Carnival of Squid: May 2009

The Chicken Dance and More Stuff About Chickens

You've heard of the chicken dance, haven't you? If more...6 points

You've heard of the chicken dance, haven't you? If not, stay tuned because we're going to tell you what it is and teach you how to do the chicken danc...6 points

Give Chickens the Day Off & Paint Wooden Easter Eggs

Start a new family tradition this year and let you more...4 points

Start a new family tradition this year and let your kids paint a wooden keepsake egg. This is a really great alternative to dyeing real eggs. They're...4 points

Gifts for Chicken Lovers and Collectors

Are you a chicken collector? Do you or someone you more...3 points

Are you a chicken collector? Do you or someone you know have chicken stuff all over the house? Whether you are a beginning collector or a more 'advanc...3 points

Old Time Chicken Photos

Remember when food came from down the road, instea more...2 points

Remember when food came from down the road, instead of across the globe? When just being at home was a gift? This lens is a mini celebration of old ti...2 points

Cochin Bantam Chicken

'Our Pet Cochin to the left'Colour varieties inclu more...2 points

'Our Pet Cochin to the left'Colour varieties include buff, black, partridge, blue, silver laced, splash, golden laced, and white. Cochins also come in...2 points

Ornamental Chicken Breeds

The purpose of this lens is to help you identify a more...1 point

The purpose of this lens is to help you identify a chicken that's right for you, and to introduce you to a lot of beautiful, fascinating birds. If you...1 point

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Wikipedia explains that 'Why did the chicken cross more...1 point

Wikipedia explains that 'Why did the chicken cross the road?' is one of the oldest and most famous joke riddles still in use in the English language.T...1 point

Housing Chickens and Guineas

I am in the midst of getting prepared to get mysel more...0 points

I am in the midst of getting prepared to get myself a little flock of chickens just as soon as I get my house sold and another house purchased, which...0 points

Raising Polish Bantam Chickens

Out of the many breeds of chickens that I raise, m more...0 points

Out of the many breeds of chickens that I raise, my White Crested Black Polish Bantams (whew! Their name is bigger than they are!)are one of my favori...0 points

Space Lapbook

Take advantage of children's natural fascination w more...5 points

Take advantage of children's natural fascination with outer space and space travel with this science unit study! What child doesn't like to pretend he...5 points

Space Travel Holiday Reviews

This lens was created to help provide the latest i more...1 point

This lens was created to help provide the latest information on all things 'Space Travel' all in the one place. Full reviews on all currently availabl...1 point

Travel Threads: Space

My father was an aerospace engineer and my grandmo more...1 point

My father was an aerospace engineer and my grandmother a planetarium director. So I've always had a personal relationship with the space program -- ne...1 point

Allen Steele

Allen Steele is a science fiction author who has w more...1 point

Allen Steele is a science fiction author who has written many books and stories of Near Space - from Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and the asteroids. He...1 point

The Stardance Project

Ever since Jeanne Robinson and her husband Spider more...1 point

Ever since Jeanne Robinson and her husband Spider collaborated on the novella "Stardance," she has wanted to make zero-gravity dance a reality.1 point

Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World

The statue of Liberty Enlightening the World is an more...6 points

The statue of Liberty Enlightening the World is an icon, a cliche, a beloved landmark. She is a work of art. She is colossal statuary. She is recogniz...6 points

Tower of London

The Tower of London is one of the capital's best k more...5 points

The Tower of London is one of the capital's best known and most popular visitor attractions, as well as a World Heritage site, but it's had a long and...5 points

The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France is one of the mo more...4 points

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France is one of the most recognized landmarks in the world.This man-made structure attracts millions of visitors every yea...4 points

Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs

The Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs were first built more...2 points

The Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs were first built in 1854. Sculptures of extinct animals, they provide an insight into the early days of palentology,...2 points

