Carefully Arranged Flock of Taxidermy Shore Birds, with Eggs, Antique Albumen Cabinet Card fluffy " "from purity of thought

" "from purity of thought all pleasure springs

with the sting used for tying packages or papers) are three figures in kimono dancing

Or repurpose all for some other use

This fabulous creature was carved from walrus tusk

Carefully Arranged Flock of Taxidermy Shore Birds, with Eggs, Antique Albumen Cabinet Card fluffy " "from purity of thoughtI'm no advocate for taxidermy, but I do find this antique albumen photo very beautiful, capturing a very carefully arranged ensemble of shore birds, complete with what I take for scattering of eggs. I could forever watch sandpipers and plovers skittering along the beach, so light on their feet and so magical in their synchronization with the rest of their flock; for me this very soft but finely detailed photo captures a sense of that balletic ness and