Dino-opolis Dust Storm

Dino-opolis recently experienced its first dust storm ever. No one knows much about it, because it struck in the middle of the night, while all the dinos were supposed to be sleeping.

One dino, staying up late to observe the stars, gives us this account. "I heard a loud rumbling noise coming from the north. I looked in that direction and it looked like the stars were going out. Then I felt the wind coming up and realized it was a dust storm. I ran for cover as I felt pebbles and dust stinging my back. I ran to my house and took shelter there. After the dust storm I got these photos, before the wind blew the dust away."

Farm Business

These photos show two of the many flourishing farms in the Dino-opolis hill country. We're lucky to have experienced farmers that grow and sell crops in Dino-opolis.















Above, you see Jan's farm. He visits from Dino-ville. His farm is doing very well!
















This shows Pterodactyl Wyatt's farm. It is especially unique because Pterodactyl Wyatt is not just growing moss, he's also growing grass and snowdrops, as well as another plant that has sprung up in his farm, uninvited. Pterodactyl Wyatt has evaluated this volunteer plant and declared it good, because it smells good - minty.

Dino-opolis Hospital

This photo, taken from Pterodactyl Wyatt's helicopter "Firefly", shows an aerial view of the new Dino-opolis Hospital.















This photo shows the hospital's garage. You can see the car, truck, and ambulance on the left. Looking to the right, you see the paramedics with a stretcher.















Here you see part of our elite fire-fighting crew. They're doing drills.















So far, the firefighters have put out two fires and transported one unlucky victim of a boating accident to the hospital. The boater has recovered.

posted by Wyatt

Spring Flooding

This picture was taken from our Dino-opolis News Chopper. Ahhhhh - you thought this was ancient times? Think again. These are modern times dinos. We have airplanes, cars, helicopters, boats, and nuclear weapons! But I'm not going to tell you Dino-opolis' history, because I'm here to tell you the news.

As you can see, the snow has long since melted, but has left large amounts of water in the lake... larger amounts than we want. It would've flooded Dino-opolis if we hadn't let it flood into the marketplace, which is fine now.

The picture below was taken from a place normally 10 dino-feet above Dino-opolis lake level. The photographer was standing on the edge of the flooded lake, though it appears to be taken from a boat.


You can see across the lake to a house that is nearly flooded. To the right you see a boat almost level with the edge of another concrete block - which just happens to be Pterodactyl Wyatt's house... mine!

posted by Wyatt

New House/Hospital on the River

Carnotaurus Gunnar has joined with two other dino friends to create a mansion, which is also the hospital of Dino-opolis.

Carnotaurs Gunnar says, "I am the doctor and the boss of the hospital. My house, which is also the hospital, is built right over the river. Plus there is the P.B. - the pet barge. That's where I keep all my pets, and they like to swim. That's why we built right over the river. We also did it for a one-of-a-kind house!"

You can see the house in this photo, graciously provided by Pterodactyl Wyatt. As you can see on the very left, there is the P.B. You can see a Gumdrop Pet on the barge.

The nice thing about my house is that if we hear there has been a robbery we can put a barricade on the bridge into Delta City. This makes it harder for the crooks to get away. Especially if they steal a car, unless they want to cross enemy lines. My house is right by Delta City, which is downriver from Dino-opolis.

posted by Gunnar

Daily Dino News, 4-3-09

* New land has been discovered!

This new land, to the east of Dino-opolis, over the Green Mountains, has been discovered by Pterodactyl Wyatt and Allosaurus Tate. We hope to send a clean-up crew to begin tidying the area for future colonization.

Wyatt says, "This may not be a permanent settlement, but it could be a prime location for summer homes."


* New House on the River

A group of dinos, combined their houses to form one huge mansion, suspended over the river near Delta City. Watch for a future post by Gunnar for more details and information.


posted by Wyatt

Dino-ville update

Jan built a fantastic fort outside one of his farmhouses. He then allied with Per to form a great force of 30 well trained soldiers.

