Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Natural . History

My birthday was this past Monday, and while I was having dinner out with my parents, they gifted me with the most lovely, unique present: An Ostrich Egg!!!




It's an unfertilized egg (so no baby ostriches died, which was my first question) from a curator at the local zoo. I positively love it! It's now sitting happily in it's container on our living room bookshelf with all sorts of other natural curiosities, like coral and rose quartz.

12 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 3, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    love it ...and the photos of it. gorgeous!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 3, 2010 at 11:52 AM

    I dont like it.

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  3. Secondhand StellaFebruary 3, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Happy birthday!!!!!!!!

    Awww, what a unique gift!!!!

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  4. LinzFebruary 3, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    wow. no way. your parents are AWESOME. i love how you placed the ostrich egg inside the lantern with a bit o' moss to keep it warm!

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  5. The Eternal InternFebruary 3, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    What a wonderful way to present the egg! Absolutely beautiful! Really, the moss and the lantern are a fabulous way to present it!! And what a uniquely magnificient birthday gift! You've got amazing parents!!!
    Love it!
    Flora xoxo

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  6. elsieFebruary 3, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    isn't is awesome when your parents just "get you"!

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  7. Ritzee RebelFebruary 3, 2010 at 3:11 PM

    Wow, that's really nice! I think my aunt has an ostrich egg like that somewhere, I've never seen it though.

    Take a look at my blog, there's something for you there on my newest post! :)

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  8. Teresa @ good-graceFebruary 3, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    o. m. G!
    I LOVE it! and the moss that is cradling it. BeaUtiful!!

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  9. Teresa @ good-graceFebruary 3, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    btw, happy belated birthday!! (Your parents did a magnificent job!)

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  10. sairaFebruary 4, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    That's the coolest present ever, and so unusual. Love it. x

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  11. Joanna GoddardFebruary 5, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    how gorgeous!!

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  12. Marsi @ The Cottage CheeseFebruary 5, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    Wow, what a unique find. It's just beautiful!

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