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Field Notes – the Mermaid Edition

May 12, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Field Notes – the Mermaid Edition

Welcome to A Field Trip Life! Here’s the monthly round up of notes from the field: During the month of April I linked up with many other bloggers who participated in the A to Z Blog Challenge. We wrote thematic posts with each day starting with a consecutive letter of the alphabet. My 2016 challenge theme […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: A - Z Blog Challenge Reflection, Dive Bar Sacramento, Living in a Mermaid World, Mermaid Pinterest Boards, Mermaid School

Z is for Zimbabwe, Zaire, and

April 30, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

Z is for Zimbabwe, Zaire, and

Welcome! We’ve come to the end of the alphabet on this year’s A to Z April Blog Challenge.   The Zambezi River forms the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. This is where you can see the spectacular Victoria Falls. You might even find the Chitapo who are definitely not beautiful mermaids. Rather they are evil spirits […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: Chitapo Mermaids, Mermaids in Zambia, Mermaids in Zimbabwe, Zoolander

Y is for Yawk Yawk and You!

April 29, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 7 Comments

Y is for Yawk Yawk and You!

  Welcome to Day Y of the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Yawk Yawk of the Australian Indigenous Aboriginal culture are among the most interesting of the world’s mermaids. Aboriginal art prints by Leslie Nawirridj in the traditional style of the Kunwinjku Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory of Australia.   Yawk Yawk is an […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Field Trips, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: Aboriginal Mermaids, Dive Bar Sacramento, Yawk Yawk, You can be a mermaid

X is for Xanadu, Xandria, and XING in a Mermaid World

April 28, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

X is for Xanadu, Xandria, and XING in a Mermaid World

Welcome to Day X of the A to Z Blog Challenge. This year I have been Living in a Mermaid World by exploring mermaids through myths, legends, art, and literature. I must admit, X has been the most challenging letter of this challenge. But, I never give up! The Mermaids of Xanadu is a young […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids Tagged With: Mermaid by Xandria, Mermaid XING, Mermaids of Xanadu by Robert E. Thornsberry, The Accidental Mermaid, The girl with the sea-green eyes, Xandria

W is for Warsaw, Weeki Wachee Springs, and Waterbabies

April 27, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

W is for Warsaw, Weeki Wachee Springs, and Waterbabies

It is Day W in the A to Z Blog Challenge and I’m excited to share some interesting places and books which feature mermaids that start with the letter W. First stop is Warsaw where a mermaid named Syrenka is the city’s symbol. There are a number of stories about this mermaid and her acts […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: Swim to Me by Betsy Carter, Syrenka, Warsaw Mermaid, Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, Weeki Wachee Springs, Weeki Wachee Springs mermaids

V i for Virginia

April 26, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 8 Comments

V i for Virginia

  V is for Virginia and the Merfolk in Norfolk Stories about mermaids are told around the world. I have also discovered that there are many people who like to celebrate all things mermaid. Norfolk, Virginia is a city that certainly knows how to pay tribute to mermaids. What began as an idea to raise […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Field Trips, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: There Goes a Mermaid! Norfolk Virginia Mermaids on parade

U is for Ukrainian Mermaids and Undine

April 25, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 10 Comments

U is for Ukrainian Mermaids and Undine

U is for Ukranian mermaids and Undine  and a giveaway for the A to Z Blog Challenge. Off the shore of the Crimean Sea town of Miskhot in the Ukraine, there is a exquisite statue of a mermaid holding a baby. As the legend goes, there was a beautiful girl named Arzy who lived in […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: Ukrainian mermaid, Undine, Undine Superhero DC Comics

T is for Thailand’s Many Mermaids

April 23, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

T is for Thailand’s Many Mermaids

  If you plan on visiting Thailand, be on the lookout for mermaids as they provide inspiration for Thai art and literature. Mermaid and Aphai Mani statue on Ko Samet, Thailand One of Thailand’s most beloved poets was Soonthorn Phu. He wrote Phra Aphai Mani, an epic poem about Prince Alphai Mani who sets off on […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: Mermaid Statues in Thailand, Suvannamaccha, Thai Mermaids

S is for Sukey’s Mermaid, Starbucks, and Stamps!

