It is almost New Year here where we live in the Mountain Time Zone.
I am aware that many of you already have experienced the new year hours ago.
Happy New Year 2023
(The Old Year is beginning to disappear in magical sparkles.)
NOTE: This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the "Holiday"
button and scrolling down.
Bienvenidos a mi blog de dibujos para colorear gratis.
El nuevo dibujo de hoy es de un enorme dinosaurio rapaz de Argentina.
Se llama macrotórax de Mapa.
Soy un profesor de ciencias discapacitado.
Dibujar me ayuda a distraerme del dolor frecuente en el que me encuentro.
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Maip macrothorax el Dinosaurio Rapaz más Grande
Maip macrothorax era un dinosaurio rapaz gigantesco, el rapaz más grande jamás encontrado. Se encontró en América del Sur en el país de Argentina. Vivió hace 70 millones de años. Creció hasta 10 metros o 33 pies de largo y pesaba aorund 5 toneladas. Este dinosaurio tenía un hocico más largo que los alosaurios de tamaño similar. Pero vivió mucho después de los alosaurios.
Cuando el tipo superior de depredador terópodo, los Ablisaurios, se extinguió en América del Sur, se plantea la hipótesis de que las rapaces anteriormente pequeñas pudieron, con el tiempo, evolucionar para convertirse en los depredadores ápice más grandes de América del Sur.
Repenomamus fue el mamífero más grande del período Cretácico. Medía aproximadamente 3 pies y 3 pulgadas de largo y pesaba hasta 31 libras o 14 kilogramos. ESTE mamífero en la imagen es posiblemente un descendiente de Repenomamus porque Reponmamus vivió millones de años antes de Maip. El descubrimiento de Repenomamus muestra que los mamíferos no se hicieron enormes en la Era Mesozoica, pero tampoco todos eran del tamaño de pequeños roedores.
Maip PUEDE haber tenido plumas, o tal vez no. Sabemos que las rapaces más pequeñas e incluso un tiranosaurio de tamaño mediano tenían plumas. De hecho, un paleontólogo de la Universidad de Utah me dijo una vez que pensaba que todos los tiranosaurios tenían plumas. Quizás todos los dinosaurios rapaces también tenían plumas.
NOTA: La versión imprimible de este dibujo se encuentra haciendo clic en el botón etiquetado "Paleontología" y luego desplazándose hasta la parte inferior de la parte de la Vida Mesozoica de la lista. Luego haga clic en el título para obtener su página imprimible. De nuevo, primero haga clic en el botón etiquetado... Paleontology.
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Today's new drawing is of a huge raptor dinosaur from Argentina.
It is called Maip macrothorax.
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Maip macrothorax the Biggest Raptor Dinosaur
Maip macrothorax was a gigantic raptor dinosaur - the biggest raptor ever found. It was found in South America in the country of Argentina. It lived 70 million years ago. It grew up to 10 meters or 33 feet long and weighed aorund 5 tons. This dinosaur had a longer snout than similar sized Allosaurs. But it lived WAY after the Allosaurs.
When the top type of Theropod predator, the Ablisaurs, went extinct in South America it is hypothesized that the previously small raptors were able, over time, to evolve to be the largest apex predators in South America.
Repenomamus was the biggest mammal of the Cretaceous period. It was about 3 feet 3 inches long and weighed up to 31 pounds or 14 kilograms. THIS mammal in the picture is possibly a descendant of Repenomamus because Reponmamus lived millions of years before Maip. The discovery of Repenomamus shows that mammals did not get huge in the Mesozoic Era, but they were not all the size of small rodents either.
Maip MAY have had feathers, or maybe not. We DO know that the smaller raptors and even one medium sized Tyrannosaur had feathers. In fact, a paleontologist at the University of Utah once told me that he thought all Tyrannosaurs had feathers. Perhaps all raptor dinosaurs had feathers too.
Since this dinosaur was found in Argentina I will be posting it in Spanish as well.
NOTE: The printable version of this drawing is found by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology" and then scrolling to the bottom of the Mesozoic Life part of the list. Then click on the title to get your printable page. Again, first click on the button labeled... Paleontology.
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There are over 2,500 free-to-print coloring pages.
The buttons above give you access to printable coloring pages. New drawings are at the bottom of the correct list. Today's free coloring page is of a lovely Elvish or Elf mother and her son.
