Cover of Curses, Hexes, & Spells by Daniel Cohen
I remember shelving this book dozens of times when I worked at the BBCL, and the cover stood out every time. The tome was disappointingly thin but it made for great curiosity browsing at the time.
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Raccoon with a hobby horse from Hollow Tree Nights and Days by Albert Bigelow Paine and illustrated by J. M. Condé, 1916.
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milk of magnesia with universal indicator + HCL
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Lest we forget, there are many strawberries growing in the sea as red herrings grow in the wood. From Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser, 1922
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Variations: King of the Bears, Einhyrningur (Unicorn)
The Bjarndýrakóngur, the “King of the Bears”, is the undisputed monarch of the polar bears of Iceland. It is born from a female polar bear and a walrus or a bull.
A bjarndýrakóngur has red cheeks and a single horn on its forehead. The horn, which is its scepter of authority, has a sharp end and is tipped with a platinum globe. It emits a bright light in all directions such that the bjarndýrakóngur can always see its way through the darkness.
The king of the bears is as wise and noble as it is powerful. It understands human speech and demands loyalty and obeisance from other polar bears. While easily capable of killing with its horn, it only does so in self-defense or in judgment on wayward subjects.
It is said that, on a Whitsun church service in the 18th century, a procession of 12 or 13 polar bears was seen ambling from the outer parts of Iceland. They were led by a stately and benevolent bjarndýrakóngur. The clergyman greeting them in full regalia, as did the congregation, and bowed to the king, who returned the bow. The bjarndýrakóngur continued to lead his subjects through southern Iceland. At Borgamór the last bear in the line killed and ate a sheep, whereupon the king ran the offending bear through with his horn. Eventually the royal cortège reached Grenivík where they disappeared into the sea.
The only animal that will dare challenge the king of the bears is a redcheek or redjowl. This is a highly aggressive polar bear with distinctive reddish pink coloration on one cheek. Redcheeks will attack any beast or man that it encounters – but against the king of bears they meet their match.
References
Hlidberg, J. B. and Aegisson, S.; McQueen, F. J. M. and Kjartansson, R., trans. (2011) Meeting with Monsters. JPV utgafa, Reykjavik.
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Squirrel attack… pumpkin carnage. Those beasts must’ve had teeth like Walton Goggins.
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A blink dog. From Wizardry: The Return of Werdna: The Fourth Scenario handbook #vintageillustration #videogames #blinkdog https://instagr.am/p/CHeQvGfgtgC/
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Grape Soda Carl shows off his ventriloquism skills with Li’l Beeper.
GSCarl is not the most skilled but cheats a bit with an AUX audio plug stashed in Beep’s base.
Hecklers should beware his second set of arms in a fiddler crab formation. (specifically the huge boxing glove haymaker available on a swivel)
#glyos #toyphotography
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Through the haze of black smoke came a mocking laugh ‘I’ll see you again!'” From Weird Tales, 1942
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Barry Windsor-Smith ⠀
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Swampwalk quarantine isolation day 242
Comfortable temps, upper 60f.
Mostly clear, midday walk. Critter counts : in the swamp proper – a massive fluffy rabbit, two well-fed groundhogs, four squirrels, two bluebirds (not jays), a cardinal, and an osprey. Some small holly seedlings are making an appearance near the edge of the water.
In more human space- panda the cat on PG’s porch chair having a snooze, more finch type little brown birds with red heads, and another groundhog.
More foliage has dropped, maybe 80% is on the ground at this point. I love the scent of rotting leaves .. reminds me a little of pouch tobacco. Sweet, sort of earthy. Glad I had my inhaler with me as a maniac was running a fireplace in shortsleeve weather, but the scent of burning wood overpowered the other scents once I got to street level.
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An illustration of a child’s dream from The ladies’ floral cabinet v.3:no.33 (1874).
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Cuboctahedron made of carrot
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