...And two more royals

Monarch of all he surveys

...and a Red Queen of sorts

Both seen at the Academy of Science in golden Gate Park. I also saw Dragon Seahorses (AKA Leafy Sea Dragons) for the first time, I did not take a photo as they do not like light. I went with Tina, who has a stop motion film of Hans Christian Anderson's The Money Pig here, it is lovely but keep in mind it is Hans Christian Anderson and so quite mordant (his "beloved" status has always seemed dubious to me - it seems to me he was the Roald Dahl of his day).

Alice and the Two Queens

Here Alice serves as a comfortable pillow for the two queens. The conclusion of Through The Looking glass tomorrow.

The Red Queen and Alice

The best lack all conviction, while the worst

Are full of passionate intensity.

~The Second Coming, Willliam Butler Yeats

And they went so fast at last they seemed to skim through the air, hardly touching the ground with their feet ...

~ Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll

In other news, Kaetlyn Wilcox has put her wonderful animal series up for sale on redbubble as cards and prints. Startling loveliness - check it out (by the way, redbubble has volume discounts if you buy more than four cards)!

Alice Cards Winner

Here's the new series Red Queen....original post here. The winner of the Alice Cards is Kay of the Loud Silence Blog.

The Crime as Assemblage

Here's the same subject as previous post as an assemblage I did maybe 15 years ago - not a very good photo, but you get the idea. The Queen is yelling "Stop, Thief" - redly.

Alice in Wonderland/The Crime

Those tarts...wafting sweet odors on the morning air, and left so temptingly within reach (if within reach includes scaling the castle walls) - how could they be resisted? The Knave of Hearts resorted to a somewhat inadequate disguise before proceeding. Do you think they will taste as good as they looked (again with the questions)?

Red Queen vs. Alice

Here's a different version. I am quite interested in which people prefer, so if you feel so inclined, please vote - I'll make one of them into a t-shirt. In other news, I saw this linked on a post on Andrew Sullivan's blog. It's a good art philosophy in these times.

Alice vs. The Red Queen

Suggested by my neighbor Carlos.

The Queen thought the day must be more breezy than she had realized, as she felt a distinct draft in the region of her neck.