Yes, Elves have mothers. This is one of those beautiful Elf Mothers with her son. The Elvish mother is named Hanawyn and her son is Glenoraborn. She has other children as well. These are Wood Elves so they live in the forest. Here we see mother and child after the son has been swimming in the river. He is wrapped in a type of Elvish towel that has the charm to warm him up after swimming in the cool river water.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list for this new drawing.
Merry Christmas!
Today's latest coloring page that you can print for coloring
is of a member of the Angelic Choir that announced the birth of our Savior.
Today at our Christmas Sunday service a beautiful young sister, with a beautiful voice and a kind spirit, sang a solo. We were touched! All the choir music was also very beautiful. I love Christmas carols! With the permission of the young sister and her parents, I drew her as a Christmas Singing Angel! Appropriately she sang: Angels We Have Heard On High. She SOUNDED like a Christmas Angel!
Christmas Angels would be the Heavenly Choir that sang to the shepherds to announce the birth of the Savior. It is quite possible that those shepherds were raising sheep and Passover Lambs. This is very interesting because Jesus was to be the ultimate sacrifice. He died so that we could be forgiven for our sins on the conditions of repentance. I love Him and I testify that he was and IS our Savior!
NOTE: This drawing is of a lovely young woman. I always want to point out that this "coloring page" type of drawing will not capture their true physical beauty. But of course, true beauty is on the inside... in how they have nurtured a kind spirit in their life. I briefly spoke with this young sister and she was very kind to me. So she obviously is doing life right. To get to the printable version of this drawing just click on the "Holidays" button and scroll to the bottom of the "Christmas" drawings section of that list. Also, this drawing will be posted, in printable form, in the "Religious" drawings. So click on the button labeled "Religious" and scroll to the bottom of the "New Testament" section. New drawings are always at the bottom of the correct list. Have fun coloring and I hope you had a very
Merry Christmas!
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Today's new drawing is a cartoon picture of Santa at Night.
Santa at Night
I was in a copy shop many years ago. I was an unemployed teacher at the time and I was running off copies of my resume. I was feeling a little down. A 4-year-old was in there with his mom. It was December and there was a picture of Santa on the window.
To understand why this is funny and rather touching is that we members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believe that John the Beloved, the disciple of Jesus, was granted the gift to stay on Earth until the Savior's second coming.
The little boy tugged on his mother's coat and said, enthusiastically, "Mommy, I've got it! Santa is John the Beloved."
I chuckled and then I thought about it and I was touched. What nice thought for John the Beloved to be involved in giving gifts to good children... and even to good adults.
This drawing is of Santa, in a cartoon form. He is standing in the snow before his big trip. He has his bag of toys... (magical bag of toys). There is a wreath hanging from a tree and two small Christmas trees. One has a star as the tree-topper and the other has a Christmas star.
NOTE: This drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the "Holidays" button and then scrolling to the bottom of the Christmas section. Have fun coloring and Merry Christmas! Oh, by the way, there are a lot of other Christmas drawings there.
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Today's new drawing is a Nativity drawing of
Baby Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Nativity 2022
This is my latest Nativity drawing. It depicts the infant Jesus, who was and is the Son of God lying in a manger. A manger is where you put feed for large animals. Jesus was the creator of the Earth! And he came to Earth in somewhat mortal form in the humblest of ways. It is amazing that a god would come to Earth in such a humble way.
Yet, our Savior Jesus Christ came to Earth to teach us His ways of kindness and generosity and faith. Then He did His most important work, He was a 'willing sacrifice for our sins. You see, if we sin (and we all do) then there is an eternal punishment that will keep us from ever returning to our Heavenly Parents. We lived with them as spirits before we came to Earth. But we can't go back because we have all been sinners in our mortal lives. To one degree or another we all have sinned. However, because of the Atonement of Christ we can return to live with our Heavenly Parents in the next life. Jesus paid the eternal price for our sins so we can be clean and worthy if we repent.
By the way, Baby Jesus, in this drawing, is wrapped in swaddling clothes. I have read that this included bands of cloth wrapped around the baby's arms and legs. Although swaddling clothes were more commonly bands of cloth or blankets that wrapped around the baby's entire body so that the baby could not use his or her limbs. I also read that sacrificial lambs were wrapped in swaddling clothes and Jesus was the ultimate sacrificial lamb.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, can be found by clicking on the button labeled "Religious" or "Holidays." This is the last drawing on the Christmas section of the Holidays list. It is the last picture on the New Testament section of the Religious list.
