Chicago ~ April 22, 2005Shedd Aquarium, Main Entrance
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Would Thoreau Have Been Surprised?
Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts ~ May 7, 2006
This painted trash can stands only a few paces from the tiny cabin (or its replica?) where Henry David Thoreau began his two-year experiment in simple living, beginning July 4, 1845.
Monday, March 8, 2010
That Look!
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)On the dock at East Mooring Basin
Astoria, Oregon ~ October 20, 2007
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Ancient Crustacean in Paris
Paris ~ October 14, 2008Extinct Crustacean
I found this ancient crustacean high on the wall at the Paleontology Museum in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. I have no idea what it is (and what a lovely flowing tail it has), but if you do, I'd love to hear it. For some reason the digital camera makes it look closer to the ground than it is. The museum door is so ornate, it's almost possible to overlook the critters on the facade. Once again, we arrived at the museum too late in the day to go in. (Sorry about the focus, it was getting dark.) From images I've seen of the inside of the museum online, it is a paleo-fan's paradise.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Very Green
Moray EelFamily Muraenidae, approximately 200 species in 15 genera
Miami Seaquarium ~ January 14, 2008
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Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Oxford Ox
Oxford, England ~ February 18, 2010 Clearly, this is the Oxford Ox. What is not so clear is what it's on. It was a metal box on the sidewalk just outside the Sheldonian Theatre, and there was construction going on there. The box may have housed wiring, or again it could have been a trash can. I should have taken a better reference photo, but we were moving quickly through the rain. This is the only time I saw the Oxford Ox, but there may have been many I missed.
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