jars and labels

^{Cabinet upon cabinet, jar next to jar,detail within detail, labels and labels and labels;The Hunterian Museum housed at the Royal College of Surgeons is a paradise for the lover of minutiae. It is a vast collection of specimens, human, animal and plant; normal and abnormal and practically all looking very odd!http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/hunterian}

^{It brought back memories of a treasured possession that I had loved as a child...a microscope. I can now recall hours spent squeezing little things between the glass slides and peering at them through the lens. It was a thing of fascination and enthralment. Then along with this magnification, this change from something known to something mysterious, are all the scientific names and phrases that add another layer, another world again.}

^{Look at some of these sea shell names for example: Paper Fig, Pear Whelk, Lace Murex, Lettered Olive, Scotch Bonnet, Atlantic Bubble, Baby's Ear, Kitten's Paw, Egg Cockle,Spiny Jewel Box, Turkey Wing, Sunray Venus, Fly Speckled Cerith, Calico Clam....http://seashells.org/seaident.html}

^{Quite delicious!}

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