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I have been working on different drawings, including these drawings from the
Cache Valley Civic Ballet production of The Nutcracker. This is a reposting of that post because
I finally finished the drawing of May and the Arabian Dancer.
This ballet was a wonderful production. I had never been to The Nutcracker, but I always wanted to. T
This production did not disappoint!
At the reception, the dancers were taking pictures with kids and some adults.
I took a beautiful little girl named May. We got a photo of her with
The Rose Fairy, The Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Arabian Dancer.
The dancers were so sweet to May and she was thrilled to meet them.
A note: These are coloring pages so I can not capture the true beauty of these
beautiful and talented dancers, nor the beauty and sweetness of May
in this coloring page format. But I did my best.
Cache Valley Civic Ballet coloring page of May & the Rose Fairy
I realized that I forgot to put wings on the Rose Fairy so below is
May and the Rose Fairy - with the Rose Fairy having wings.
Cache Valley Civic Ballet coloring page of May & the Rose Fairy
Cache Valley Civic Ballet coloring page of May & the Sugar Plum Fairy
(the female Arabian Dancer)
NOTE: I have finished the drawing of May and the Arabian Dancer. These drawings can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down to the bottom of the page to see and print these new drawings. By the way, the small table in the last drawing is of sugarplums. . . even though this is the Arabian Dancer. I will be reposting this now that I have all the drawings done and posted.
Bienvenido de nuevo o bienvenido a mi blog de dibujos para colorear gratis.
El nuevo dibujo de hoy es de dos de los animales más grandes de su clase
en lo que ahora se conoce como el pais de Argentina en sudamerica.
Notocollos y Aerotitan de sudamerica
Notocollosus era un titanosaurio más grande. Eran animales enormes. Tenían una masa estimada cercana a las 75 toneladas y tal vez incluso más grande. Tenían el hueso del húmero más grande de cualquier otro titanosaurio. Así que tal vez era incluso más grande que Argentinosaurus. El nombre del género Notocollosus significa " Gigante del Viento del Sur."El nombre específico o nombre de la especie honra a un paleontólogo sudamericano: Jorge Gonzales Parejas, quien ha estudiado ampliamente los dinosaurios del norte de Argentina.
La longitud del Notocollo no es segura debido a un esqueleto incompleto. Pero algunas estimaciones de longitud son de hasta 92 pies o 28 metros. Pero ese enorme húmero puede indicar que Notocollosus fue el titanosaurio más grande y tal vez el animal terrestre más grande de todos los tiempos. Para determinar que se debe encontrar más evidencia fósil. También está Patagotitan, que reclama el título de Dinosaurio más Grande. Algunos paleontólogos piensan que Argentinosaurus fue el dinosaurio más grande.
Aerotitan sudamericanas significa Gigante terrestre de América del Sur. Es un tipo de azdárquido por lo que era pariente de Quetzalcóatlus. Pero Aerotitan es de América del Sur y Quetzalcoatlus es de América del Norte. Aerotitan tenía una envergadura de 16 pies o 5 metros. (Quetzalcoatlus tenía una envergadura el doble de ancha.)
Personalmente, me gustan los nombres que se les da a estos dos increíbles animales Mesozoicos.
NOTA: Este dibujo se puede encontrar en forma imprimible haciendo clic en el botón" Paleontología"y desplazándose hacia abajo hasta la parte inferior de la página" Vida Mesozoica". Los dibujos nuevos se encuentran al final de la lista correcta. A continuación se muestran algunos otros dibujos de publicaciones anteriores de otros enormes titanosaurios de América del Sur. Estos dinosaurios se encuentran más arriba en la lista. Mi esposa y yo hemos visto exhibiciones de Argentinosaurus y Patagotitan. Ver el tamaño de estos enormes titanosaurios es absolutamente asombroso. Recuerde hacer clic en "Paleontology."
Diviértete coloreando!!!
Argentinosaurus and Argentinadraco
Patagotitan mayorum the Biggest Dinosaur
Argentinosaurus at Nesting Site
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Today's new drawing is of two of the largest animals in their class
in what is now known as South America.
