The Dodo
I followed this blog from Mauritius because it seemed such a cool and exotic place — in the middle of nowhere — out past Madagascar (which seems like the true edge of exotic). — No — keep going, there is more.
I looked and looked and gave up trying to re-find this blog that I am pretty sure I still follow —- sadly— I can’t get back. So this country in the middle of nowhere has a blog on it that is lost to me right now.
If you see this, nice blog person – please click me a like or something and I will visit.
Anyway
I just finished “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson (excellent book! — A cave 5 star rating!). And it has a bit about Mauritius because that was the home of the infamous extinct dodo bird.
So – I did a sketch.
I wanted to show the respect I have for this animal — not cool that it got screwed over.
Sailors just clubbed everything in the 1600’s — I know there were no resorts that served cold drinks with fancy straws in them at that time… but …. Seriously—– you just wipe this creature off the face of the earth?
And to add insult to injury – you gave it a name that makes it sound stupid.
This is not cool.
This bird was just chillin’ on a nice exotic location. It was not bothering anyone.
Why does history have to be so cruel?
This is my part to right that wrong.
I aim to make it more detailed and add color.
I also want to make it look respectable.
I feel some connection to this bird that is based on absolutely nothing – but is there nonetheless.
Cave of Fame 
All of us Mauritians believe it’s a great bird too; very sad that we will never get to see it.
Thanks for stopping by Fardeenah – Mauritius is just a click away from the cave. 🙂 Great to have someone from the home of the dodo swing by! You made my day.
Thanks to you…
A great drawing! I have a fondness for dodos too. Couldn’t resist adding this link – hope you don’t mind. https://curtisbausse.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/sunday-poem-delicious/
No problem – you are not that far away from this land of lost dodos yourself!
No, indeed – we visited a few months back. Very pretty but unfortunately we didn’t see any dodos *sniff*
I have that Bryson one but haven’t read it yet – at 5 stars, sounds like I oughta!
Great sketch, Wayne. Here’s to getting lost in stuff that puts us back together …
Beautiful. As it happens, I have always loved reading about the Dodo. Thanks for posting!
I spent an hour sketching Mike – and I got lost in the middle of nowhere – best hour of my week! It is not about making me happy—more about putting me back together.
I hope the reassembly is proceeding well. Wishing you all the best — I really like this.