On Thursday morning, Mo and I went to see The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery, an amazing exhibition of old plates of early natural history artists, starting with Leonardo. It was awesome! Here is just one of the many drawings and paintings we saw there:
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Oh, Bora, I am jealous of you... I have the companion book for this exhibit on my desk (haven't gotten to it yet)... One day I will make it to London... 2009?
Wow. I would love to see this exhibition.