Rafe and Luke lay across the valley from his farmhouse and fort. Rafe and Luke quickly dug a trench when they saw J & P's great force aiming their rifles at them. They stationed troops inside and posted more around the house.

Suddenly Jan and Per's troops let out a hail of bullets at Luke and Rafe's troops. Startled, they shot back, but to no avail; J & P's troops were in a fort.

A commander quickly issued a charge to L & R. They were mowed down but took refuge behiud a fence but were blown to bits. Sadly, Luke's men took great casualties from snipers.

The War of the Farms had begun!

Moss Farms

The farms are growing successfully. Even though there was a bit of frost this morning, the moss was not harmed. And nothing else was either.

Here you see our friends’ farm. They live in Dinoville, but they come to visit sometimes. We hope they’ll come soon!

Many dinos in Dino-opolis and Delta City have moss farms.

Moss is difficult to get, which is why we have moss farms. Otherwise we dinos have to go on long expeditions to get moss. It’s usually a dangerous journey. There are no roads, no tracks, and not very many ways to cross the river to reach the moss. Maps of the area are very unreliable.

Posted by Tate

News Flash from Dinoville!

And now for an update on our "brother city"

Luke and Jan, citizens of Dinoville, have allied their troops and have raided, sacked, and taken control of citizen Per's farm. Jan has now taken control of the farm.

The action was taken out of want for revenge for Per's offensive actions against both Jan and Luke. Per raided a farm in control of both Jan and Luke, slaughtered the troops guarding the area, and refused to pay any compensation money (hazelnuts).

Luckily, citizens are once again on good terms, and peace has been established... for the time being.

New Dinos to Dino-opolis

Let me introduce you to three new dinosaurs that are joinin' Dino-opolis.

These are my friends.

One (on the right) is a long-neck dino, maybe a brachiosaurus. The one in the middle is what we would call a Poky-lo-saurus, aka a stegosaurus. And the one on the left is a raptor.

They hatched out of eggs. Very special eggs. Aka Bath-Fizzy eggs!

P.S. These are MY dinos!

posted by Gunnar

Devastating News from Dinoville!

We just received this disturbing news from our brother city...

Guess what? Dino-ville, this morning was completely destroyed!

It had to have been a person or animal, 'cause farmhouses, fields, buildings, trees, and everything you can think of were destroyed and flattened to the ground!

We were able to rebuild it, but a few soldiers were taken. Yah, Jan told in another dispatch that we got about 80 army men; I bet Dino-ville's army could defeat Dinopolis's, but we're brother towns, of course.

Earlier today Luke thought about raiding Rafe's and mine farms, which were right next to each other, but he gave up the idea; he had 15 soldiers and six dinos, and we had (together) eight dinos and 20 soldiers!

The devastating effect is being dealt with by a clean-up crew.

submitted by Per

The editors of the Daily Dino appreciate the fine reporting work done by our Dinoville correspondents. We hope to be able to include photos in the future.

Daily Dino News, 3-18-09

All the snow has melted!
Right now Dino-opolis is free of snow. But not free of melting slushy mud. Dinosaurs hate mud. (Really?) Really, they do.

Crisis in Dino-opolis!
It all started on a fishing trip on the lake. Pterodactyl Wyatt was out one morning fishing, when Allosaurus Tate's band of soldiers came in and accidentally bonked his boat away from the fish. Pterodactyl Wyatt thought they were doing it on purpose, so he immediately pulled out his machine gun and started spraying them with bullets! The men that were left, in Allosaurus Tate's band of soldiers, reported this to Tate. Tate handled it well, but two of his dinos did not. They tried to attack Pterodactyl Wyatt and were shot in trying to do so. Now, Tate is considering blowing Wyatt to kingdom come.

What will happen next? Find out in the next edition of the Daily Dino News!

Posted by Wyatt

Bonfire

Today in Dino-opolis we had a bonfire, because it was cold and we wanted to celebrate that the snow is gone and it’s finally getting warmer.

You can see Pterodactyl Wyatt and Allosaurus Tate enjoying the heat from the fire.

