![]() ![]() I read all the harry potters and own copies of all the movies as well as all the books. In the past few years, or even the decade I have read the Twilight saga and seen the movies. ![]() Firstly because New Zealand is beautiful and Peter Jackson's work is visually delicious, secondly because the actors are gorgeous, thirdly because I have a huge crush on the character of Thorin, fourthly due to the entertainment value of a bunch of oddballs setting off on a seemingly impossible quest, fifthly because I wish we still had eagles that are big(that bit always makes me cry because I remember eagles that were much bigger than the ones we have now but people shot them), sixthly because the music is sumptuous and sends tingles down my spine and finally because I get to step away from all the day to day concerns of my life for three hours and follow an epic journey of the imagination. Why were they going to the movie in the first place? Why did they buy the book? Were they working for the united nations and looking for a way to change the world or were they wanting a bit of escapism and entertainment? I know why I went to see the Hobbit. I have seen a lot of reviews, scathing reviews of books and films over the last year and it puzzles me. I wonder sometimes why people expect entertainment to also be academic literature? Speaking of dragons,I am looking forward to seeing the desolation of Smaug in the coming weeks and trying to avoid any mention of it by the doomsayers. ![]() I can't imagine being able to catch a thorny dragon nor adding a bell to it's tail. I am enjoying rediscovering our amazing flora and fauna for this sketching challenge and adding a Holiday flare to them. that is the address for a good site for kids to find out more about The thorny dragon or thorny devil (Moloch horridus)which is also called other names. ![]()
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