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A utility box was painted to resemble an art shipping box. The near end was labeled, "Handle With Care."
A break in the face of the crate on this near side revealed the Mona Lisa inside.
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The back of the shipping box had two stencils applied to it. A broken wine glass indicated that the contents were fragile.
An open umbrella indicated that the contents should not be allowed to become wet.
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The side of the crate had a hole busted in it. That hole revealed the Mona Lisa inside the box.
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A sign identifying the art was adhered to the concrete base. It had become so dirty that its text was nearly
obliterated.
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The other end of the art also read, "Handle With Care."
The side of the box facing the street read, "Do Not Drop."
A busted hole in that street facing side revealed Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Monroe."
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A shipping label was painted on the side of the crate. It read:
SmithOs Art Logistics
To:
The John Natsoulas Gallery
521 First Street
Davis, California
From:
Musée du Louvre
75058 Paris - France
Métro Palais-Royal
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The back of the shipping crate had two up arrows and a white circle with the expression "A8" inside.
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Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Monroe" peeked out from a break in the street facing side of the crate.
Underneath were two up-pointing arrows and the word, "Fragile."
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This juvenile Heermann's gull exhibits its main identifying marks clearly: black feet, red bill and dusky body. As an adult, its head will become pure white.
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(37 views) I was quite taken with this two foot tall, chicken-turkey-like bird. It's a ground dwelling native of eastern Africa.
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(37 views) This prehistoric looking male Green Iguana appeared beautiful yet frightening.
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(37 views) Hall of Gems and Mineral at the Natural History Museum
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, (2005) London, England, E.U.
, © 2005 Bryan Costales
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(37 views) I observed this female oriole as it fed and then flew into its nearby nest. It would remain in its nest a few minutes, then fly out again. The nest would have been invisible if not for the white egret feathers the orioles had used in its construction.
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(37 views) Bald Eagles are very numerous in Dutch Harbor, where they live year round. They are used to people and you see them perched on dumpsters and piers, looking for an easy meal.
Bald comes from the Old English "pie-bald", which means partially white.
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(37 views) Detail of a building near Piccadilly Circus
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, (2005) London, England, E.U.
, © 2005 Bryan Costales
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(37 views) Early hominid exhibit at the Natural History Museum
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, (200) London, England, E.U.
, © 2005 Bryan Costales
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(37 views) This photo was taken from high on the hill in the center of the zoo. It shows the storks nest in context.
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(37 views) I have seen many black-crowned night herons but this was the first yellow-crowned I'd ever seen. They reside in Costa Rica year round.
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(37 views) Here is a close up of yesterdays' subject.
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(36 views) A reminder that Lambert, Hendrix and Ross
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, (2005) London, England, E.U.
, © 2005 Bryan Costales
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(36 views) A gift from India.
, (2005) London, England, E.U.
, © 2005 Bryan Costales
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(36 views) There were many Western Grebes
on the lake. They were more wary of people than the ducks and kept their distance.
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(36 views) The Hall of Butterflies (Schmetterlingshalle) was one of my favorite spots in the Zoo.
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(36 views) There is a small flock of these beautiful geese living on the small lake inside the zoo. Bar-headed geese were featured in the nature documentary "Winged Migration" which I highly reccomend. |
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(36 views) Big Ben and Westminster dominate the Thames.
, (2005) London, England, E.U.
, © 2005 Bryan Costales
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