April 22, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

S is for Sukey’s Mermaid, Starbucks, and Stamps!

S in a Mermaid World Storyteller say, This happened oncet upon a time, on a little island off the coast of South Carolina. So begins the story of Sukey and the Mermaid, retold by Robert D. San Souci and illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Sukey was a young girl whose lazy new stepfather forced her to […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids, Multicultural Children's Books Tagged With: African American Mermaid Stories, Mermaid postage stamps, Starbucks Mermaid, Starbucks mermaid logo history, Sukey and the Mermaid

Q is for Queen, Quotes and Qipao in a Mermaid World

April 20, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland Leave a Comment

Q is for Queen, Quotes and Qipao in a Mermaid World

  Welcome to day Q in the A to Z Blog challenge where I’m swimming through the alphabet with the theme “Living in a Mermaid World.” Q is for queen and here is a true story about a real life Mermaid Queen who is certainly an inspiration to water loving me. The Mermaid Queen by […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids Tagged With: Mermaid Quotes, Qipao mermaid dress, The Mermaid Queen by Shana Corey

P is for Parade, Passamaquoddy, and Ponyo in a Mermaid World

April 19, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

P is for Parade, Passamaquoddy, and Ponyo in a Mermaid World

  The Native American Passamaquoddy tribe of northeastern Maine and Canada tell the story of the Ne Hwas,  two girls who disobeyed their mother by swimming where they were told not to go. The water was enchanted and the girls turned into mermaids. Unfortunately for them, their days of playing on the shore were over […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids, Places Tagged With: Melanie Hope Greenberg, Mermaids on Parade, Ne Hwas, Passamaquoddy tribe memaid legend, Ponyo

O is for Oannes and Oceania

April 18, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

O is for Oannes and Oceania

    Welcome to the letter O of the A to Z Blog Challenge. Click on this link to visit some of the others who are participating in this challenge. I’m blogging through the alphabet on the theme of Living in a Mermaid World. Oannes is the name an ancient Babylonian god who was said […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Mermaids Tagged With: Living in a Mermaid World, Micronesia mermaid legends, Oannes, The Porpoise Wife

N is for Nigeria and Noah!

April 16, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 11 Comments

N is for Nigeria and Noah!

Welcome to the letter N in the A to Z Blog Challenge. My theme this year is Living in a Mermaid World. The stories of Mami Wata (Mother Water) originated in Nigeria. She is a mermaid with the upper body of a woman and the lower part that of a fish. She is described as […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids Tagged With: Mami Wata Mermaid, Nigerian Mermaids, Noah's Ark and Mermaids, The Fish Husband retold by Mary Pope Osborne

M is for Mermaids in Mexico

April 15, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

M is for Mermaids in Mexico

Here we are on M day of the a to z blog challenge in which I’m spending the month blogging about Living in a Mermaid World. I’ve been wondering what to choose for M since just about everything about mermaids starts with the letter M. So many choices… I’ve decided to head to Mexico, a country that I’ve […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids Tagged With: Mermaid in nativity scene, Mexican Mermaids, Oaxaca Mermaids

K is for Korean Mermaids

April 13, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 8 Comments

K is for Korean Mermaids

Welcome to K Day on the A to Z Blog Challenge where I am searching out mermaid tales from around the world. I recently learned of a mermaid tale from Korea, where two of my children were born. Korea is home to a mermaid named Princess Hwangok who came from Naranda, a kingdom under the […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Mermaids Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, haenyeo divers, Jeju island divers, Korean mermaid legend of Princess Hwangok, Korean Mermaids

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