More posts coming soon!

posted by Tate

A Day in Dino-opolis

I am going to the market to sell some Jewel Pets. When I’m done, I go to Jonathon’s house to exchange policemen for soldiers. Gunnar wants to buy my jeep, so I sell it to him for five gumdrop pets!

Then Gunnar and I go on an adventure round the mountains. I end my journey at Eli’s house and repair the damage from the wind and rain last weekend.

Then I ride down with Gunnar to Delta City. I see posters that say Cameron’s dinosaur is missing, so I conduct a search party and find him!

After that I go back home and escort the new soldiers to the barracks.

I plan to try to sell the 20 soldiers already there and the new ones – 34 in all – to my friends, next time they come to visit.

posted by Tate

A Dinoville Update

You guys should come see our houses sometime.

I (Jan) even have a real furnace that can burn newspaper and pour smoke out the chimney. I have been elected president of Dinoville for 3 weeks, until there's another election. Luke, who was commander of the army, was deranked as he (supposedly on accident) burnded a dino so it melted in his cruddy furnace.

Per's now commander of the army, appointed by me, Luke is lietenant and chief of police, and Rafe is chief of roadbuilding. Kai is some guy with a whole bunch of tough dinos who are (supposedly) going to take over Dinoville.

see you later,

Jan

New Snow

Dino-opolis got a dusting of snow last night. The dinos are cold, but fortunately the power station kept working.

New roads have been built! Now you can actually tell where it's safe to drive.

Jack Dino (pictured) says, "Again, with the delay of my Cinnamon Toast Crunch!" The cold ice and snow has stopped the deliveries. And Dinos can't come out of their houses very much until it warms up, with hope, this afternoon.

And you know how much Mayor Jack Dino loves his Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Introducing DINOVILLE

Dino-opolis is proud to introduce our brother-city, Dinoville!

We are happy to have a Guest Post from one of the residents of this fine city, our friend Per.

We started our own Din-opilis; but we call it Dino-ville. I (Per) am currently the governer/mayor of this new establishment. Jan has not begun his house, but will be commander of the army. Luke has appointed himself chief of police (we didn't care, 'cause no one else had that job, anyway). Rafe is chief of road building and Kai is a stray mongrel of a Dino going around to people's houses and saying,"Hey! I wanna be your fwend!" In which we reply,"Only if you sleep on the dirt, outside." Well, to get on with the business of talking over the new "ville."

The currency is hazelnuts. There's so many that they're hardly worth anything. Seven houses are attached by beautiful scrawny,dirt roads.The governer's house overlooks a elaborat view,and trees grow all around. He is a tryceratops and his nephew sleeps near him (they sleep on needles). Posted around him are seven indians and two cowboys. Rafe has a house up on a hill. His Dinos have a lookout all around the surrounding countryside (although they don't have any soldiers, they sold them to the governer).Luke's house is in the midst of a forest. He has five bodyguards to keep him safe. A little ways away from the big mansions of the rich, are where the regular people live, near the power outage. Four houses are there, no one exactly owns them, but they're there to build up the town to help upgrade it to a city. I hope it will become as booming as Dino-opolis! "Ya wanna be fwends, Dino-opolis?"

Yes we DO want to be friends!

Watch for more updates about Dinoville!

The Elevator and the Effect of the Snow

Remember, you are a very small dinosaur. Let's look up...

As you can see, there are two platforms up there. Well, one is an elevator! If you pay just a couple of dollars, AKA moss, you can go up the elevator and borrow a wing-suit, and fly all over Dino-opolis! When you're all done flyin' around, you'll have to return the wing-suit, at the top or at the bottom.

It's pretty fun! And the nice thing is, you can do stunts in the air. Also, they make the wing-suits up there, so every dino could have one. The bad thing is, you could hurt yourself. That's why you have a parachute, just in case. Hope you don't crash! Have fun flyin'!