Notocollosus and Aerotitan from South America
Notocollosus was a larger Titanosaur. They were huge animals. They had an estimated mass approaching 75 tons and maybe even larger. They had the biggest humerus bone of any other Titanosaur. So perhaps it was even larger than Argentinosaurus. The Genus name Notocollosus means "South Wind Giant." The specific name or species name honors a South American Paleontologist: Jorge Gonzales Parejas, who has extensively studied the dinosaurs of Northern Argentina.
The length of Notocollosus is not certain due to an incomplete skeleton. But some estimates of length are up to 92 feet or 28 meters. But that huge humerus may indicate that Notocollosus was the biggest Titanosaur and maybe the biggest land animal of all time! To determine that more fossil evidence must be found. There is also Patagotitan which claims the title of Biggest Dinosaur. Some paleontologists think that Argentinosaurus was the largest dinosaur.
Aerotitan sudamericanas means Airial giant of South America. It is a type of Azhdarchid so it was a relative of Quetzalcoatlus. But Aerotitan is from South America and Quetzalcoatlus is from North America. Aerotitan had a wingspan of 16 feet or 5 meters. (Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan twice as wide.)
Personally, I like the names given to these two amazing Mesozoic animals!
NOTE: This drawing will be found in printable form by clicking on the "Paleontology" button and scrolling down to the bottom of the"Mesozoic Life" part of the page. New drawings are at the bottom of the correct list. Below are some other drawings from previous posts of other huge Titanosaurs from South America. These dinosaurs will be found further up the list. My wife and I have seen displays of Argentinosaurus and Patagotitan. Seeing the size of these huge Titanosaurs is absolutely amazing. Have fun coloring!!!
Argentinosaurus and Argentinadraco
Patagotitan mayorum the Biggest Dinosaur
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Today is an unusual drawing of a Dirt Bike Elf.
NOTE: I added another drawing to the Cache Valley Civic Ballet Nutcracker page.
Just scroll down past this post and past another post or two.
Breannia the Dirt Bike Elf
Elves have some powerful magic. They do not use their magic as often as Fairies do. One thing that Elves do is use their magic to hide their Elvish features like pointed ears. Of course, they choose to not hide their beautiful features that are so common among the Elves. We are not talking about diminutive Elves only. There are the small Elves that work with Santa Claus. And there are the mortal-sized Elves as well.
The mortal-sized Elves live among us mortals. They are extremely brave and they love adventurous sports, like riding competitive dirt bikes. Breannia is one of those Elves who loves adventure. Since there are no more orcs, or dragons, or goblins, or trolls in the world to deal with now, these adventure-loving Elves choose to do extreme sports.
Notice the jewel at the front of the motorcycle. This is a magical jewel that helps the Elf stay safe and lights the way for riding at night. However, we mortals would just see a normal motorcycle headlight. In fact, we mortals would not see Breannia's pointed Elf ears either.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button and scrolling down to the bottom of the list. All new drawings are at the bottom of the list.
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Today's new drawing comes from the Old Testament book of Haggai.
Consider Your Ways
I recommend reading the very short Biblical book, Haggai. In that book the prophet, Haggai is reminding the people of the futility of their wealth if they don't build a Temple to the Lord.
NOTE: This drawing can be found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious" and then scrolling down to the bottom of the Old Testament list of drawings.
Hello everyone. This is my free coloring pages blog. Sorry I have not posted in a few days.
I have been working on different drawings, including these drawings from the
Cache Valley Civic Ballet production of The Nutcracker.
This was a wonderful production. I had never been to The Nutcracker, but I always wanted to.
At the reception, the dancers were taking pictures with kids and some adults.
I took a beautiful little girl named May. We got a photo of her with
The Rose Fairy, The Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Arabian Dancer.
The dancers were so sweet to May and she was thrilled to meet them.
A note: These are coloring pages so I can not capture the true beauty of these
beautiful and talented dancers, nor the beauty and sweetness of May
in this coloring page format. But I did my best.
Cache Valley Civic Ballet coloring page of May & the Rose Fairy
I realized that I forgot to put wings on the Rose Fairy so below is
May and the Rose Fairy - with the Rose Fairy having wings.
