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“Your Turtle Dovin”
Image ©Daniel Mackie From the New Testament to Buddy Holly, Turtle Doves have impacted our culture across 2000 years. No doubt we will be, as Buddy Holly says in, “That’ll be the day”, giving, “all...
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The Red Squirrel has an Unlikely Ally
Image © Daniel Mackie Once upon a time, (a mere 10,000 years ago), a deep freeze gripping much of Europe finally began to subside, and as the ice sheets retreated, the trees steadily marched...
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What’s the chance of finding a Partridge in a Pear Tree?
Image © DanielMAckie ‘Three French hens, two turtle doves … (all together now) … and a partridge in a pear treeeeeeeee!’ “Hooray! Let’s do it again.” … ugh! where’s the sherry!! Yes it’s nearly that...
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Can Curiosity be Deadly? – The Fox and the Hare
Image © Daniel Mackie You need to be careful with your curiosity. To much of it could result in you finding yourself in a life threatening situation. Aesop’s fable, The Hare and the Fox illustrates...
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Have you seen those claws!?
Image © Daniel Mackie Badgers live underground in setts which they inherit from previous generations; some can even be over a hundred years old. They’ll continue to clean, maintain, improve, and...
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Foxy Lady!
Image© Daniel Mackie Humans have always lived in close proximity to Foxes. So it’s no surprise that wherever these clever creatures inhabit, you will find many ancient folklorish tales surrounding...
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A New Year’s resolution
As the calendar turns to another year, our thoughts turn to new beginnings. What better creature from the Collection to inspire a new start than our little robin red breast? Our New Year’s resolution...
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Have you seen a Dragon in the South China Sea?
Image © Daniel Mackie This is the first Mythical beast I have painted! I keep getting asked to do a unicorn, but I can’t quite bring myself to do it! Dragons Have much more punch, in particular Chinese...
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Why did the Chicken Cross the Channel?
Image © Daniel Mackie Being a prime tourist location, Greenwich Market is a fantastic place to share Daniel’s illustrations with people from across the globe, and I always find it interesting to see...
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My Blog has Moved
Hello, My blog has moved to a new location. It is now holed up on my website. If you would like to see it or subscribe come here. http://www.thedmcollection.com/blogs/news All the best Daniel
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