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On every walk I take there must be something to study of nature…I think a man can never finish these studies and is never too old to learn from nature. *<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Off I went to Cambridge (MA) yesterday. The major motivator (answering the question, “why yesterday?”) was this<\/a> book-signing event, but it seemed like a perfect opportunity for a two-fer – and so it was. I spent the morning at the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Peabody Museum before braving the crowds of Harvard Square and meeting Chris Onstad<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I took so many pictures that I’m going to post them in batches, First batch – glass sea creatures created by the father and son team of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka. The Blaschkas are probably best known for their glass flowers, but I thought I’d start with anemones of the oceanic persuasion. Modeling transparent\/translucent bodies of marine inverts in glass is a perfect match of material and subject.<\/p>\n

A blanket mea culpa for all the HMNH photos – I think the museum uses extra-reflective glass for the front of their cases. You’ll see a lot of odd angles – that’s me trying to minimize reflection – and a lot of reflection that I couldn’t avoid.<\/p>\n

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For the whole set (not a slideshow) click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n