some bengal tigers have no stripes. and are very sad)

meanwhile...

"Curiosity" is on its way to Mars. I've watched the launch online. Still regretting I wasn't born in 50's

sad sisters and siamese twins

As I've been dreaming myself away yesterday night browsing through the magnificent site of National Maritime Museum http://collections.nmm.ac.uk
the electricity was shut down in the whole neighborhood, which resulted in the romantic supper, romantic shower and writing a romantic essay ("romantic" means "candles all over the place"). and an awful migraine because of all these shifting lights
I'm still in love with the nineteenth century!
(the uniforms are from 18th and 19th c.)

can't help it

just gorgeous

Sea Angels (Clione limacina)

I just wonder - is it necessary to have horns to be an angel?)

Carrol's self-portrait. "WHAT I LOOK LIKE
WHEN I'M LECTURING"

Oh men!

David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson

Alice

Finally!
I'm writing a thesis on Carroll's "Alices"!
God, I AM glad)

Winnie the Pooh

             Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh (born Edward the Bear)