
Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son (detail) by Ferdinand Bol, 1661-1664.

Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son (detail) by Ferdinand Bol, 1661-1664.

Two bird taxidermy interior examples; one bad and one good. Can you spot the difference? These were from Peter Sunesen’s seminar at the European Taxidermy Championships.

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KUDU.
Photo by @licinia_machado A beautiful Kudu bull, early in the morning. #nature #widlife #mammal #antelope #horns #africa #wild #kudu_bull
Something ghastly.
Actually I like the mid-stage decay on this one and since it’s accessible and not likely to be moved I’ll revisit next spring and see if it’s got more plants growing through it.

A two-faced doll from the 1920s. This variety of doll was popular with children throughout the 1900s, until a few kids remarked that the doll’s head would spin around of it’s own accord.

This week’s photography challenge was “Fill the Frame” so of course I had to use skulls