LAUGHABLE LANDMARKS

Toss your troubles aside because it's time to turn more...1 point

Toss your troubles aside because it's time to turn your attention to those tacky tourist traps and ripsnorting roadside attractions.There are oodles o...1 point

West Side Market -- National Historic Landmark

The West Side Market brings back fond memories of more...1 point

The West Side Market brings back fond memories of growing up in Cleveland, Ohio. It brings back warm memories of my grandmother, Julia Nagy. You see,...1 point

Trevi Fountain

If you want to ensure a return to Rome then you ha more...1 point

If you want to ensure a return to Rome then you have to toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain! I can also let you into a little secret! The finest and m...1 point

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Compare the best France flight deals and access us more...1 point

Compare the best France flight deals and access useful France flight information on Trax.com1 point

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper, (Coop), was one of Hollywood's most p more...1 point

Gary Cooper, (Coop), was one of Hollywood's most popular leading men during a career which spanned 5 decades. He received five Oscar nominations for B...1 point

High Noon

The 1952 movie, 'High Noon,' has to rate as one of more...0 points

The 1952 movie, 'High Noon,' has to rate as one of the most powerful Westerns ever made, if not in fact perhaps the best Western ever made. It tells t...0 points

Pepsi is better than Coke

Pepsi is better than Coke Unless you are one of th more...2 points

Pepsi is better than Coke Unless you are one of the rare people who drink RC Cola or a generic brand cola, you either drink Pepsi or Coke. To me, hand...2 points

7-up Cake or Coca Cola Cake, which is best?

Which is your favorite? Do you prefer the light, m more...2 points

Which is your favorite? Do you prefer the light, moist, lemony 7-up Cake or the dark, rich, moist chocolate Coca Cola Cake? Let's hear the pros and co...2 points

7-up Cake Recipes

7-Up Cake has been popular since the 1950's when a more...2 points

7-Up Cake has been popular since the 1950's when adding the soft drink instead of water to a mix was said to make the cake 'light and airy'. In the ea...2 points

7-Up Collectibles

7 Up is a brand of a lemon-lime flavored non-caffe more...1 point

7 Up is a brand of a lemon-lime flavored non-caffeinated soft drink. The rights to the brand are held by Dr Pepper Snapple Group in the United States,...1 point

Let's Raise a Frosty Mug to Rootbeer!

Rootbeer has to be the best soft drink ever develo more...0 points

Rootbeer has to be the best soft drink ever developed in the world. I mean, honestly, can anything top it? Cola? Way too much hype, and it doesn't del...0 points

Unique Chess Sets

Chess and chess pieces will be displayed here alon more...3 points

Chess and chess pieces will be displayed here along with pictures and resources.I've always been fascinated by Chess pieces. I do not play very well,...3 points

Antique Chess Sets

If you have a love of old games or chess in partic more...1 point

If you have a love of old games or chess in particular, buying an antique chess set can be a great investment. Old sets are often very personal and or...1 point

Chess Openings: Italian Game

Italian game is one of the openings mentioned in t more...0 points

Italian game is one of the openings mentioned in the famous Göttingen Chess manuscript produced in 1490. It was further analyzed and developed during...0 points

The Irish legend of Frank Martin and the Fairies, retold in limericks

Frank Martin was a sickly Irish weaver who had bee more...2 points

Frank Martin was a sickly Irish weaver who had been baptized against fairies as an infant. Ever since then he had the gift of 'seeing the good people....2 points

Amazing Amphibians of Louisiana

Amphibians are an interesting and very important c more...4 points

Amphibians are an interesting and very important class of animals and there are certainly plenty of them here in Louisiana. We have everything from la...4 points

Frog Unit Study: Hopping to Learn

Take trips to the frog pond, play games and sing s more...3 points

Take trips to the frog pond, play games and sing songs, gobble up the insect words and swat the fly verbs.3 points

