Winter Solstice December 21
The key is Found!
4:15 pm, Winter Solstice, at D. H. Hill Library
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for the solution.
The Key
The Key Finders Lisa Lewis, Pat Hall, Matt Casey, Helen Newton, Joy Taylor
The Fall Equinox Treasure Map
Solution to the Fall 2009 Puzzle
Solution to the Fall Equinox Puzzle The Saint:  (The Saint can be known by her nimbus, The Saint is not Mary)    She is Saint Rose of Lima, whose identifying feature is a crown of roses.  The roses are archaic, without the full array of petals of the modern rose, but can be identified as roses by the thorns. Google 'saint, crown of roses' and she comes right up. Image 1

The Numerals: (There is something in the image that is the KEY to the numerals) The numerals translate to 58-7-52-75 on one side and 18-5-8-75 on the other side.  Not the alphabet, obviously.  In the image of the key is an atomic symbol.  The numbers are elements in the periodic table, and translate to Ce N Te Re  Ar B O Re.  Centere Arbore. Image 2

The Arch: (The owl is pointing, It's up in the air. The riddle can be found above her
In plain view upon a wood frame. In the garden near the night bird)  The Arch is a aerial view of the center arbor of the Rose Garden in Raleigh. Google 'raleigh, roses'  The Raleigh Little Theater comes up.  The google map shows the arch overlays the arbor, and there are the same number of divisions. Image 3

The center of the arch began to glow sometime in November.

The Creatures: (Feathers and scales and shell together a tale will spell.) The first letters of the animals: Raven, Owl, Snake, Egg spell ROSE. 
(The owl knows a riddle. The owl is pointing.) This refers to the location of the brass plaque in the arbor.  It is in the very center bay, nailed to the bottom of one of the overhead cross pieces, facing down, and lightly concealed by some camellias.  I didn't want the staff of the rose garden to see it and take it down. Surprisingly, this proved to be the most difficult part of the puzzle. Image 4

The Riddle: (There is in plain view a riddle for you. The Riddle is waiting on a brass plaque)  I installed a brass plaque that says the following:
Ask the wizard
You find in the glen for a
Tale of a book
Or a key that's within

First, consider the weird meter.  I used the same strategy for the riddle as the creature puzzle, (The creatures four will tell you more than which garden to look in. The way they speak helps those who seek the wizard in the glen) The main information was contained the the first words. (The first word has the last word)

Ask  You  Tale  Or:  Askew Taylor Art Supplies. 
In the glen: On Glenwood
(And the wizard waits upon a busy street)


The Wizard: The Wizard is Kirk Taylor, the owner of the store and a long time benefactor to the Raleigh art scene.  If you haven't been there before, go, it is great.  But anyone in the store would have known to give you the next piece of the puzzle, which was a silver ring containing the following series of letters and numbers.

PR6073 .I43227 M3 1980

The Key: In the image, the key is in a book.  The silver ring contains the call letters of 'Masquerade' by Kit Williams, on the fifth floor of D H Hill Library.  The key is in the form of a bookmark, and hidden in this book. Image 5
December 17
The days grow small
The petals fall
And by any other name
Would smell as sweet

In the garden near the night bird
The first word has the last word
And the wizard waits
Upon a busy street
December 5
The creatures four
Will tell you more
Than which garden to look in.

The way they speak
Helps those who seek
The wizard in the glen.
November 26
The wizard is not stone
But made of flesh and bone.
November 22
The Saint can be known by her nimbus
The creatures will tell you her name
The riddle can be found above her
In plain view upon a wood frame.

Once you find the riddle
You are looking for a man
Identify the Wizard
And ask to see the band.
November 12
Look at all again,
The riddle is there.
The owl is pointing,
It's up in the air.
October 30
Feathers and scales and shell
Together a tale will spell.
October 22
The Riddle is waiting
On a brass plaque
Read what is written
And leave it intact.
October 15
The Saint wears a crown.
Camellias are blooming.
October 8
The Saint is not Mary.
October 4
The first thing you see
Will not be the key.
There is in plain view
A riddle for you.
September 30

The owl knows a riddle

That is difficult to see.

You will know it when you find it

It will lead you to the key. 


 
September 25
There is something in the image
That is the key to the numerals
Autumnal Equinox 2009 Fall Treasure Hunt

Starting at exactly 5:18 pm on September 22, I will release the Fall Equinox Treasure Hunt.  You can get the treasure maps at Ornamentea, Pullen Arts Center and my house at the exact Equinox, and I'll put some down at the Third Place Coffee Shop the next day.

The instant someone finds the key, I'll post it here, so you will know.
This is the prize. 

It is a fine silver and copper Bandoleer Bracelet, made and signed by me. 

The Details.

I have hidden a silver key in Raleigh, NC, USA. If you find it, take a digital picture of you and the key in the location where you found it, and email me. I'll meet you and exchange the key for a piece of jewelry, the bracelet pictured above.

You will not need to destroy, move, deface or otherwise disturb anything to find the key.  It is just hidden. I'll post here and on Facebook when it is found.

Ornamentea will have the map available at the time of the Equinox.  I'll post the image here Tuesday evening.   Also I'll put a few maps at The Third Place Cafe on Wednesday. The last hunt lasted only 26 hours, but this one is harder.

If you don't find the silver key this time, don't worry.  I'll hide another one on the Vernal Equinox.

I have images from the Summer Solstice Treasure Hunt Below, if you want to see how that one worked.
Summer Solstice 2009 Summer Solstice 2009 Treasure Hunt

I have always wanted to do a treasure hunt, so here it is.

It begins on the solstice, at exactly 1:45pm
on Sunday June 21.

I have hidden a silver key in Raleigh, NC, USA. If you find it, take a digital picture of you and the key in the location where you found it, and email me. I'll meet you and exchange the key for a piece of jewelry, an enameled locket made by me.

You will not need to destroy, move, deface or otherwise disturb anything to find the key.  It is just hidden. I'll post here and on Facebook when it is found.

Ornamentea will have the map available at the time of the Solstice.  I'll post the image here Sunday evening.   Also I'll put a few maps at The Third Place Cafe on Monday.

If you don't find the silver key this time, don't worry.  I'll hide another one on the autumn equinox.

This is the locket, and it will be on a silver chain.
Monday June 22 The Key is Still out there. I will post the finder here just as soon as I know.

Here is the image.  There are paper copies at Ornamentea and The Third Place.
The back says this:
Monday June 22 5:45 pm The Key is Found! Congratulations, Team Sandra, Warren and Rodger

I'll post the picture as soon as it is sent.  Also I'll post the explanation of the graphics.
Sandra and the Key
Explanation
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