I came across the following photograph
on the Internets recently and was impressed by the harmony of its
content.
Photo by Douglas Friedman
It is similar to my own living room,
except that it's more expensively appointed. It is also considerably
cleaner, but the general thrust is the same, shades of green studded
with taxidermy. I think the placement of two large aquatic
birds (Mute swans) in the window alcove is the pièce de
résistance, I have only the one (a Pink-backed pelican).
Photo by Neil McCulloch
It transpires that the room I
discovered is that of Dita von Teese, a strip-tease artist of some
repute (she was once married to a pop singer who looked a little like
a zombie).
I think the arrangement on the
bear-skin rug must be a temporary measure put there to balance the
tableau (otherwise Ms. Von Teese would risk scorching her striking
hanuman).