Gray Treefrog in Louisiana

Gray Treefrogs are interesting looking little frog more...3 points

Gray Treefrogs are interesting looking little frogs that are often found living near human habitats. There are actually two species of Gray Treefrogs...3 points

Frog and Toad Watching with Grandma

Learn how to choose the best site for frogwatching more...2 points

Learn how to choose the best site for frogwatching and other ways to make the most of your frogwatching time.Frog watching is a great way to teach you...2 points

Learning to Count with Frogs

Learning to count can be a joyful hop around the F more...2 points

Learning to count can be a joyful hop around the Frog Pond. With this froggy theme, children count their way around the frog board, count the flies th...2 points

Green Treefrog in Louisiana

Green Treefrogs are colorful little frogs that coe more...2 points

Green Treefrogs are colorful little frogs that coexist well with humans. They are amphibians of the woodlands in riparian areas. Green Treefrogs are a...2 points

Funky Frog Facts

I like frogs. They have a cool way of getting by.O more...1 point

I like frogs. They have a cool way of getting by.One evening, my dear little dachshund spotted a frog, and after much pursuit, managed to pick it up i...1 point

Save the Frogs

I didn't know that frogs needed saving. However, I more...1 point

I didn't know that frogs needed saving. However, I was a pollworker for our city election on April 28, 2009, at a local school. One of the students st...1 point

Industrial Waste in the Frog Pond

Are Vernal Pools in remote rural areas of Vermont more...1 point

Are Vernal Pools in remote rural areas of Vermont being destroyed by industrial waste? Come on a walk in the early spring. Walk through the cold wet m...1 point

Frog Pattern Math

When planning activities for your Frog Unit Study more...1 point

When planning activities for your Frog Unit Study you might think that math would be an abstract subject that has nothing to do with frogs. In this le...1 point

Tadpoles To Frogs

My son and I are currently watching the frog life more...1 point

My son and I are currently watching the frog life cycle unfold before our eyes. Over the next few weeks, we'll record in photos and text our discoveri...1 point

Decorate Your Baby's Nursery With Frogs!

Cute frogs, little frogs, big frogs, funny frogs, more...0 points

Cute frogs, little frogs, big frogs, funny frogs, all kinds of frogs! Create a froggy haven for your little one with these cute frog items and ideas.0 points

Women In the American Military

American women are volunteering to serve in the mi more...4 points

American women are volunteering to serve in the military in large numbers. They can be found in most military specialties, have fought in combat, and...4 points

The Thoughts And Worries Of A Military Mom

He is my oldest son.He is 25 years old. I raised a more...2 points

He is my oldest son.He is 25 years old. I raised all of my boys to be proud of who they are but I also told them to stay away from war and violence. W...2 points

VW Beetle History

In 1934, Adolph Hitler announced that a car should more...1 point

In 1934, Adolph Hitler announced that a car shouldn't just be a privilege of the wealthy. He summoned Ferdinand Porsche to talk about his plans for a...1 point

The Absolute Best Home Made Pizza Recipes

The best home made pizza recipes, made especially more...2 points

The best home made pizza recipes, made especially for you, by you!Includes the best pizza recipes, International pizza recipes, unusual pizza recipes,...2 points

Healthy Cooking: Healthy Pizza

Change a few key ingredients to make pizza a part more...2 points

Change a few key ingredients to make pizza a part of your healthy diet.2 points

Healthy home-made pizza

Pizza has to be one of the most versatile foods th more...2 points

Pizza has to be one of the most versatile foods there is and that makes it one of the foods that you just can't go wrong with. Especially not if you m...2 points

Pizza Ovens

I recall that not so many years ago if you wanted more...0 points

I recall that not so many years ago if you wanted a wood fired pizza oven you had to know someone who knew someone who knew an Italian girl whose elde...0 points

Satisfy your craving for Brooklyn-style pizza

You fell in love with the perfect food. Brooklyn-s more...0 points

You fell in love with the perfect food. Brooklyn-style Neapolitan pizza. You lost that perfect food by moving across the continent. You strive to re-c...0 points

What is it with Beards?