Cache Valley Civic Ballet coloring page of May & the Rose Fairy
Cache Valley Civic Ballet coloring page of May & the Sugar Plum Fairy
(the female Arabian Dancer)
NOTE: I have finished the drawing of May and the Arabian Dancer. These drawings can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down to the bottom of the page to see and print these new drawings. By the way, the small table in the last drawing is of sugarplums. . . even though this is the Arabian Dancer. I will be reposting this now that I have all the drawings done and posted.
Today's new drawings are all of Jesus.
Jesus with a Dove
This drawing is rather simple... in that, it has less background. But the focus is on our Savior. Because of Him we can repent of our sins and one day be saved in God's Kingdom and be able to live with our family forever! I drew a dove with Jesus because the dove is the symbol of the Holy Ghost. In fact, most of my drawings of Jesus include a dove... usually in the background.
Jesus at His Carpentry Shop
Joseph, the husband of Mary and stepfather of Jesus was a carpenter. So it is likely that Jesus was also a carpenter. It is implied that when Jesus started His ministry when he was 30 that Joseph had already passed on. So I drew a picture of Jesus in the carpentry shop that he most likely inherited.
Jesus begins to call His Disciples
Jesus begin to call His by calling to fishermen who were out on the Sea of Galilee. He told them where to fish and they caught too many fish so they called to their friends to help land the catch. The first two fishermen were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. They had met the Lord before. The other two fishermen were the brothers James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
Peter, James, and John became the lead apostles... or as we members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints would say, they were the First Presidency.
NOTE: You can find these drawings, in printable form, by clicking on the "Religious" button and scrolling down to the bottom of the New Testament section. Have fun coloring!
Today on my free coloring pages blog there will be more than one post.
This is the first post. It is a drawing of a Princess Angel.
Princess Angel
This is a Princess Angel. These beings are sent from Heaven to guide mortals in their decision-making and to watch over them in their mortal life.. These beings are all former mortals who, during their life on Earth, were at some point princesses. But they were good and kind princesses, not vain and unkind like some royalty are.
Princess Angels visit whatever mortal they are assigned to. They might not ever be seen, but if you are a young girl there is a Guardian Angel who looks out for you. She might well be a Princess Angel. By the way, boys and adults also have a Guardian Angel.
Princess Angels love the beauty of Nature. So if you are a little girl who lives to be outside and exploring the wonders of God's beautiful creation, then you might well have a Princess Angel as your Guardian Angel. Remember that you, as a child of God, are His greatest and most beautiful creation.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, can be found by clicking on the button labeled: "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the General Religious" list. New drawings are always on the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Today's two new drawings concern the birth of Jesus.
The Holy Bible tells us that Jesus was indeed born in Bethlehem. Because there was no room in the Inn Jesus was born in a stable and his cradle was a manger. It is rather amazing to think that the Saviour of the World - the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament - the Creator of the Earth... was born in a humble stable surrounded by animals is quite amazing.
The Book of Mormon calls Mary the fairest of all virgins. I believe that was talking about more than physical beauty. She was a pure young woman who loved the Lord and had tremendous faith. So why did I draw her looking rather mussed up? The answer is obvious. She just gave birth and giving birth is difficult. I am male so I have never given birth, but I have assisted with births in Mexico as a medical assistant... and I have seen the births of 2 of my children. Now, Mary would probably have been lying down, I'll admit.
Why does Baby Jesus have cloth wrapped around his arm that we can see? The answer is those are swaddling clothes - believed to help a baby's arms and legs grow straight. The baby is also covered by a blanket so we can't see the other swaddling clothes. Notice that the Holy Ghost is there as well... in the form of a dove. (That is not Biblical but I thought it was a cool idea.)
NOTE: To see these new Christmas - related drawings in PDF format, and print them to color just click on the "Religious" button and scroll to the bottom of the Old Testament section for the Micah prophecy drawing and scroll down to the bottom of the New Testament section for the Nativity drawing.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
Today's new drawing is a cartoon drawing of a Pilgrim Couple in Plymouth.
Pilgrim Couple in Plymouth Colony
(Today's new drawing)
Here in the United States of America when we say "Pilgrims" we mean the Pilgrims who settled in Plymouth, Massachusettes. They were a group of religious people who came to North America for religious freedom. After a very rough first winter, the Pilgrims received help from Native Americans. Then in November, the Pilgrims and Native Americans had a big harvest celebration. The assistance of the Native Americans and the Native Americans teaching the Pilgrims how to grow crops and how to survive in general was very important. Without the help of the Native Americans, the Plymouth Colony probably would not have survived another winter.
