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Unusual Sightings on Sea Serpent Day

8/7/2013

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Today is "Sea Serpent Day", the day that honours sea serpents both past and present, so I guess we shouldn't have been too surprised to have some unusual sightings down at the beach. First this morning, at Frenchmen's Bay, the girls were playing in the sand and sailing their boat, when suddenly they spotted a fierce-looking creature out in the water. 
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"Freeze!" whispered Nami, "If we stand perfectly still, he can't see us!" So, even though the monster did cast a glance in their direction, he was more focused on the flock of seagulls at the other end of the Bay. "Whew, that was close! Let's get our boat and go to the other beach."

Then, later on the other beach overlooking the lake, the girls spotted something very unusual coming out of the water up onto the beach. "It's the Loch Ness Monster! Quick, hide!"
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But their curiosity got the better of them, so they followed it down the beach. 
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It wasn't a sea monster after all, but two little goblins marching down the beach. 
So much for that myth!  Hopefully that will be the last of the sea serpent sightings for today!

Sea Serpent Credits

The fierce-looking sea-dragon is a large, beautifully detailed cloth dragon made by Charie Wilson. I bought it from her many years ago at a doll show. I lashed it to a wire stand so it would stay put in the water, and it got a bit soggy, but after some good squeezing and hanging up to dry on my porch, it's good as new - no damage to the paint or glitter.

"Nessie" is a OOAK polymer clay sculpture made by my daughter many years ago when she was still a teenager. She based it on Brian Froud's  "Loch" & "Ness" illustration from his book, the "Goblin Companion". Loch is a "venerable old Goblin" who proceeds through the Labyrinth followed by "Ness", his usher. As they wander between the hedgerows with their lower halves hidden out of view, they are often mistaken for a fearsome sea monster.

I'm having a lot of fun with the doll photos, and it's distracting me from starting to sew new doll costumes. There always seems to be something else getting in my way. I did start sewing the first of my last four shirts - they really need to get done first, after all, they've been cut out and laying on my dining room table for almost two months now.  And there's still so many photos to take and Gallery pages to make. Everything eats up so much time!
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Charie WIlson
8/7/2013 01:29:28 am

Hi MArtha
I love love love this little story. Made my day.
Hugs Charie

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Martha
8/7/2013 01:35:33 am

Thanks! I was a little concerned how you'd feel seeing your cloth dragon submerged in the lake, but he dried up good as new. In fact, now his bottom half is no longer dusty!

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Barbie
8/7/2013 03:06:27 am

I love the dragon and the goblins! All of them are just beautiful.

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Inma
8/7/2013 07:13:19 pm

You made my day too ! The cloth dragon is fabulous and the photo with the girls looking at him is incredible ! Love the dragon and the boat reflecting on the water. The second photo with the girls hiding from the monster is too fun and the last one is also a delight ! Your daughter is an artist too ! The whole story and photos are very ingenius, I have enjoyed it SO much !!!

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Charie Wilson
8/8/2013 02:41:18 pm

Oh No martha it was a thrill to see him in the photos. Good to now he cleaned up from a short dip. I might do that with some of my dusty dragons.
Hugs Charie

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