Landlocked Mermaid

It occurs to me that I should be thinking about Christmas... But I don't have the brain for it, so it can be Not Christmas for just a little bit longer. So have a Top Five! Final Friday Top Five Disney Sidekicks From Movies In/On/Around Water Yes, that specific. Do you know how few Disney films are based around water? So some real liberties have been taken. Starting with... 5. Ray (The Princess & The Frog) Picture from Disney Wiki Bear with me on this one. So he's in The Princess & The Frog , which has an actual water-y sidekick - Louis the Alligator. But Ray lives in the Bayou which is a swampy habitat. While I like the trumpet playing gator, I like Ray better. He is voiced by Jim Cummings , who voices everyone! From Scar's singing voice to modern Winnie the Pooh, if the film is animated this guy is likely to be in it. Plus, he sings My Belle Evangeline which is not only beautiful but the song my sister walked down the aisle to. It ma...

Final Friday Top Five! Underwater Video Games 5. Finding Nemo Video Game Photo from Disney Fandom Wiki I remember playing this as a teen. It was a bright, colourful game and a good companion to the film. It was good fun, contained clips from the film, and had a variety of different levels. There was one, in particular, which was ridiculously hard! It involved bouncing on snail shells and I'm still not entirely sure how to complete this level, to this day. I think one of the sisters managed to crack it, somehow... 4. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Photo from Wikipedia This is the only Assassin's Creed I have played. I've seen my sister play others and, honestly, it gives me vertigo! But I could cope with this one. The beautiful setting, the wild locations, the sailing: tick all my boxes. And I swear the buildings are not as tall in this game! It is an absolutely beautiful game and, much like any game with a tropical island (I'm looking ...

MARINE CREATURE OF THE MONTH Photo from CNRS News Common Clownfish (*cough* actually an anemonefish/false clownfish - it's confusing *cough*) Kingdom: Animalia Class: Actinopterygii Conservation Status: Least Concern (LC) Thanks to a certain little, animated fish everyone knows what a clownfish is. They are the cute orange and white fish who live in anenan... anememon... Ok, don't hurt yourself kid . I kid, anemones. The common clownfish, which Nemo is based on, is one of thirty species of clownfish or anemonefish, as they are also known. But I am going to look at the common clownfish. WHERE ARE THEY FOUND? These little, orange cuties are primarily found in the Eastern Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean. They can be found in areas around Australia and Southeast Asia too. They live among the reef slopes or sheltered lagoons. These waters tend to be shallow and warm, usually going no deeper than 15m (49ft). And, of course, they set up...

In an attempt to get organised, I have decided to introduce a new feature blog - everybody's favourite, a Top 5! So on the last Friday of every month, I will be doing aquatic themed Top 5s, starting with Top 5 Sea Movies. This is marrying two of my loves, really. I did Film and Television Studies at university, and I like to pay hommage to that every now and then. So, no more waffle and onto the list! Top 5 Sea Movies! 5: Help! I'm a Fish (2000) Photo from IMDb.com As a guppy, I used to surf the music channels a lot. I stumbled across the bop Help! I'm a Fish by Little Trees and a little bit fell in love it with. I am a sucker for a catchy tune. Once I realised it was from a film, I then had to watch it. Eventually, it came round to Sky and I was able to record it. I. Loved. It. It's a nonsense film where some kids drink a potion and become fish. They lose the antidote potion and go on an adventure to find it. Someone else finds it, an evil fish voi...