Little Mummy Creatures Update
Filed under: Heebie Jeebies - June 28, 2007 @ 7:47 am
Thanks to my friend who feeds the feral cats at his school, I now have a squirrel paw in my Little Mummy Creatures collection. While down in the well by the side of a building where the cats hide, he called out, “There’s part of a squirrel down here.” No doubt he expected me to squeal with disgust. Instead, I asked, “Ooh can you bring it up for me?” I can only imagine what he was thinking at that point.
But he’s a nice guy, so he scooped it up with a plastic cup and delivered it to me (squirrel cocktail!) It was an entire back leg, with the bone sticking out. So I wrenched the part I wanted off, the cute little paw, and voila, new conversation piece.
I meant to include the mystery jaw bone I found on a walk in this picture (click on it to enlarge if you dare), but it’s sitting in my car in case I run across any dentists or biologists who might be able to tell me what animal it came from.
June 28th, 2007 at 8:12 am
I like to photograph dead critters that I encounter on the sidewalk. I also used to have a skull collection, but multiple long-distance moves brought its demise. I recently picked up an awesome bird skull but then my dog ate it, which annoyed me greatly.
Glad I’m not alone in my fascination with the macabre;)
June 28th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Keeping it in the car…way to be prepared.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:35 am
I finally disposed of my Little Mummy Creatures collection a couple months ago. I miss the paw.