M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank coloring page

 This is my free coloring pages blog.  There are around 3000 free-to-print coloring pages.

Today's new coloring page is a drawing I did of the M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank.

M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

This is the main battle tank of the USA.  It is called the M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank.  It was first put into production and used by the US Army in February of 1980.  It was designed in the 1970s to replace the M-60 Main Battle Tank.  The Abrams was named after Creighton William Abrams who was a general in WW II who commanded armor units.  Armor units mean tanks.  He also was involved in Vietnam and was a the chief of staff of the US Army in 1972.  

The Abrams tank originally weighed 60 tons or 120,000 lbs.  The latest version weighs 71.2 tons.  It has gone through many upgrades and iterations.  But there are 3 main versions.  The M1, the M1A1, and the M1A2.  

The tank can travel at a top speed of 45 miles per hour on a road and 42 miles per hour off-road.  Its main armament is a 120 mm cannon.  It can hit targets accurately while moving.  It can hit targets almost 2 miles away.  

Now, on a secondary note.  This tank is seen on a cliff of red rock.  The dark stains on the rock are not from the tank.  These stains are thought to be caused by magnesium-rich bacteria that color the rocks. 

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the Vehicles and Military Vehicles button.  Then if you are accessing this in September or near September 2024 then the title of this drawing will be near or at the bottom of the list.  

I want to mention that I drew this tank while at my granddaughter's hour-long gymnastics class.  I did not have a straight edge or ruler.  And I drew this kind of fast.  So the circles and "straight lines" are not perfectly round nor perfectly straight. So forgive me if it isn't perfect.  I personally think it is more impressive from a distance.  In fact, you could imagine that you are looking at this tank through heat a heat mirage on a hot summer day.  

Have fun coloring, and you can color it how you like.  But know that I added a desert camouflage pattern that would be colored dark brown, light beige, white, and possibly black.  

Captain Trenton, Pirate with his Parrot Azul coloring page

 Today on my free coloring page blog we have a Pirate 

and his Parrot.

The Pirate is named Captain Trenton the Terrible.

His parrot is named Azul.

He has an obsession for his victims’ gold teeth

Here is a poem about Terrible Trenton: 

TERRIBLE TRENTON

Here we see Terrible Trenton 

A pillaging journey he went on

He’ll remove any gold tooth 

The victims are let loose

Then they on a skiff are sent on

Captain Trenton steals gold teeth and ships

But he’s not cruel one little bit

He’s been in the Navy

The gold teeth are gravy

Pulling gold teeth - he’s really good at it

As pirates go Trenton’s rather kind

Before teeth pulling victims get to dine

Medicates them with rum

So their mouth is all numb

But for their missing gold teeth they will pine

But at least they don’t have to walk the plank

For that they really should Trenton thank

They are still alive

Not in a fatal dive

Their gold teeth Captain Trenton will bank

Captain Trenton thinks he’s so cool 

With his blue parrot he named Azul

But if you have a tooth of gold

And don’t want it stolen & sold

Stay away from that big ocean pool

Captain Trenton the Pirate with his Parrot Azul

Captain Trenton the Terrible was a pirate from the Old Spanish Main. 

He was called Trenton the Terrible because he always pulled any gold teeth from his captives. 

What is interesting is that he would get the captive drunk first and then pull the gold tooth or teeth.  

This is kind of odd that they called him "The Terrible" since he allowed his captives to go free after 

getting their possessions.  He even kept extra skiffs aboard his pirate ship so he could set his victims 

free.  Before he became a pirate Captain Trenton was a ship surgeon in the British Navy.  Because of

 being a ship's surgeon, he knew how to pull teeth correctly with the least amount of pain and bleeding. 

 Plus the victim being completely drunk lowered the pain.  

  So, maybe he 

did not deserve the nickname of Trenton the Terrible.  But the nickname served him well because as 

soon as his pirate ship was spotted the merchant vessel would give up.  They knew that if they fought 

then some of them would surely be killed by Captain Trenton's crew's accurate and deadly cannon fire.  

Plus they knew that if they gave up some of them might lose a gold tooth or two but they would be 

set adrift and not have to walk the plank or be keel-hauled behind the ship.  

