Comments for Mapping the Marvellous http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com Itineraries of curious objects and collections. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:57:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on The ultimate invasion. by madsilence http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-invasion/#comment-359 madsilence Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:14:05 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-359 Delightful stamps. Try these as well: Birds of the World on Postage Stamps Images of birds on postage stamps, browsable by species or country, and searchable. Site also includes recent bird stamp issues, identification information, and related links. http://www.bird-stamps.org/ MadSilence Delightful stamps.

Try these as well: Birds of the World on Postage Stamps

Images of birds on postage stamps, browsable by species or country, and searchable. Site also includes recent bird stamp issues, identification information, and related links.

http://www.bird-stamps.org/

MadSilence

]]> Comment on What my brain feels like at the moment. by madsilence http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/what-my-brain-feels-like-at-the-moment/#comment-348 madsilence Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:38:56 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=298#comment-348 I love the word cloud created by Wordle. Seems very apropo for Mapping the Marvelous. MadSilence I love the word cloud created by Wordle. Seems very apropo for Mapping the Marvelous. MadSilence

]]> Comment on An ocean of sympathies. by madsilence http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/an-ocean-of-sympathies/#comment-344 madsilence Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:30:02 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=279#comment-344 A labor of love certainly. The 19th century brought an explosion of interest in the natural world, expressed often in artistic form. A method of controlling wild nature, taming it, making it more comprehensible, or merging nature into our lives. Think of Paul Gauguin, A labor of love certainly. The 19th century brought an explosion of interest in the natural world, expressed often in artistic form. A method of controlling wild nature, taming it, making it more comprehensible, or merging nature into our lives. Think of Paul Gauguin,

]]> Comment on Zut alors! There goes me supper… by John M. http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/zut-alors-there-goes-me-supper/#comment-342 John M. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:42:05 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-342 He was gonna lick that toad! He was gonna lick that toad!

]]> Comment on Raising butterflies. by bioephemera http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/raising-butterflies/#comment-341 bioephemera Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:14:02 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-341 Oh, how heartbreaking! I had no idea Deyrolle had a fire. That's tragic. Oh, how heartbreaking! I had no idea Deyrolle had a fire. That’s tragic.

]]> Comment on More beasts. by Marion http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/more-beasts/#comment-334 Marion Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:41:01 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=271#comment-334 Now I want it even more. Now I want it even more.

]]> Comment on Surrealist bestiary. by JackPT http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/surrealist-bestiary/#comment-333 JackPT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:43:36 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-333 The star nosed mole is amazing - the number of nerve endings packed into its nose makes even human private parts look unsensitive by comparison, and it takes sensory samples of its environment a staggering number of times per second. At a far greater speed than the overwhelming majority of advanced electronic sensors. Hopefully one day it will be possible to create electronic equipment that samples data and reacts at similarly extreme speeds. That said, if I recall correctly, its digging ability is spectacular too within its wet environment. The star nosed mole is amazing - the number of nerve endings packed into its nose makes even human private parts look unsensitive by comparison, and it takes sensory samples of its environment a staggering number of times per second. At a far greater speed than the overwhelming majority of advanced electronic sensors. Hopefully one day it will be possible to create electronic equipment that samples data and reacts at similarly extreme speeds. That said, if I recall correctly, its digging ability is spectacular too within its wet environment.

]]> Comment on More beasts. by JackPT http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/more-beasts/#comment-332 JackPT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:27:25 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=271#comment-332 The horned catipeller sounds like a warped concatenation of caterpillar and propellor, which, to my 04:27 mind, is envisioned as a caterpillar with a propellor on its arse. The horned ones are no doubt extra nifty. The horned catipeller sounds like a warped concatenation of caterpillar and propellor, which, to my 04:27 mind, is envisioned as a caterpillar with a propellor on its arse. The horned ones are no doubt extra nifty.

]]> Comment on Surrealist bestiary. by marie http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/surrealist-bestiary/#comment-330 marie Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:30:26 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=263#comment-330 I have discovered your blog with great pleasure. Nice surprises such as Man Ray's films, Mimi's letter to Breton.... Thanks for this! I have discovered your blog with great pleasure. Nice surprises such as Man Ray’s films, Mimi’s letter to Breton…. Thanks for this!

]]> Comment on Chasing butterflies. by Raising butterflies. « Mapping the Marvellous http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/chasing-butterflies/#comment-327 Raising butterflies. « Mapping the Marvellous Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:58:58 +0000 http://mappingthemarvellous.wordpress.com/?p=178#comment-327 [...] and beetles, see here. For a photograph of Breton and Péret engaged in a butterfly hunt, click here. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Chasing [...] [...] and beetles, see here. For a photograph of Breton and Péret engaged in a butterfly hunt, click here. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Chasing [...]

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