In this fun drawing, we see a Pilgrim husband and his wife. He is about to go hunting for turkey. There were and still are wild turkeys in North America. We even have wild turkeys where we live in Utah.
The rifle being held by the man is a blunderbuss. They often are drawn with pilgrims, however, a matchlock musket was probably more common at the time. A blunderbuss was the precursor to the modern shotgun.
By the way, this Thanksgiving I am grateful to yet be alive to share my mortal life with my wife, children, and grandchildren. Remember that after this life, our spirit continues on. Only our mortal body can die, but our spirit is infinite and eternal. In the next life, the Spirit World... or in or after the resurrection, all that was lost will be made up to us and then some. AND blessings we longed for but did not receive in mortality will be granted... this applies to the good people of the Earth. Sadly, those promises are not extended to the wicked people who have chosen to do evil. But all will be resurrected and receive the level of glory that matches the light that they were willing to receive and accept... and live. And of course, the resurrection of our bodies will occur for everyone because of the sacrifice and resurrection of Christ. His Atonement also made it possible for us to be forgiven of our sins... IF we repent and have faith in Him... AND strive to do better.
NOTE: This drawing is found, in printable form, by clicking on the "Holidays" button and scrolling down to the Thanksgiving section. Below are some older drawings from previous Thanksgivings. Have fun coloring and Happy Thanksgiving!
Wampanoag Man and Woman
The Wampanoag Tribe was the Native Americans at the First Thanksgiving.
Pilgrim with Native American Friend
Wild Turkeys
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Today's new drawing features three types of Triassic Period animals.
Triassic Animals: Mbiresaurus, Caelestiventus, & Adelobasileus
Mbiresaurus was a small dinosaur from what is now Africa. It is the oldest African dinosaur ever discovered. It was the last common ancestor of Sauropods and Ornithopods. Sauropods were the huge long-neck dinosaurs that walked on four legs and were the biggest living land animals ever to walk the Earth. But this was a tiny dinosaur in comparison. Ornithopods were the dinosaurs that looked like large ostriches. The full name for this small dinosaur is Mbiresaurus raathi. The genus name comes from the Mbire Dynasty of Zimbabwe. The cool species name honors an early dinosaur bone hunter from the area. He was named Michael Raath and he helped discover the first of the area's dinosaur fossils.
Mbiresaurus lived in the late Triassic Period. That was 230 million years ago. This dinosaur was found in Zimbabwe, Africa. It was only about 6 feet 7 inches long. It weighed somewhere between 22 and 66 lbs or 10 to 30 kg.
The Pterosaur is called Caelestiventus hanseni. The genus name means heavenly wind. The species name honors Robin Hansen. He was the Bureau of Land Management geologist who helped the excavation team get access to the fossil site. (I like his first name. Do you know why?) Caelestiventus was a small early Pterosaur. Ir had a wingspan of 4.9 feet or about 1.5 meters. I called it small because it would look like a sparrow compared to some of the later Pterosaurs of the Cretaceous Period 160 million years later. But quite possibly it was the biggest Pterosaur of the Triassic Period.
The small rodent-like animal you see was one of the early proto-mammals of the Triassic. It is called Adelobasileus. It is also called a mammaliamorph. It was a Cynodont mammilimorph. So, it had characteristics of the Cynodont mammal-like reptiles and features of a mammal, like fur. Adelobasileus was only about 4-5 inches long or 10-12 cm. The mammaliamorph is in the foreground so it looks bigger than it would if it were side by side with the dinosaur. It is possible that this small furry animal was one of the ancestors of later mammals, including humans. I hope this species is not annoyed with me for leaving them out of the title of this post. I DID include this name on the title of the drawing.
These three animals all lived in the late Triassic Period, although they were not all found in the same place, however, since during the Triassic Period the Earth was all one continent (Pangea) then it is possible that these animals may have been seen together.
By the way, the plants in this drawing are ancient plants from the Triassic Period. They include cycads, ferns, and club moss. There are three periods in the Mesozoic Era: Triassic was the first, then the better-known Jurassic Period, and then the Cretaceous Period. Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs first appeared in the Triassic Period. The Mesozoic Period ended when the Chichlub meteorite hit the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Today's new drawing is of two newlyweds who just
happen to be Riders of Rohan.
