Charles Weatherbee Chickens, Charlestown, NH, Many Times Satisfying Old Mounted Silver Print folk art lighting woven splint of the lid

woven splint of the lid softened with age

from strong brow to proud nose to deeply carved  long whiskers--adding up to a sense that this cat is rather staring one down and clearly has the upper hand

I learned about the existence of Russian prison playing cards from Eric Oglander at tihngs

but definitely thought it was a beautifully constructed thing

Charles Weatherbee Chickens, Charlestown, NH, Many Times Satisfying Old Mounted Silver Print folk art lighting woven splint of the lidI love this photograph very much, and will be very glad to keep it for myself. With these many dozens of little chicks looking like large puffs of freshly picked cotton inside their wide and low wood framed pen, the geometries of which, enhanced by the honeycomb patterns of the netting, I find hugely satisfying. And also evocative of bees in a hive, and babies crawling around in crib a swarm of life and activity within a confined space that feels like