tie

Mammal – Black Bear

Tree – Nut Tree

Vegetables – Chile and Frijol

Population: 1,984,356        

Resources:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35000.html

www.enchantedlearnig.com/usa/states/newmexico/

www.netstate.com/states/symb/nm symb.htm

     They were all in paintings made by Georgia O’keeffe. She was one of the most famous artists in New Mexico. New Mexico is home to the Taos Art Colony. It began in 1898. Artist were drawn to Taos because Of Mabel Dodge Luhan who owned very important galleries invited many artists to stay with her. Also, the beautiful landscape attracted many European artists. Many stayed and the Colony grew. Georgia O’keeffe was one of them. She was born in November 15, 1887 at Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and died in March 6, 1986 at Santa Fe, New Mexico. She came to New Mexico in 1929. She lived to be 98 years old. She mostly made paintings of shells, flowers, or skulls from New Mexico. She used vibrant palette of colors which was one of the qualities of the Taos Colony. Georgia O’keeffe is still an Idol for many artists.