Category Archives: Art

Moments #34: That Duck

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

I was at Huffines Park with my camera, surrounded by ducks who were eager to see if I had brought them anything to eat.  The ducks the followed me as I walked along the edge of Huffines Creek were cute but the duck who caught my attention was swimming by itself and didn’t seem to care whether I had food or not.  The duck had a confidence that left me with no choice but to take its picture.

I believe this is a Muscovy Duck, though I’m hardly an expert.  Some people have told me that they find this duck to be ugly.  I think the duck has too much personality to be ugly.  Sometimes, the loners are the most fascinating subjects around.

Previous Moments:

  1. My Dolphin by Case Wright
  2. His Name Was Zac by Lisa Marie Bowman
  3. The Neighborhood, This Morning by Erin Nicole
  4. The Neighborhood, This Afternoon by Erin Nicole
  5. Walking In The Rain by Erin Nicole
  6. The Abandoned RV by Erin Nicole
  7. A Visit To The Cemetery by Erin Nicole
  8. The Woman In The Hallway by Lisa Marie Bowman
  9. Visiting Another Cemetery by Erin Nicole
  10. The Alley Series by Erin Nicole
  11. Exploring The Red House by Erin Nicole
  12. The Halloween That Nearly Wasn’t by Erin Nicole
  13. Watchers and Followers by Erin Nicole
  14. Visitors by Erin Nicole
  15. Fighting by Case Wright
  16. Walking In The Fog by Erin Nicole
  17. A Spider Does What It Can by Erin Nicole
  18. Downtown Richardson, In The Rain by Erin Nicole
  19. Me, our kids, and ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD! by Bradley Crain
  20. The Statues of SMU by Erin Nicole
  21. Exploring the Back Yard Of An Abandoned House by Erin Nicole
  22. The Ugly Old Swing by Erin Nicole
  23. The Fourth of July In My Town by Erin Nicole
  24. A 4th of July Tradition: Blurry Firework Pictures! by Erin Nicole
  25. That Doll by Erin Nicole
  26. Invasion of the Dolls by Erin Nicole
  27. The Dollhouse by Erin Nicole
  28. Jake and Max by Erin Nicole
  29. The Morning of October 26th by Erin Nicole
  30. Casper The God by Erin Nicole
  31. Carrying The Flag by Erin Nicole
  32. The First Morning Of 2026 by Erin Nicole
  33. This Squirrel by Erin Nicole

Bang! Check Out The Exciting Covers Of .44!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Published from 1937 to 1954, 44 Western Magazine was a popular pulp that featured stories about gunslingers, horse rustlers, and the women who loved them.  Each cover promised the best in western excitement.

Here’s a small sampling of the covers of 44!

by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

by Ernest “Darcy” Chiriacka

by John Walter Scott

by Albin Henning

Unknown Artist

Unknown Artist

Unknown Artist

Unknown Artist

Check Out The Adventure-Filled Covers Of The Wide World!

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The Wide World was a British pulp tabloid that ran from 1898 to 1965.  The magazine’s slogan was “Truth is stranger than fiction” and it proved that with stories of adventure and exploration.  Today, along with its covers, the magazine is best known for breaking the news that outlaw Butch Cassidy had been killed in Bolivia.

Here are just a few of the covers of The Wide World.  All of the covers below are credited to W.C. Nicolson.

Explore The Covers Of Venture Science Fiction!

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by Bert Tanner

Venture Science Fiction was a pulp magazine that ran from 1957 to 1958 and was later revived for six issues in 1969.  Despite its relatively brief run, it featured stories from some of the most prominent names in science fiction.

Here are a few of the covers of Venture Science Fiction!

by Edmund Emswhiller

by Dick Shelton

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Edmund Emshwiller

by Edmund Emshwiller

Celebrate Dinosaur Day With Devil Dinosaur!

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The first recorded discover of dinosaur fossils occurred in 1820 and, since then, dinosaur remains have been found on all seven continents.  Richard Owen, an English anatomist, came up with the word “Dinosauria” in 1842. The word comes from the Greek word “deinos,” meaning terrible or fearfully great, and “sauros,” meaning reptile or lizard. He applied the term to three animals that fossilized bones had been found of over the previous few decades.

Today, we celebrate Dinosaur Day with Devil Dinosaur!

Devil Dinosaur and his sidekick, Moonboy, were created by Jack Kirby in 1978.  Marvel comics put out 9 issues of Devil Dinosaur, all written and penciled by Kirby, before canceling the series.  Despite the end of his own title, Devil Dinosaur continued to appear in other comics as an occasional guest star.  In 2015, Devil Dinosaur got a second series, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which ran for 47 issues.

Here are the nine covers of Devil Dinosaur!