The beard must be the most contentious feature of more...6 points

The beard must be the most contentious feature of a man's face. It's certainly the most fascinating.It's nothing more than the sign of the adult male,...6 points

A Scary Halloween Fairy

This is the story of a pink tutu Halloween costume more...4 points

This is the story of a pink tutu Halloween costume. For a long time my husband, Don and I had this idea to make a pink tutu costume for HIM! We just t...4 points

Santa Claus

He lives at the North Pole. He raises reindeer. He more...3 points

He lives at the North Pole. He raises reindeer. He wears a red suit and sports a white beard. He's jolly. He's fat. A merry, old elf. He's making a li...3 points

Abraham Lincoln 200th Birthday Celebration

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the Unit more...2 points

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and is considered by many to be one of the greatest U.S. Presidents. February 12th, 2009 c...2 points

Chuck Norris

Martial artist and action movie star. Walker, Texa more...1 point

Martial artist and action movie star. Walker, Texas Ranger. The Total Gym guy. Honorary Marine. Humanitarian. Patriot.Role model.Looking for gifts for...1 point

ZZ Top

As a music lover and a product of the 70's/80's, I more...0 points

As a music lover and a product of the 70's/80's, I can remember what a big impact these boys from Texas has on the music industry and the people that...0 points

All About Beards

The hair that is growing on someone's cheeks, chin more...0 points

The hair that is growing on someone's cheeks, chin, neck and above the upper lip and not taken away with shaving, is called a beard. Usually beards ar...0 points

Lucky Lindy

Charles Lindbergh was one of few barnstormers who more...1 point

Charles Lindbergh was one of few barnstormers who were not enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Service during WWI. Being born in 1902 put him on the shy sid...1 point

Kupe the Navigator : Legendary Hero

Five thousand years ago, the first voyagers set ou more...6 points

Five thousand years ago, the first voyagers set out from Southeast Asia into the most forbidding ocean of all.They crossed a vastness greater than all...6 points

A quick guide to the Marlborough Sounds

I have spent most of my life coming to, or living more...0 points

I have spent most of my life coming to, or living in the Marlborough Sounds. In my opinion they are one of the best places in New Zealand to go for a...0 points

New Zealand Photos

Photos of the beautiful country of New Zealand.0 points

Star Trek TNG: Elementary, Dear Data.

Elementary, Dear Data is the first of two episodes more...4 points

Elementary, Dear Data is the first of two episodes in the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series in which the android named Data dons the de...4 points

Sherlock Holmes: The Best Detective Ever

Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest fictional d more...2 points

Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest fictional detectives ever created, and arguably the most famous. He isn't just a detective; he's also a chemist...2 points

Wynton Marsalis

Jazz trumpeter, composer, and even author Wynton M more...1 point

Jazz trumpeter, composer, and even author Wynton Marsalis is the current king of the trumpet.1 point

John Wayne, Hollywood Giant

For 25 years John Wayne, 'Duke', was rated at or a more...0 points

For 25 years John Wayne, 'Duke', was rated at or around the top in Hollywood movies box-office appeal. His films grossed $700 million - a record no pe...0 points

Buckman Bridge -- Traffic count average daily: 119,000

When I first moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 199 more...5 points

When I first moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1992, someone warned me about driving on the Buckman Bridge. 'You don't want to get stuck in rush hour...5 points

Clifton Suspension Bridge - Brunel's posthumous masterpiece

The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the Avon Gorge more...3 points

The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the Avon Gorge near Bristol.It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1830, but the project ran into problems...3 points

The Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is a fascinating feat of engin more...2 points

The Brooklyn Bridge is a fascinating feat of engineering, and one of the most recognizable features of the New York City skyline. I hope you will enjo...2 points