Azul is a blue and gold Macaw.  Or maybe an all-blue macaw called a Hyacinth Macaw.  Blue and gold

 Macaws are mostly blue with a yellow tummy and some yellow on the side of their head.  These

 species of parrot (macaws ARE parrots) come from South America.

NOTE:  This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus."  Then if you are accessing this during or near September 2024 this drawing will be near the bottom of that list.  Well, the TITLE of this drawing will be there.  Click on the title and you get your free printable page.  Remember that Azul is either blue and yellow or all blue.  I will admit that coloring his tummy yellow may be tricky since there is a lot of shadow on his tummy. So, if you decide that Azul is a Hyacinth Macaw then you can color him ALL blue.  In either case, have fun coloring!

Paint Mustang Mare coloring page

This is my free coloring pages blog. 

Today's new drawing is of a wild Mustang mare.

Paint Mustang Mare

This is a wild Mustang.  She is a mare or female and lives in Western North America.  Her name is Princess.  She live wild and free like the Brumbie of Australia.  A Brumby is the name for a wild horse in Australia.  In North American countries of Canada and the USA wild horses are called Mustangs.  In Mexico a wild horse is called a mesteño.

NOTE:  This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the Animals button and scroll to the bottom of the list if you are accessing my blog during or near September 2024.

 

Swallow-Tailed Kite coloring page

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There are over 3000 drawings that I did for you to print and color.

Today's new drawing is of a bird from Florida called

The Swallow-Tailed Kite.

Swallow-Tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed kites live all over Florida and along the coast of some of the SouthEast states of the United States of America.  They once ranged along the Mississippi River valley as far north as Minnesota, but human logging, etc. have driven them out of those traditional ranges.  It is a type of hawk that flies elegantly.  It prefers to nest high in the trees of forests and forested mountains or swampland.  With its pointed swept-back wings it looks like a fighter jet.  It has an impressive wingspan of 47-54 inches.  

This type of kite feeds on birds, dragonflies, and even reptiles that they pluck from the treetop branches.  They can swoop down and scoop up a drink from open water as they fly. You usually see these birds soaring.  You rarely see them flapping their wings. 

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Birds" and then scroll down to the bottom of the list IF you are accessing this site in September 2024.  Have fun coloring.  Look up the color patterns online if you want an accurate picture when you color it.  

Nephi, Alma, Nephi Prophets of the Book of Mormon Another Testament Of Jesus Christ coloring pages

 This is my free coloring pages blog. 

There are no ads and no fees to print my coloring page drawings. 

I drew nearly all of these coloring pages. 

Today I am posting three drawings from the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ.

Nephi son of Lehi on the Ship with the Liahona

This is a picture of Nephi who came to the Americas with his father Lehi and the rest of his immediate and extended family.  Here he is seen with his daughter and he is holding the Liahona or divine source guiding compass.  Nephi was a prophet in his own right and he was very faithful and very brave. He is the ancestor of the other two prophets in this post.  Nephi had to deal with rebellious older brothers who wanted to kill him.  Plus Nephi crossed the Arabian Peninsula and built a ship then crossed the oceans to the Promised Land somewhere in North or South America.

Alma the Younger teaches about Faith

In this drawing we see Alma the Younger teaching about Faith.  His missionary companion is Amulek.  Alma the Younger had once been a rebellious youth.  But he repented and became a great prophet.  Here he is seen with Amulek teaching the poor of the Zoramites about faith. Basically, you see the perspective of the Zoramites - Alma teaching with Amulek at his side.  The characters are drawn I Mound Builder clothing.  Some of the Mound Builders may have been the Nephites and Lamanites of the Book of Mormon.  DNA evidence seems to point that way. 

Faith is compared to a seed that can grow into a tree.  I love this chapter of the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Christ.  It is found in Alma Chapter 32.  I think we can compare faith to a seed but we also can compare our relationship to God to a seed.  And even our relationship with others can be compared to a seed.  When we nurture a relationship the seed of friendship and love grows. 

Alma's son Heleman had a son named Heleman.  Then Heleman II had a son named Nephi.  This Nephi is seen in the below drawing. 

Nephi son of Nephi praying for the Believers

Nephi II was the son of Nephi I who was the son of Heleman II who was the son of Heleman I who was the son of Alma II who was the son of Alma I who was converted by the preaching of the great martyred prophet Abinidi.  

