Old Style on Old Barn

Clouds in Rock River

This looks like it's been filtered or messed with, but this is simply how it was - clouds reflecting in the slightly breezy surface of the Rock River near Horicon.

Rock River Reflections

MPM exhibit and future job fears

This is yet another exhibit at our Milwaukee Public Museum. Call me overly concerned, but as soon as I saw this scene, my mind immediately went to what I imagine I'll be living like next year if I don't get a job out of grad school . . . !

Millipedes Rorschach

Upon visiting the Milwaukee Public Museum today with my son, I was disappointed to see that the bullet ants are no longer "alive" but have been replaced with replicas! Some nearby beetles were also fakes. Both of these exhibits used to be real and I have no idea why they have been changed. At least these millipedes were real. There are two of them having a cuddle - then a mirror image reflected off the side of their enclosure. Reminded me of one of those ink blot test patterns.

So, what do you see in the millipedes? Personally, I see an owl.

Colorful Dino-Bird

I didn't note what this actually was, but it is on display in the Milwaukee Public Museum near the butterfly exhibit. Looks like some friends of my children . . .

Fairy Tale Boots - Milwaukee Public Museum

In 1959, Hope Cooke, an American student, met Palden Thondup Namgyal, the Prince of Sikkim, at a hotel in India. They fell in love and in 1963 their fairy tale wedding enraptured the American public. The Prince was named Chogyal, or King, later that year, making Cooke the Gyalmo, or Queen of Sikkim, the first American Queen of a foreign land. In 1966, Her Highness donated the young men's leather boots from Sikkim to the Museum so there could be something from her adopted country on display.

This is a window display at the Milwaukee Public Museum, where my son and I went today. The boots are beautiful - intricate leather details.

Mossy Rock

While attending my niece's high school graduation a couple weeks ago (Go, Haley!), I took this shot of a nicely mossed rock under the water along the pier/walkway in Sheboygan.