At long last, with the help of Mr. Harris, the crew of the Beagle seemed to have been accepted (at least to some degree) by the residents of Bahia Blanca:
“Having proved to our Spanish friends that we were not Pirates, the Captain with two boats started for the Settlement.— Nearly all the men were employed on shore; so that the ship was left in as unusual as delightful a state of quietness.” (Sept 11)
But I thought I’d step away from 1832 for a light post today…
Recently I came across a couple of images of Darwin-related projects people had constructed out of legos. I must say, it is interesting how some things become so engrained in our culture that people take the time to build miniature replicas of them out of tiny brinks. Anyway, I thought I’d share a few today.
Lego Darwin (designed and created by Kaptain Kobold):
Darwin in the Galapagos (designed and created by Jordan Hofer) – I like that this is “young” Darwin
Darwin’s Lab (by Nick Ellis)
And the crown jewel (at least in my mind) – a lego replica of the Beagle (designed and built by Chris Melby):
Kudos to the designers – these are pretty cool! (RJV)
