Today's Emotional Barometer: Excited about 4th of July Holiday to the beach. And since we're going to the beach...
Today's Mystical Creature: The Sea Dragon (special thanks to Kat Blue for her colored pencil drawing below)
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THE MYTHOLOGY: If Chinese, one might have fins or the horns of a stag, may resemble a sea serpent, and be called Long or Lung. The Japanese version is known as Ryu and is thought to be benevolent with wish granting powers. Leviathan's are thought to have been able to breathe fire and cause tsunamis. Hercules battled a "hydra" which has been described as a swamp dwelling dragon with nine heads.
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO EXIST CREATURES WE CAN SEE TODAY: Leafy Sea Dragon (phycodurus eques) picture here Weedy Sea Dragon (phyllopterex taeniolatus) picture here
THE DISCUSSION IS NOW OPEN! Do you believe? Have thoughts? Information to add? Tell us in the comments!
I don't believe in Sea serpents, but I saw a documentary on TV saying Mermaids are real! No kidding.
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EVERYONE is talking about that documentary and I haven't seen it. Waaaaaay jeali. ;)
DeleteGreat to hear from you, too, Val! <3 Raley
DeleteI'm not really sure what I believe. I'm a sheltered person with an open imagination, but I'm also a natural pessimist. I don't not believe it, but I'm not sure if I completely believe it, either. But I love the idea of mythological creatures and magic. ♥
ReplyDeleteI agree about that mermaid documentary - I'd never heard of it but I'd totally love to see it!
OK, first off I HAVE to know how you did that heart, Miss Astral Faery!! <3 We must find this docu and watch it together. ;) Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI actually learned how to make these little hearts from you. You posted some keyboard commands awhile back - I've forgotten all of them except the heart, which is Alt+3 ♥
ReplyDeleteAnd yes! I would love to see this docu! Maybe we can line that up for a date day.
that would be a good date +3
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