Welcome back to the odd and whimsical poetery of the Peeps related to holidaze! Let’s investigate what today is, because we need all the holidaze we can celebrate, right?
Lately, every day seems to be many holidays! Which is good, because we all have our favorites. So I will pick out one, and you can click the link above if you’re curious about the rest. This is an Open Thread, so please feel free to add your favorite pomes and photoes and holidaze for today in the Comments!
Today is International Dinosaur Day!
How to Observe
[click link immediately above for more about the day]
The best way to celebrate the day is to visit a museum or other dinosaur-related attraction, where fossils or bones may be viewed (well, not during Covid). You could also watch a documentary about dinosaurs, or a film that features dinosaurs, such as Jurassic Park. If you have children, there are many dinosaur related activities they could do today.
[If you have kids, click the activities link above — they show cute stuff to do at home!]
a lovely love story
by Edward Monkton
The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice. Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage. Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur. The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.
“I like this Dinosaur,” thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. “Although he is fierce, he is also tender and he is funny. He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.”
“I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur,” thought the Dinosaur. “She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice. She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.”
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Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together. For the sun is warm. And the world is a beautiful place.
[Created by Giles Andreae, Edward Monkton is one of those peculiarly lovable characters who is instantly recognisable, despite the fact that Monkton himself doesn’t often appear on the designs. Instead, we are treated to his Interesting Thoughts that meander between the whimsical, the truthful, and the outright hilarious.
His creations include the Penguin of Death, the Pig of Happiness, the Teapot of Destiny, and too many other awesome creations to mention here. The distinctive illustrations are always accompanied by a funny thought or poem, so even though the picture may say a thousand words, he’s giving you a few extra ones for free!]
[You can find his illustrated Lovely Love Story here, or perhaps here if you like to avoid Amazon, here is his website, and there are more small booksellers if you live in the UKI!]