When Nephi I the son of Heleman II left his son Nephi II in charge the unbelievers soon concocted a plan to kill all the believers who had faith in Samuel the Lamanite's prophecy concerning the signs of the coming of Christ in the world.  Those signs were a new star and a night that was bright as day.  In this drawing we see Nephi II praying for the believers and getting a response from the Savior.  The Savior Jesus Christ said to Nephi II that that night he, the Savior would be born and the sign of a new star would be seen.  The wicked people with murderous intent were shocked and all repented and the believers were saved. 

I love the Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ.  These true stories are so amazing to me.  I sometimes ask myself, "Could any man or team of men in rural New York 196 years ago have written this book?  The answer is clearly no.  The book is as proclaimed, a translated record of some of the former inhabitants of the New World continents or continent.  Where it happened exactly is not known.  Alma and Amulek are drawn as if the Nephites were some of the North American Mound Builders culture.  

NOTE:  These drawings, in printable form, are found by clicking on the button labeled Religious and then scrolling to the bottom of the Restoration section of religious drawings.  Have fun coloring.  

Annah the Reef Mermaid coloring page

This is my free coloring pages blog. 

Today's new drawing for you to print and color is of

a Reef Mermaid named Annah.

 Annah the Reef Mermaid

As you would expect, Reef Mermaids care for the coral reefs of the world.  Annah is seen here siding on an underwater rock at a coral reef.  There is a clownfish in a sea anemone.  There are two parrotfish.  There is a shark and also a small lobster.  All animals of the reef respect Merfolk.  Annah is wise enough to understand that many of the marine life on the reef prey on other animals.  She seeks to keep a healthy ecological balance. In fact, one meaning of the name "Annah" is to answer or provide solutions.  That is what Annh and the other Reef Mermaids and Mermen do.  They provide answers to help restore the ecological balance of the reefs of the world.  Unfortunately, global temperature is rising and that is negatively affecting many coral reefs.  

You might notice that she has a small Trident in her right hand.  This is a small Trident but even so, it is very powerful.  In fact it is as powerful as a large Trident such as what King Trident or Poseidon possess.  Most Merfolk carry at least a small Trident.  It is much like the Fairy wand.  

Annah's clothing is made from kelp leaves that have a special charm on them.  This charm strengthens the kelp leaves and keeps them alive and green even though the leaves are detached from the actual kelp organism.  Did you know that kelp is not a plant?  It is actually a plant-like member of Kingdom: Protista. 

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled Fantasy, Myths and Circus.  Then, if you are accessing this in September of 2024 then the title will be at or near the bottom of the long list of mostly fantasy drawings.  Click on the title and you can print the picture.  IF you are accessing this site much later that the drawing title will still be on the list, but it will be further up.

Marilyssa the Cruise Mermaid coloring page

This is my free coloring pages blog.  

There are around 3000 drawings that I have done that you 

can print to color.  OR print for a child you know to color.

Today's new coloring page is of another Cruise Mermaid. 

This is the second Cruise Mermaid that I have drawn. 

Marilyssa the Cruising Mermaid

This second drawing I have done of a Cruise Mermaid is of a Mermaid named Marilyssa.  The name means Star of the Sea.  This is a good name for a Mermaid.  She enjoys following cruise ships and interacting with passengers and crew members from time to time.  She has been known to bring pods of whales and dolphins close to the ship for the entertainment of the mortals on board.  

It was another Cruise Mermaid who brought the whales to near our cruise ship on our last Alaskan cruise.  We were on the Quantum of the Seas.  Marilyssa is living in the Caribbean right now.  In fact, the ship she is shadowing is the Royal Caribbean ship called the Rhapsody of the Seas.  The Rhapsody is the first cruise ship my wife and I were on.  We have sailed on her to Alaska and to the Western Caribbean.  She is not the biggest cruise ship but she can get close to the glaciers while the bigger Royal Caribbean ships like the Quantum can not do that.  

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button.  Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of drawings.  Have fun!  Now one more thing.  Below is an older drawing of another Cruise Mermaid.  This is the same Mermaid that followed our last Alaskan cruise.