Monday, February 2, 2009

Related Beauty

Only today! Prof. Rio will be giving a seminar on Natural Beauty in honor of the pioneering naturalist, Charles Darwin, on his 200th birthday.
Scene: Rio wears Gap multi-striped pointed cap and blue jacket; Zutano yellow pants. Location: Tiny Boxwood's Cafe; Thomson+Hanson nursery.

The incredibly growing Rio:
Exhibits his running power with the littlest legs in the playground.
Scene: Rio wears Carter's brown "teddy bear" overalls; Circo white/green raglan; Gap blue/Khaki reversible sun hat; Umi "Future Style" green/orange sneakers. Location: Donovan Park.

The evolution of a young lady:
Ines shows grace under pressure while being chased.
Scene: Ines wears white/red striped Garnet Hill "crocodile" long-sleeved Tee; Garanimals red jersey pants; Pumpkin Patch red zipper jacket; Naturino red "floral embroidery" patent leather mary janes.

Sexual selection case study: Ines/Ernesto.
Scene: Ines at age 4; 2008. Ernesto at age 4; 1979.

A great big Happy Birthday shout out to grand Tio Blanco (1/23), great cousin Yaz (1/29), our 16th Pres. Abraham Lincoln (2/12) and Charles Darwin's 200th!

Selective Links:
from Worm to Man?: 1882 Almanac
BIG Darwin exhibit: Natural History Museum, London.
Naturally debased: J.Pheonix as Andy Kaufman.

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