Kathewyn and Jesentor Newlywed Riders of Rohan
The great Kingdom of Rohan has, as its main army, a cavalry of sorts. They are called the Riders of Rohan. Aowyn proved, by killing the Witch King of Angmar, that females can also be very effective Riders of Rohan. Ever since then there have been female Riders of Rohan.
As happens in our world, people often meet at work and fall in love. Being in the Rohirrim is a job. Other people in Rohan raise the horses, and milked the horses. (Yes I said milk the horses, not cows.) Poeple of Rohan have selectively bred horses that give more milk. They also have farmers, blacksmiths, armorers, etc. The Rohan horse culture is much like the culture of the Native Americans of the Great Plains. But the Native Americans did not milk their horses. The horses of the plains tribes came from European horses - brought to the New World by Europeans - apparently in the early 1600s.
Jesentor and Kathewym were in the Rohirrim and were often riding and serving together. They were and are two of the greatest of the Rohirrim. They fell in love and chose to get married. They continue to serve together even now.
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Today's new drawing is a couple who are Woodland Elves.
Woodland Warrior Elves Couple - Danadain & Kaycelia
These two beautiful Elves are warriors who also are a married couple.
Kaycelia is a beautiful blonde Woodland She-Elf. She is also a very skilled fighter. When facing orcs her beauty is known to distract the enemy and this gives her an extra advantage. I should mention here that in a coloring page quality of drawing it is impossible to get a perfect likeness. Kaycelia is also a very nice Elf, if you are not an evil orc, goblin, or troll. She
The male Warrior Elf is named Danadain. He is actually a part Elven mortal who has some Elf ancestors. He can not live for an indefinite time like an Elf, but he DOES have the ability to have a long life 3 or 4 times longer than other mortals. He is also a Ranger who helps keep good people and Elves safe from evils like trolls, orcs, goblins, etc. He was raised by Woodland Elves so Danedain's loyalty lies with the Woodland Elves. So he is not a full-blooded Elf, but he IS part Elf and he is part of the Woodland Elven Drum or Elven Troupe.
To marry Danadain Kaycelia had to give up her mortality. But their love for each other and their commitment to helping make each other happy and always having each other's back have made them very happy. Kaycelia never has regretted her decision to give up her Earthly immortality for love. Besides, they both believe that their souls are immortal anyway, so when they die their spirits will still be together in the Spirit Realm.
I forgot to mention that Danadain is also very kind to others, who are not evil creatures. For years Danadain and Kaycelia have lived in happiness. When they are on patrol to help keep the Woodland Forest Realm safe, they always choose to patrol together.
Now, let me come clean about something. This loving and committed couple actually lived thousands of years ago. They are ancestors of mortals who still live here on Earth. Certain families have long-lived genes and they live for upwards of a hundred years. Many of those families are descendants of Kaycelia and Danadain.
NOTE: In this drawing Danadain and Kaycelia are standing in the Woodland Realm near some Aspen trees. They are standing near a creek or brook or mountain stream. They just fought off and slew a Mountain Troll so they are taking a break from the patrol to hold each other briefly... and rejoice that they are still together. An Elf loses his or her mortality if killed in battle... so there was a real danger.
Also, note the writing on Kaycelia's shoulder and Danadain's tunic. It is their nicknames in Elvish. Their tunics cover their chainmail armor.
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Trumpeter Swans are often friendly with the
Fairies that live along their migration route.
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Trumpeter Swan with River Fairy
Trumpeter Swans often stop on their migration route. The local River Fairies, Pond Fairies, and Lake Fairies are great friends with all species of swan. Here we see Gladia the River Fairy greeting a Trumpeter Swan. River Fairies, like all Fairies, can change or transform their size from 5 inches tall or so to up to mortal size - or anything in between.
Gladia chose to be about 3 feet or just under a meter tall when she visited this swan. He is a cob or male swan. In the distance and on the lake, you can see his mate, a female swan or a pen. More migrating swans are coming into land on the river.
Maybe this is at the Bear River Bird Refuge, here in Utah, USA. Ir maybe it is of Swans on Farmington Bay, also here in Utah.