President/Mayor Jack Dino says, "I'm glad our generator survived the snowfall these last few days. Without it, we would have no electricity. Since we're cold-blooded, we need help to stay warm. If our generator went out, we could freeze to death!" In the picture Jack Dino is baskin' in the sun to keep warm. He says, "When will all this snow melt? I still can't eat my Cinnamon Toast Crunch, because it's frozen! I also must say, stay inside or if you're outside, you dinos should stay in the sun!"





The generator, shown in this photo, was damaged by the snow, but not severely. Pterodactyl Wyatt has the generator on his property, so he has to take care of it. He said his repair crew had fixed it. After several days of cold weather, the snow has started to melt.

Posted by Gunnar

Daily Dino, Classifieds, Real Estate

In response to a great suggestion by one of our Dino-opolis friends, we are posting these fine pieces of Real Estate for sale. We're hoping that some of our Dino-opolis friends will want to 'guest post' in the near future.


1. This lovely piece of river-front property has not been claimed yet. If you want a nice summer home, this is the place to buy! Right on the river-bank, but quite close to tropical Delta City.









2. Another piece of prime river-front property. Not quite as tropical as Site 1, but a little larger. Good dirt for planting, and it is right next to the race-track... you won't even need tickets to watch the races!




Posted by Wyatt

Business as usual

Pterodactyl Wyatt, Allosaurus Tate, and T-Rex Gunnar have gone on another expedition around the great wastelands to the east and south of Dino-opolis. We found huge piles of snow, and mountains covered in it. There was ice everywhere.

Then we went north and then west, back to Dino-opolis.

When we arrived back at Dino-opolis I (Tate) remodeled my house, in the center of the photo. I raised my house up on a large block because I could get a better view of everything happening in Dino-opolis. My bedroom is the lower story you see, filled with moss. The next story is basically the dining room, play room, and living room all combined into one. The top story is where I have my hot tub, which right now is frozen, so I brought it off the roof. You can see it to the right of the house (above the blue dinosaur). At the time T-Rex Gunnar took the photo, my dinos were celebrating that the expedition was successful. You can also see, on the roof, that I got a new Missile Launcher. Every dino should have one.

Though the snow is melting, it is still bitterly cold.

Posted by Tate

Lower Delta City

Let's go back in time, (Dino Time, that is), when there was once a city down the river. Plus, there was a lake, with shallow and deep parts. And there was a small fortification there, (in the lower left of the picture.)

Unfortunately, this city was located in the path of destruction, AKA, in front of the gate that goes to our neighbors house. Mom demanded a relocation project!

So, we boys moved the city upriver. We did not have to rebuild the houses, because we moved them all in one piece. This city is now found upriver, and it is called Delta City. Our friends used to live in lower Delta City, so when they come to play again, they will have to play upriver.

The river usually flows (when we turn on the hose), but not always. Sometimes it's drought season. Sometimes when the hose is on, we make a dam upriver, above Delta City. Once we let it go (by shoveling the dam open) it goes so fast that it has the force to carry dinos down the river.

Posted by Gunnar

Trapped!

Though the snow is melting, there is still a whole lot of it in shady Dino-opolis. "This is just one example of what happened to my truck," said Allosaurus Tate. "I was trying to return to Dino-opolis from Delta City when the snow began to fall a lot heavier, and my truck got stuck."

The gale of wind has even knocked over the police station! Allosaurus Tate and Pterodactyl Wyatt managed to get a work crew over there and repaired the damage.

Posted by Tate

Daily Dino News, 3-9-09

* Snow Business

The snow is melting; the citizens of Dino-opolis can finally go outside! Jack Dino says, “I can finally get my Cinnamon Toast Crunch!!!!!!!!!!!” Due to improved weather, parachute testing continues normally. And, in further news, Wyatt has invented a new rocket; the V-28-turbo-booster.


* Tate Has Been Re-ranked

After being de-ranked for suspicious actions, Tate has been re-ranked to Commander of the Army.


* More Flooding

The force of the melted river, which has been frozen for several days, has flooded Delta City! Mayor Dino Rosie has the situation under control.

Posted by Wyatt

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