Today is
Appreciate A Dragon Day
Dragons have existing in the mythology of cultures from all
over the world; cultures that, during early days, had no interaction with one another.
Dragons inspire us and fill us with fear
at the same time. Historically, western
dragons have always been depicted as fearsome creatures to either overcome or
have a kinship with, while eastern dragons were typically equated with the
royalty and heavenly forces.
In the book “The Flight of Dragons” by Peter Dickinson, he hypothesizes
that the chief obstacle to admitting the past existence of dragons is the
difficulty of powered flight by so large an organism. He offers a very believable argument.
He speculates dragons had within
their abdomen a dirigible-like structure in which hydrochloric acid would
dissolve large amounts of excess bone, releasing massive amounts of hydrogen
that, once aloft, would support the body above the ground. The dragon's wings
are traced to "modifications of the ribcage" (an anatomical
evolutionary path shared by the genus Draco), and the expulsion of fire from
the throat, as a means of removal of excess gas. The absence of fossil evidence
is traced again to the internal acids, which (in Dickinson's view) would
dissolve the bones soon after death.
Works for me!
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| Some Dragons do exist. |
Some of my favorite books are the Pern books.
May you fly with the
dragons you so loved.
I want one of those
little ones!
16 Jan 2020
I prefer the Eastern characterization of dragons as good fortune energy.
ReplyDeleteI love dragons. Have a few of them here myself. I have an awesome book--'Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons'. It's an awesome interactive book with lots of stories, pictures, tabs to pull, and envelopes to open.
ReplyDeleteThat is an appreciable collection of dragons shown here.
ReplyDeleteI collect Pocket Dragons. They are the cutest little things. Go on the internet and look them up.
ReplyDeleteAs it happens, I have a couple of pocket babies and two signed prints. I love them all!
DeleteI've read a lot of Anne McCaffrey books, but not that series (I'll have to go look up the ones I read). My husband noticed that it was dragon appreciation day & posted a picture of our little stuffed dragon on FB (you'll see it on my blog later). He called it Urassus Dragon because he thinks that's funny, but we really named it Darcy after the Roger Whittaker song.
ReplyDeleteI checked - I read the Brainship series (which sounds dreadful, but was really good!).
DeleteI've read the first of the Brainship series. I'll have to reread #1 and then the others. A word of warning about the Pern books. I don't recommend the ones written after her death by her son (Todd) or daughter (Gigi). They're poorly written and terrible, in my opinion. Unfortunate that children of famous writers thing they can write by capitalizing on the parents name.
DeleteTell Me a dragon is an absolutely beautiful book.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Tell-Me-Dragon-Jackie-Morris/dp/191265427X/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=dragon&qid=1579802608&s=books&sr=1-9
It is a pretty book. I will have to order a copy for my collection of dragon stories. Thanks!
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