by Robbi | Dec 26, 2014 | Bobbledy Kids |
Good friend Simon and Bobbledy subscriber extraordinnaire recently sent us a drawing he did of the Ancient Desert Velatitan.
You would be correct if you were to suggest that this dinosaur is quite large, like, larger than a tree.
You would also be correct if you were to suggest that this dinosaur lives near a shallow lake or pond.
You would also be correct if you were to suggest that in the vicinity of this dinosaur exist very tall horsetails.
We know this because Simon also included some “facts” about his Ancient Desert Velatitan on the back of his drawing.
What you might NOT know, however, is that these “facts” might not be “facts” at all. A search for “velatitan” and “Gorgos desert” yielded no results. The Gorgos Desert that Simon has written about is unusual, because unlike most deserts, it has lakes and ponds and horsetails growing in it.
And so it seems that Simon understands the very best part of being a writer and an illustrator: you can make up complete worlds with your words and pictures. Which makes me wonder –
What other kinds of things do you think are true about this Gorgos desert? What kind of dinosaur is this Velatitan? He looks kind of happy to me – I wonder why?
Or perhaps Simon can chime in and correct me – perhaps there really IS such a dinosaur as the velatitan. Either way, it’s been nice to think about this ancient dinosaur and his home. Thanks for sending us your desert story, Simon!
by Robbi | Dec 22, 2014 | Life |
Hi Folks!
Believe it or not – we are IN THE DESERT! As a surprise 40th birthday present for Matthew, I planned a secret trip out west to visit the desert. If you’d like a much more detailed run-down, you can check out his post on the Robbi and Matthew site.
But that’s all beside the point. The point is, the desert is so cool!
I mean, LITERALLY. Apparently I did not do enough research on deserts before we left and thought it would be at least WARM. Nope. Chilly. Cold. It is winter, after all. And so in all of these photos we’re wearing the same clothes, because I only packed one set of warm clothes. Whoops!
The desert is actually full of surprises. For example, it isn’t just empty and sandy. There are all kinds of interesting plants in the desert. My favorites are the cacti, which come in all different shapes and sizes.
There are these fuzzy guys who look like muppets to me:
but who definitely don’t FEEL like muppets (and I’ll send a free something or other to anyone who can identify that cactus for me!). And then there was this heart-shaped one we found that Alden especially liked:
The desert also surprised me by not being totally flat. We discovered lots of cool rock formations that were good for climbing:
And some very strange ones that were good for exploring:
We were also surprised by a coyote we spotted. Can you find him in this picture? You can see that coyotes have excellent desert camouflage:
It makes me wonder about all of the creatures and things and surprises that we DIDN’T see.
Do you know any surprising facts about the desert? Share them here or on the Bobbledy Facebook page. Maybe you could give me some tips on what we should be looking for out here, because clearly I did not come prepared.