Royal Albert Bridge - Brunel's greatest viaduct

The Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash was one of Isam more...2 points

The Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash was one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's last engineering feats. Opened in 1859, he died the same year.Also called the...2 points

Hart Bridge -- Traffic count average daily: 47,000

The Hart Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida is the ma more...1 point

The Hart Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida is the major bridge we travel when crossing the St. Johns River for Jacksonville Jaguars games. It drops us a...1 point

Main Street Bridge -- Traffic count average daily: 21,400

If you drive into downtown Jacksonville from the s more...1 point

If you drive into downtown Jacksonville from the southside, you'll most likely cross over the Main Street Bridge. What's interesting is that I don't r...1 point

Acosta Bridge -- Traffic count average daily: 32,000

The Acosta Bridge is definitely of one of my favor more...1 point

The Acosta Bridge is definitely of one of my favorite bridges in Jacksonville, Florida. It's a fixed span, which is great as you don't need to wait wh...1 point

Fuller Warren Bridge -- Traffic count average daily: 139,000

Thank goodness for segmental bridges like the new more...1 point

Thank goodness for segmental bridges like the new Fuller Warren Bridge. The old bridge, built in 1954, was 'antique-like' for the amount of traffic th...1 point

Dames Point Bridge -- Traffic count average daily: 30,000

Of all the bridges in Jacksonville, Florida, the D more...1 point

Of all the bridges in Jacksonville, Florida, the Dames Point Bridge is by far the most attractive. It spans two miles and was completed in 1989. When...1 point

Shands Bridge

What's interesting about this bridge is that it is more...1 point

What's interesting about this bridge is that it is THE only bridge crossing of the St. Johns River between Jacksonville and Palatka. It's actually loc...1 point

Mathews Bridge -- Traffic count average daily: 66,500

The Mathews Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida spans more...1 point

The Mathews Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida spans the St. Johns River, bringing traffic along Arlington Expressway between Arlington and Downtown. It...1 point

Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac Bridge opened for traffic on November more...1 point

The Mackinac Bridge opened for traffic on November 1, 1957 and celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. No matter if it is spelled Mackinac (like th...1 point

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Reading the classic tale of the Three Billy Goats more...1 point

Reading the classic tale of the Three Billy Goats Gruff is a delightful way to kick off a Unit Study on Goats. We compare fiction and non-fiction goat...1 point

Bridges of New York City

This page highlights some of the bridges of New Yo more...0 points

This page highlights some of the bridges of New York City. It is another in a series of lenses I have been doing recently on New York City Landmarks.W...0 points

Top Ten Highest Bridges in The World

A bridge can be a lot of things. It can be a falle more...0 points

A bridge can be a lot of things. It can be a fallen log over a stream, a wooden structure made to span opposite sides of a river or a monumental work...0 points

The Legend Of Mothman

The Legend of Mothman centers around events that c more...0 points

The Legend of Mothman centers around events that culminated in a horrific catastrophe at Point Pleasant West Virginia. During the late Autumn evening...0 points

Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day more...2 points

Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month. But that's not May 5th. This holiday is calculated according to the lunar calendar...2 points

The Teapot Dragon

Come read the poem of the Teapot Dragon with it's more...1 point

Come read the poem of the Teapot Dragon with it's crinkly tail and pincer claws. It sticks out it's tongue and keeps the tea piping hot.The Teapot Dra...1 point

Mt. Everest Video Showcase

Known as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolungma in Ti more...1 point

Known as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolungma in Tibet, Mt. Everest straddles the Nepal-Tibet border and over the years has seen many triumphs and far...1 point

Mt. Kalaish The Sacred Mountain of Tibet

To Asians Mt. Kalaish is seen as the axis mundi th more...0 points

To Asians Mt. Kalaish is seen as the axis mundi their most sacred mountain. Mt. Kalaish is at the heart of Bonpo, Buddhist and Hindu scriptures. Each...0 points