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I'm an academic type - got my B.S. in Biological Sciences and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Yes, I was born a Brit! I was also a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development for a year. Since then I've had a varied career and currently live in the Mid Hudson Valley of New York...
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Legendary Creatures of this World and Beyond
- I have always been fascinated by legendary creatures. They appear in tales of wonder, fantasy, legends, and mythologies of all cultures. Some appear in the tales...
- Updated 19 days ago | Legendary creatures › chimera
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Unicorns and Unicorn Mythology
- Unicorns are one of my favorite legendary creatures. They are basically white horses with a single horn. But they also have some special, supernatural abilities....
- Updated 4 days ago | unicorn mythology › figurine
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Prehistoric Cave Paintings
- Prehistoric cave paintings have been discovered in caves around the world, such as the Chauvet and Lascaux caves in France, the Altamira cave in Spain, the...
- Updated 17 days ago | Prehistoric cave paintings › aboriginal rock art
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The Mythical Phoenix Bird
- The mythical phoenix bird has captured our imagination from ancient times. It is the most beautiful bird in the world, it brings good fortune, and it lives forever...
- Updated 17 days ago | Mythical phoenix bird › figurine
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Lascaux Cave Paintings
- The Lascaux caves are located in France, near the village of Montignac in the Vezere Valley. They became famous when numerous Paleolithic cave paintings were...
- Updated 20 days ago | Lascaux Cave paintings › bird man cave painting
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Amazing Metal Wall Art by Ash Carl
- I came across this amazing artist quite by chance. His work is metal wall sculptures and they are phenomenal! Some of the pieces are painted, giving them additional...
- Updated 17 days ago | metal wall art › american artist
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Mysterious Monuments and Who Built Them
- There are megalithic stone monuments found all over the world, built over the millennia by cultures with very little in common, other than which is common to...
- Updated 5 days ago | Mysterious places › alien built monument
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Griffins and Griffin Mythology
- The Griffin (also spelled gryphon or griffon) is a chimera or hybrid mythical creature. It has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. Griffins...
- Updated 20 days ago | Griffin mythology › chimera
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Chimeras and Chimera Mythology
- The Chimera is found in Greek mythology - a monstrous creature, apparently a combination of several different animals. Although the chimera, or hybrid creature,...
- Updated 4 days ago | Chimera mythology › centaur
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Mansions of the Hudson Valley
- The Hudson River runs through New York State for over 300 miles, meeting the ocean at New York City. While the whole river is beautiful, an especially delightful...
- Updated 31 days ago | Hudson Valley mansion › clermont
- Mythical Creature Figurines
- If someone you know loves mythical creatures - dragons, unicorns, and the like - why not buy them a beautiful figurine that captures the magic of these wondrous...
- Updated 8 days ago | Mythical creature figurines › 2012
- Valentine's Day Gifts from Mary Kay
- Valentine's Day has become the day to show your love. Valentine's cards have been popular for centuries. Today, though, people don't stop at cards. It is a fine...
- Updated 34 days ago | Valentine Mary Kay › eye color
- Feng Huang - Chinese Phoenix
- The Feng Huang is a legendary or mythical creature, in some ways the Chinese version of the Western phoenix. Actually, though, it has many differences. First...
- Updated 4 days ago | Feng huang › chinese mythology
- Why I Love Tea
- I love tea! Probably because I'm British I can't imagine life without tea. Coffee is important, but somehow life without tea is not something I want...
- Updated 20 days ago | Love Tea › black tea
- Fantastic Dragon Gifts
- The dragon is my favorite mythical creature, probably because I was born in the Year of the Dragon. Chinese dragons are reputed to bring fortune and prosperity,...
- Updated 5 days ago | fantastic Dragon gifts › 2012
- Great Pyramids of Giza
- The Great Pyramid is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that remains standing, and the whole Giza complex is designated as a World Heritage...
- Updated 31 days ago | Pyramids of giza › cairo
- Chauvet Cave
- The Chauvet Cave, located in Southern France, was first explored in 1994. The leader of the trio of speleologists who found the paintings was Jean-Marie Chauvet,...
- Updated 20 days ago | Chauvet cave › cave
- Dragons and Dragon Mythology
- The dragon is my favorite mythical creature, probably because I was born in the year of the dragon! And, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon - "my" year. Dragons...
- Updated 10 days ago | dragon mythology › 2012
- Moai Stone Statues
- The Moai statues were created by Polynesian inhabitants of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. The name Easter Island was adopted by outsiders since the Dutch explorer...
- Updated 17 days ago | Moai statues › 15 moai stone statues at ahu tongariki
- Centaurs and Centaur Mythology
- Centaurs first appeared In Greek mythology as barbaric, dangerous creatures. They were part man, part horse. In this way, the centaur brings together human beings,...
- Updated 4 days ago | Centaur mythology › centaur
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Michey
Feb 14, 2012 @ 4:07 pm | delete
- Happy Valentine Day to you
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- Heart felt thanks for your blessings on my respect your elders lens
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- Way back on 10/1/11, you blessed my Bigfoot Halloween Costumes lens. I'm so sorry that it took me so long to acknowledge it, but I wanted to come over and finally thank you for the Squidblessing! I have added your blessing to my page. Thank you so much! :)
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- Jennifer, you are always such a precious friend! Thank you for being so kind.
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- Thanks so much for the blessing to my National Curmudgeons Day lens...your lenses here look intriguing. Have a great weekend!
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