Sunday Safari - Spring Siesta

Geninne, The Siesta

Aprile, dolce dormire!

 Sophie Blackall, Sleepy, thanks to Dominique at La vie est belle...

 Louis the fish by Arthur Yorinks and Richard Egielski, 

and Morris' disappearing bag by Rosemary Wells,

both thanks to Vintage Kids Books my Kid Loves

  Sergio Ruzzier

David Weidman, Happy dog

 Junzo Terada

Sarah Fox-Davies, The Tabitha stories, thanks to sue-tarr on Flickr

 Kitty Crowther, Alors? thanks to Elide Gramegna at In un guscio di noce

 Anthony Browne 

 Michael Wertz, A Dazzling DIsplay of Dogs

 Celia Hart, Sleeping hare

Manon Gauthier

Sunday Safari - Planet of the Apes

Today is my youngest daughter's 18th birthday, and along with many other privileges, 

she got to choose the weekly Safari theme. This picture gallery is dedicated

to the very bright and independent Julia, born on the Fourth of July 

John Reddinger, Sleeping ape

Leia Bell, Orangutans mother and child

Miquel Barceló

Celestino Piatti, thanks to One1more2time3

Charley Harper, from Giant Golden Book of Biology

thanks to Grain Edit

Lucho Rodriguez, from Qué monos!

James Mollison, Talita, from the fantastic

James and Other Apes

Bombo, La scimmia

Eric Carle, 1997

Sebastiano Ranchetti, Gorilla

Claude Lalanne, Gorille de sûreté II, 1970

Iwona Chmielewska from Thinking ABC

Graham Carter, Kong

John Kuzich/Ed Bedno Illustration from Graphis Annual 67/68,

thanks to pinkjetpack aka the fabulous sandiv999

Francesco Bongiorni, Risky provocation

Corporate Cannibal

Last Sunday's Suited Safari was prompted by my general fascination with therianthropic images 

(judging from the amount of artworks out there, I am in good company), and a by series of thoughts 

on our dual civilized-animal nature and survival in a consumer society inspired by my third viewing 

of Fantastic mr. Fox. This in turn reminded me of this simple yet effective video featuring Grace Jones 

as a corporate man-eating monster. Scary animal magnetism! By the way, fellow Wes Anderson fans, 

check out this lovely interview with Jason Schwarzman for more delightful behind-the-scenes details.